Haunting works by German artist Sergius Hruby (1869-1943).

A lieutenant during WWI who was 71 during WWII, Hruby was an academic and symbolist painter who picked up the art nouveau style and is well-known for his depictions of the typical “sinister fin-de-siècle woman.”

Works… https://t.co/ClL5JwWOwk

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This is Azler, he was turned into a vampire in the 1930s, flew planes in wwii, and currently travels the world getting up to mischief and gathering information on the main villain of my webcomic. He’s also the protagonist of his own spinoff story.

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William Henry “Bill” Mauldin was born on this day, October 29, in 1921.

During WWII, American soldiers called him their “secret weapon”.

His comic, “Willie and Joe”—about two, weary “dogfaces”—boosted the soldiers’ morale; and earned Mauldin a Pulitzer.

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The most successful submarine of WWII, USS Tang (SS 306), was struck and sunk in 1944 by a circular run of her last torpedo.

Despite serving only a year, Tang set the record for most ships (33) and greatest tonnage (116,454) sunk among all subs during the war.

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Struggling to find primary sources on this, but apparently Coturnix quail were domesticated in Japan, where the samurai class bred them for their singing abilities!

The singing quail line was lost during WWII, which is such a shame, I really want to hear them sing!

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After WWII, Disney influenced how Americans viewed both royalty and post-war roles for girls and women.

Princess Elizabeth was crowned Queen in 1952.

Cinderella was released in 1950, Sleeping Beauty in 1959. Both featured white, blonde, and blue-eyed princesses as aspirations.

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使った呪文は「A ruin city in war with cloudy sky, photoreal, WWII, distant view」です。空を指定しないと巨大ロボを入れるスペースが空いてくれないのかもな。

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The Brave and the Bold Vol 3 Issue 28.
The Flash travels back in time to WWII, fights alongside and trains with the Blackhawk Squadron. Barry Allen the civilian does his part for the country and does a tour that lasts for weeks. All while healing and fighting with a broken leg.

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(1903-1966), was born today, 119 yrs. ago. In 1930, he moved to and made his premonitory ”Self-portrait with a Plucked Eye.” During WWII, he hid in South-France. After the war, he continued his path.

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SHAZAM! Distant Marvels

Teetering on the edge of WWII, the nation is introduced to the World’s Mightiest Mortal - Captain Marvel!

Traversing his life through the decades as America evolves alongside him and his family, Billy Batson strives to be a good hero and a good man.

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YOKAI COUNTRY

After WWII, Yokai we’re granted sanctuary in the northwest region of the country, spanning up to Alaska and entering some of Canada.

An Embassy is located in Alaska as well.

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When I was a kid, a lot of my friends had parents from the ukraine, a lot. It didn't make sense to me until we learned about WWII, looks like history repeating.

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EARTH X Aaron Stack, X-51, Machine Man, has been called to the moon by Uatu to hear the complete history of the Marvel Universe, from the Celestials and the Deviants to the rise of superheroes and WWII, to mutants and beyond—and, of course, to become the new Watcher.

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The - Jim Corrigan's Birthday - January 3! Beginning in 1940, The Spectre joined the of America- in All-Star Comics, fighting against and during on the side of ⚖️ - including in All-Star

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FROM JAPAN: Traumatized by the air raids and her own complicity as a Japanese citizen and Manchuria settler in WWII, in post-war years Chihiro Iwasaki was a communist, an artist and an advocate for peace for all the world’s children that she so tenderly depicted.

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Take an with Wiliiam Scott’s “Young Girl in Red” (1938-1939).

Though the British artist would turn to after WWII, this painting still displays his penchant for Figurative art.

It will be sold by tomorrow: €30,000/40,000.

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Today on T, Tinian Monarch (Ch: chichirikan tinian)

After WWII, only 40-50 of these birds remained but they've rebounded successfully. Once found only on Tinian, they now also breed in Guguan where a backup population has been established for conservation.

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Cartoonist Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, was drafted during WWII, commissioned during the war, & at one point he ran a POW camp in Italy. After the war, he pursued his dream of making others laugh. Watch: https://t.co/iIOiluNfXq

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November 3 marks
23 years for Wipeout 64
21 for Metropolis Street Racer
18 for Drake of the 99 Dragons
12 for Dragon Age Origins, Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier
11 for Radiant Historia
10 for Super Mario 3D Land
6 for Need for Speed
4 for Call of Duty WWII, Kirby Battle Royale

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MARVELS On the edge of WWII, Phineas T. Horton unveils the flaming artificial man he calls the Human Torch, and news photographer Phil Sheldon is there for the story. Namor & Captain America aren’t far behind. It’s the dawn of the Marvels, and Sheldon is on the frontlines.

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