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Saturday, February 02, 2013

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 24

As always, Angel Love speaks truth to power.

Geez, next thing I'll be showing you is a panel with Rudolph referring to the boner he pulled!

from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #12 (DC, December 1961), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman (?)
Okay, he...wha--?!?

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed / Singin' and jingin' the jango / Floatin' like the heavens above / It looks like groundhog love

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed / Singin' and jingin' the jango / Floatin' like the heavens above / It looks like groundhog love

Oh, all right, that settles that then.

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 23

That entire tree is covered in the cocaine alluded to earlier.

from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-50 (DC, Christmas 1976), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson

Oh, okay, we'll show you how to make one...but you've gotta eat all that oatmeal!

(Click picture to Quaker-size)

Today in Comics History, February 2, 1939: Captain America desperately searches for a cure to his malaria

President Roosevelt not pictured due to security concerns and also because he wasn't really standing up.

from Captain America Annual #8 (Marvel, 1986), script by Mark Gruenwald, pencils by Mike Zeck, inks by John Beatty and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Glynis Oliver, letters by Jim Novak

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 22

'Save, Grover, what do you buy with all that money you make winning bar bets?'

And that's how Grover Groundhog conned Winky the Elf out of his kids' college savings.

activity page from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-50 (DC, Christmas 1976), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson

Today in Comics History, February 2, 1950: The disembodied head of Edward G. Robinson masterminds another heist

'Set me up on the counter, boys! Yahhhhh, that's it! Now look here, you punk! We're takin' over the Big Town, see? An' I'd do it all by myself 'cept I don't have arms anymore, see?'

from "The Human Bomb" in Big Town #2 (DC, February 1951), script by France Herron, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 21

Well, how DO you think Grover Groundhog stays up for 24 straight hours to do these posts?!?

When suppertime came, Baddy Bear came on deck sayin' 'Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya.'

from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer #12 (DC, December 1961), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman (?)

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 20

'Yes, but we call it Santa's Little Helper.

Wow, this is the weirdest Neil Gaiman Sandman story EVER.

from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20 (DC, Christmas 1972), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 19

I can't think of anything more uncomfortable to travel on than peanut brittle. Except maybe Southwest Airlines.

from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20 (DC, Christmas 1972), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 18

If you wanna get down, down underground; cocaine...

activity page from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-24 (DC, February 1974), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson
Naw, jus' kidding. Here's the real solution:
Sp, the answer is that you're CHEATING, huh? Cheating! What a wonderful message to send to the youth of America, Grover. You oughta be ashamed of yourself.

Sp, the answer is that you're CHEATING, huh? Cheating! What a wonderful message to send to the youth of America, Grover. You oughta be ashamed of yourself.

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 33

'You said WHAT is going on behind the bleachers?!?'

House ad for Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld v.1 #1 (May 1983); printed in Wonder Woman #303 (May 1983)
Pencils and inks by Ernie Colón
This one's for Pal Anna! And while you're in a Gemworld State of Mind, check Pal Eden's review of Showcase Presents: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. If it wasn't Grover Groundhog Day, we'd be celebrating Amethyst Day!

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 17

Ah geez, they were so stoned they mixed up their comic strip panels.

from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-50 (DC, Christmas 1976), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson
(Click picture to Santa-size)

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 16

Gaze deep into the Emerald Saucer Plates of Oz.

'And I can't figger out if he's Ned Leeds or Roderick Kingsley!'

from Limited Collectors' Edition #C-20 (DC, Christmas 1972), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson

Grover Groundhog Day 2, Hour 15

Angel Love is so hopped up on coke she is hallucinating an animated gif down at the bottom of this post.

The censored third panel is of Grover getting sawn in two.

activity page from All-New Collectors' Edition #C-53 (DC, January 1978), script and pencils by Sheldon Mayer, inks by Tenny Henson, colors by Anthony Tollin
Don't wanna cut up your comic book? Who blames you? So I did it for you!:

We now return to SAW 6: THE ANIMALS' REVENGE.