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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Same Story, Different Cover: I'm on the hunt, I'm after you

L: Donald Duck #117 (January 1968), pencils by Tony Strobl, inks by Larry Mayer
R: Donald Duck #344 (October 2006), epncils and inks by Daan Jippes, color by Sue Kolberg
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365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 288

Panel from Thor #482 (January 1995), script by Glenn Greenberg, pencils by Robert Walker, inks by Jim Amash, colors by Ovi Hondru, letters by John Workman Jr.

Stan Lee Saturdays #13: I shot Stan Lee, but I did not shoot the Punisher

Panel from Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe one-shot (July 1989), script and pencils by Fred Hembeck, inks by Joe Staton, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Rick Parker

Duckburg: Hellmouth (Day 15)

Donald Duck Adventures #11 (April 1991), design by Bob Foster, pencils by Todd Kurosawa, inks by Scott Shaw!, colors by Gail Bailey

Friday, October 14, 2011

Today in Comics History, October 31: It's the Great Batman, Charlie Brown

Chris Sims, America's Most Popular Batmanologist™ has a lovely article today over at our friends, ComicsAlliance, that you oughta check out. (Go ahead, click here and read it and then come back. I'll wait for ya.)

Back? Good.

That was an excellent example of Batman dressing up as another hero. in contrast, I'm going to show you what Batman's usual and favorite Halloween costume is.

He dresses up as Batman.

from Batman: Gotham After Midnight #6 (DC, December 2008), script by Steve Niles, pencils and inks by Kelley Jones, colors by Michelle Madsen, letters by Pat Brosseau
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Hey, did you spot the Little Cool Thing...a cameo appearance by the Peanuts gang?

Batman got a rock. EXACTLY AS HE'D PLANNED.

Batman got a rock. EXACTLY AS HE'D PLANNED.

Why does Bruce Wayne dress up as Batman on Halloween? Well, why not? (Also, he's already got the costume.)

Whoa, watch that jump, Batman...it's an extra-tall panel!

Whoa, watch that jump, Batman...it's an extra-tall panel!

Of course, some people just up and steal Batman's idea.

'Jerk.' 'Jackass.'

But in the end...it's all worth it. For the kids.

If Batman really wanted people to think that was a costume he should silkscreen the word 'BATMAN' on his chest symbol.

If Batman really wanted people to think that was a costume he should silkscreen the word 'BATMAN' on his chest symbol.

None of which explains, of course, the year Bruce went in drag as Madonna.

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 287

'Hey! You bought seventy cans of Genesee Creme Ale!'

Panels from Thor #358 (August 1985), script, pencils, and inks by Walt Simonson; colors by Christie Scheele; letters by John Workman, Jr.

Scooby-Doo Week, Day 5: Like, Scoob, let's get outta here!

'Zoinks, Scoob, this is scarier than the time we teamed up with Daken, Dark Wolverine!'

Today: CRISIS ON INFINITE HANNA-BARBERAS!

Later, the Ranger had Yogi trapped, neutered, tagged and released.

Why the Sam Scratch is Wally Gator hanging around Jellystone Park? That's not his natural habitat!

A COMIC BOOK CONVENTION?!? That's the scariest part of the whole comic book!

That last panel is the most dramatic one EVER in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon comic book.

So THAT's why there are giant statues of Bamm-Bamm in the Aztec ancient cities!

Any comic where Captain Caveman is the hero is OK in MY book!

And he would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids! And caveman. And robot dog. And hound and bear and stone age man and gator and meeses.

Many panels from one of the greatest crossover comics of all time, The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera #3 [Flintstones Visit the Laff-a-Lympics] (Summer 1978), script by Mark Evanier; art by Scott Shaw!; Dan Spiegle, Frank Smith, Owen Fitzgerald, Tony Strobl, Pete Alvarado, Paul Norris and Joe Prince; colors by Carl Gafford; letters by D. Bruce Berry

Duckburg: Hellmouth (Day 14)

Alfred Hitchcock's Walt Disney's The Birds. And the Ducks.

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #664 (January 2006), pencils and inks by William Van Horn, colors by Susan Daigle-Leach

Thursday, October 13, 2011

She’s a mystery to me / She’s a mystery girl

Hey, everybody, let's head on over to ComicsAlliance and look for The Woman in the Red Hood!

No, no, not that one...but the mysterious woman who pops up in every single one of DC's New 52 titles!

'I mean, have you even SEEN that costume?'

'I mean, have you even SEEN that costume?'

Just mosey yourself on over to my pal John's article on ComicsAlliance to tick off every appearance in your comic books. But hey, I bet he didn't find this one in Tiny Titans #44!

'Aqua-Ohs! Now part of your delicious breakfast, along with kelp, plankton, and krill!'

'Aqua-Ohs! Now part of your delicious breakfast, along with kelp, plankton, and krill!'

You've gotta look at all the DC Comics, John!

365 Days with the Warriors Three, Day 286

Splash page from Thor #212 (June 1973), script by Gerry Conway, pencils by John Buscema and Don Perlin, inks by Vince Colletta, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Denise Vladimer

Scooby-Doo Week, Day 4: Zoinks!

See, that's what happens when you eat bad Scooby Snacks and you're parked a couple hundred yards from the gas station rest room.

'A golden ghost stuffed with rich cream filling and made of a delicious soft moist tender cake?'

Wow, the post-John Byrne Vision is a real jerk.

'Speaking of fish, Fred, there's a little crab shack down the way...'

There's always a moment when the crooks' bad balance dooms their plans.

Panels from "The Golden Ghost" in Scooby-Doo #6 (August 1978), creators not identified (Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle?)

Today's special bonus: Magilla Gorilla...in Spaaaaaaaaace!

A Secret Wars II Crossover!

'Open the pod bay doors, Huck.' 'Well, shucks, Magilla ol' buddy, I'm afraid I can't do that.'

'Magilla to Control: Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do, over.'

Panels from "Big Magilla in Space" in [Hanna-Barbera] Spotlight #4 (May 1979), script by Steve Gerber (writing as Reg Everbest), pencils by Pete Alvarado, inks by Carolyn Lay, colors by Garrett Gafford