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Thursday, February 02, 2023

Today in Comics History, February 2, Groundhog Day: Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? Nancy knows.

You can only really appreciate Nancy's kindness to animals when you remember that these were the post-War scarcity days when umbrellas were still rationed.

Nancy (United Feature Syndicate, February 2, 1949), by Ernie Bushmiller

Today in Comics History, February 2, Groundhog Day: This is one time where comics really fail to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather

He just came out to bum a cigar from Mr. O'Malley.

In addition to cussing out the groundhog, I'm also cussin' out this new version of Photoshop Elements where I can't yet figure out how to copy one layer onto another, thus making this post two separate images. Grrrr!

Barnaby (Field Enterprises Syndicate, February 2, 1944), by Crockett Johnson

Today in Comics History, February 2, Groundhog Day: Mr. Wilson contemplates reenacting the final scenes of Fargo with Dennis

No wonder that guy in the truck is so grumpy...not only is he TRANSPORTING acne, he's GOT it.

And if he's struck by a flaming meteor, it means it's the Apocalypse.

'No jury in the land would convict me...no jury in the land would convict me...'

from "Febrrruary" in Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #160 (Hallden/Fawcett, January 1977), creators uncredited and unknown (Owen Fitzgerald?)

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Today in Comics History, February 2, Groundhog Day: Everything you know* is wrong!

'Um, M.J., is the sun exploding behind you...oh, you're not M.J.'

from "Forecasts and Foolery" in Real Fact Comics #19 (DC, March 1949), pencils, inks, and colors by Raymond Perry
*About groundhogs.

Friday, February 02, 2018

Grover Groundhog Day 2018: And Now for Something Completely Different

Well, ol' Grover Groundhog didn't see his shadow this morning, because he didn't even appear, and that's because I've momentarily misplaced my Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer comics, which is a hard thing to do when they're treasury-sized. Anyway, Grover himself would like to apologize for the inconvenience, so instead he's sending his cross-company cousin from the MGM Cinematic Universe to make an appearance this year. Say hello to the nice people, Mr. Ground Hog!

That's not a groundhog, that's SCRAPPY-DOO!

That's not a groundhog, that's SCRAPPY-DOO!

from the Barney Bear story "Polar Pest" in MGM's Tom & Jerry Winter Fun #5 (Dell, December 1956), creators unknown
Grover himself once again offers his sincere condolences and says look out for him in 2019, if he's not too busy partying with Angel Love again.

Monday, February 02, 2015

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 24

Now's the time to say goodbye
Until next February
G-R-O (Oh, we love him!)
V-E-R (Our hearts are with him!)
G-R-O-U-N-D!
(H-O-G.)

It's so bright it threw the red plate off of register!

It's so bright it threw the red plate off of register!

from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #2 (DC, December 1951), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman

Grover Groundhog Day IV: Hour 23: Grover Groundhog/Angel Love Team-Up

'...nose full of Peruvian Marching Powder?'

And now the moment you've been waiting for: this year's Grover Groundhog/Angel Love Team-Up!

It's the gift that keeps on giving! THANK YOU BARBARA SLATE!

from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-60 [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer] (DC, 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Adrienne Roy,
and from Angel Love #1 (DC, August 1986); script and pencils by Barbara Slate, inks by John William Lopez, colors by Bob LeRose, letters by Bill Yoshida