Spider-Man cosplayer at Asia Comic Expo 2023

This Day in Comic Book History — October 5, 2026

This Day in Comic Book History

Monday, October 5, 2026
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Spider-Man cosplayer at Asia Comic Expo 2023

2022: Spider-Man #1 Swings In

Spider-Man cosplay · Wikimedia Commons · CaliBen, CC BY-SA 4.0

Four years ago today, Marvel launched Spider-Man (2022) #1 from writer Dan Slott and artist Mark Bagley. It kicked off "End of the Spider-Verse," a story that brings together spider-totem variants from across the multiverse alongside Morlun to take on Shathra, the Spider-Wasp goddess.

It was a homecoming of sorts. Slott wrote Amazing Spider-Man for a decade, and Bagley is one of the defining Spidey artists of the 1990s and 2000s. Same week, Marvel's slate also featured Edge of Spider-Verse #5 and the debut of Murderworld #1.

2016: Arrow Returns for Season 5

Original illustration (bow and arrow) — swap for licensed art

DC's Arrow opened its fifth season on The CW on October 5, 2016. Showrunners Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle rebuilt the team around new recruits including Wild Dog, Mister Terrific, Artemis and Ragman, with Dinah Drake joining as Black Canary. Josh Segarra's Adrian Chase, aka Prometheus, was the season's main antagonist. The 23-episode run closed May 24, 2017.

Saitama cosplay at Japan Expo 2016

2015: One-Punch Man Hits TV Tokyo

Saitama cosplay · Wikimedia Commons · Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0

The anime adaptation of One-Punch Man debuted October 5, 2015 on TV Tokyo. Studio Madhouse produced it, with Shingo Natsume directing 12 episodes through December 21. It adapts the webcomic by ONE and the manga remake illustrated by Yusuke Murata, and later aired in English on Adult Swim's Toonami.

Cosplayers of the Matsuno siblings from Osomatsu-san

2015: Osomatsu-san Premieres

Matsuno siblings cosplay · Wikimedia Commons · Farhan Ahmad Tajuddin, CC BY 2.0

The same day, TV Tokyo premiered Osomatsu-san, a modern take on Fujio Akatsuka's classic sextuplet comedy manga Osomatsu-kun, with the brothers now grown into adults.

First Issues, Debuts & Premieres

Today, 2026: Super Why's Comic Book Adventures premieres on PBS KIDS. The 7-minute animated stories are set in a comic book universe starring Super Why, Wonder Red, Princess Presto, Alpha Pig and newcomer Power Paige, built around early literacy. Produced by 9 Story Media Group with Brown Bag Films.

Original illustration (comic book) — swap for licensed art

2022: Spider-Man #1 (see Spotlight). 2016/2015: Arrow S5, One-Punch Man and Osomatsu-san premiere above.

Panel of the Day: Before Saitama had a hit anime, he was a free webcomic. ONE's original One-Punch Man was later remade as a manga by Yusuke Murata, and that remake fed the October 2015 TV Tokyo series.
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Sources: Marvel.com Oct 5, 2022 releases · End of the Spider-Verse (Wikipedia) · Arrow season 5 (Wikipedia) · One-Punch Man season 1 (Wikipedia) · Osomatsu-san premiere (Otaku Mode) · PBS: Super Why's Comic Book Adventures
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