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Monday, October 19, 2026 · Vol. 1 · No. 120News · Puzzles · Culture
THE DAILY QUIP · COMICS & CULTURE

The Panel

Big issues. Deep cuts. No mint-condition opinions.

Monday, October 19, 2026

THE LEAD STORY · PLAYABLE

Canon has a
selective memory.

Three facts stayed put.
One got a very convenient rewrite.

Play Real or Retcon?
PULL SOMETHING OFF THE RACK

Today's comic games

The back issues 
The comics timeline

Before or After?

One moment, dated. Did the next one come before or after?

Monday, October 19, 2026
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The four-cover lineup

Cover or Clickbait?

Four publication cards. One never existed. Find the fake.

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Build the hidden groups

Comic Connections

Sixteen terms. Four hidden categories. Connect the comics.

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FROM THE COMICS TIMELINE

On This Day

Black Panther #1 (Marvel Comics, 1976) launched T'Challa's first solo ongoing series, written and drawn by Jack Kirby. The King of Wakanda finally got his own book, and it came from comics' most explosive imagination.

Source: Grand Comics Database · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

THE READER DEBATEREADER POLL

Canon Crisis

Today's debate is about the retcon hidden in Real or Retcon?. Play first, then vote.

AROUND THE COMICS WORLD
THE TALKING POINTS

  1. Phoenix Force torches the sky again

    Jean Grey #1 proves death is merely a recurring cosmic scheduling conflict.

  2. Oni Press hits 30 with retro swagger

    Three decades of indie survival, celebrated with the Golden Age treatment.

  3. Baking meets mental health in QUIET

    Kim-Joy proves a graphic novel can be both comforting and quietly devastating.