WASHINGTON — Before there were fire trucks, there were horses. Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the last time a horse-drawn steam fire apparatus responded to a fire within the District.

And somehow, that got to be such a dumpster fire that entire titles ... Photo by Tom Sorensen. Diamond Comics was the sole provider in America for Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Valiant ...

The fire never actually reached Monarch Comics, Katschke said. At first, they didn't think the damage was too bad. Mostly just water from the fire department and smoke from the flames. But there ...