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Saturday, October 18, 2014

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 18: The Adventures of Pumpkinhead and Barrel Boy

CAUTION DO NOT CUT DIRECTLY INTO SUGAR'S FACE TOO LATE AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DC oughta resurrect the paper doll feature in the pages of 'Harley Quinn.'

"Trick or Treat Pint-Size Pin-Ups" in Sugar and Spike #37 (October-November 1961); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Friday, October 17, 2014

Today in Comics History: Secret super-villain organization has real cool letterhead logo

'Coz this wouldn't be anything worth sending you a coded message over the phone about, no.'

Detail of intro page from Digitek #4 (Marvel UK, March 1993), script by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning

Today in Comics History: Happy birthday, puny Banner

On the flip side it says weight: 1,150 lbs, height: 8'6, eyes: green.

Panels from New Avengers (2013 series) #23 (October 2014), script by Jonathan Hickman, pencils and inks by Kevin Walker, colors by Frank Martin, letters by Joe Caramagna

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 17: The Cats-in-Jammies Kids

Unfortunately, they have now attracted over seventy-three in-heat alley cats.

Panels from "Sugar and Spike Turn into a Pair of Halloween Cats!" in Sugar and Spike #61 (October-November 1965); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Thursday, October 16, 2014

AWAY FROM KEYBOARD

In the meantime, please enjoy The World's Greatest Combination of Publicity Still and Photo Caption.

He loves her because she doesn't Slim-Jim-tease him.

He loves her because she doesn't Slim-Jim-tease him.

from Starlog #2 (November 1976)

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 16: You can't always get what you want

No, no, kids, the trick is to stay bawling just AFTER you get your bags filled UP.

Panels from "Halloween Magic" in Sugar and Spike #67 (October-November 1966); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Today in Comics History: Seven made-up words are used for the first time

'PS: Sorry to mensch, but if you've finished with the lawn-edger could you pop it in the post. Love, Tybie.'

Detail of intro page from Digitek #3 (Marvel UK, February 1993), script by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning

Today in Comics History: Lion, tiger, and Army officer are combined into a single deadly letter-writing machine

Why are their inter-office memos delivered by Kirby Krackle?

Intro page from Digitek #1 (Marvel UK, December 1992), script by John Tomlinson and Andy Lanning

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 15: Boys and girls of every age / Wouldn't you like to see something strange?

You know, I'm not certain that white pajamas are a good idea for diapered babies.

Panels from "Sugar and Spike Tackle Halloween" in Sugar and Spike #31 (October-November 1960); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 14: You Didn't Tell Me You Were Gonna Kill It!

This page is shown in the dictionary right next to the word 'PWNED.'

Panels from "The Big Ha-Ha Time" in Sugar and Spike #25 (October-November 1959); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Monday, October 13, 2014

Today in Comics History, Columbus Day Special: The Absolutely True Diary of a Brooklyn Indian

Let's join America's favorite comic books characters as they travel through time and meet Christopher Columbus!

Now that Doc and Fatty are such major figures in DC's New 52, it's kinda fun to see where they got their start.

Now that Doc and Fatty are such major figures in DC's New 52, it's kinda fun to see where they got their start.

Columbus stole his ENTIRE look from the King of Clubs.

Stupid move, Doc. It's well-known that Native Americans HATE the Monopoly Guy on sight.

YES HE IS SWINDLING THE INDIANS OUT OF THEIR LAND. Well, at least it's historically accurate.

So technically, that's YESTERDAY in Comics History, but please allow me this one.

Panels from the Doc and Fatty story "See America Foist!" in World's Finest Comics #41 (July-August 1949), pencils and inks by Howard Sherman

Today in Comics History, Columbus Day Special: The Mystery Science Theater 1946 pilot is not picked up for series

Which one of them painted the dad-blamed ship red?

Panel from the Johnny Everyman story "The American Dream" in World's Finest Comics #22 (May-June 1946), script by Jack Schiff, pencils and inks by John Daly

Today in Comics History, Columbus Day Special: Boy Commandos unable to fight any more Nazis; decide to go messing about with history instead

That one guy on the middle-right: 'OW BY TONBUE!'

Wait, why is Long John Silver on the Santa Maria?

Why, this is nothing at all like the Bugs Bunny version.

Seems about the right time for a HI-KEEBA!

'We're in India! I can smell the pompadums!'

'We stole countries with the cunning use of flags. Just sail around the world and stick a flag in. 'I claim India for Britain!' They're going 'You can't claim us, we live here! Five hundred million of us!' 'Do you have a flag...?'' What? We don't need a flag, this is our home, you bastards!' 'No flag, no country! You can't have one! Those are the rules...that I just made up!...and I'm backing it up with this gun, that was lent to me from the National Rifle Association.'

WHAT THE SAM SCRATCH now they're just makin' history up.

'Oh! It was all a dream! A beautiful, lovely, pants-wetting dream.'

Panels from The Boy Commandos story "Brooklyn and Columbus Discover America" in World's Finest Comics #21 (March-April 1946), script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein

Today in Comics History, Columbus Day Special: DC Comics invents "What If"

'Darn Italian foreigners coming over here and taking our proving-the-world-is-round jobs away from us...'

"Flying Colors" from Comic Cavalcade #1 (DC, Winter 1942-1943); script, pencils and inks by John M. Jenks

A Sugar and Spike Halloween, Night 13: Monsters, LLC.

Panel from "Pint-Size Pin-Ups" in Sugar and Spike #49 (October-November 1963); script, pencils, and inks by Sheldon Mayer

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Today in Comics History: Johnny Bates driven murderously insane by AMC plastic spaceship model

'Johnny, no! I spent like five weekends detailing that with my dad!'

Panels from "When Johnny Comes Marching Home..." in Miracleman (2014 restored Marvel series) #2 (March 2014); script by ~~Alan Moore~~ "The Original Writer"; pencils and inks by Garry Leach; art restoration by Michael Kelleher, and "Kellustration"; colors by Steve Oliff, letters by Joe Caramagna