Today in Comics History, April 2, 1941: Roy Thomas Loot Crate debuts

from Doomsday Clock #8 (DC, February 2019), script by Geoff Johns, pencils and inks by Gary Frank, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Rob Leigh

Meanwhile, In Brooklyn...: Is that any way to talk about Betty White?!?

The 2010 2021 Marvel Calendar for April: Arm-strong Aggression

April slobbers bring Thing clobbers, in the official 2010 Ben Grimm Marvel April Calendar (which works in 2021! Would this face lie to ya?)

"April" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)
(Click picture to Yancy-size)
So if you're thinkin' of havin' anybody else's calendar up on the wall for April, think again!

Wild About the Calendar: April: Accidental Alchemy Antacid

from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: April" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

The Marvel Age Calendar for April 1993 2021: April Alternative Antics

It's from 1993 but it works all this month of 2021! Go ahead and see if it doesn't!

(It does.)

from Marvel Age #124 (Marvel, May 1993), art by Darren Auck and Chris Ivy
(Click picture to Razorback-size)

Now Watching: Buster Keaton's One Week

Ending the evening watching Buster Keaton. What a wonderful day!

The greatest ending in cinematic history:

Today in Comics History, March 31: Tony Stark has had it with Studio 54

A seldom-seen Marvel Hostess ad — because it appeared not in Marvel Comics, but in Gold Key/Whitman books!


from "A Dull Pain" Hostess ad in Gold Key comics cover-dated June 1977, pencils by George Tuska, inks by Frank Giacoia
The rest tomorrow!

Today in Comics History, March 29, 1908: Bottle shattered; makes New York Times front page; accused of being "fake news"

from Rorschach #3 (DC/Black Label, February 2021), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Jorge Fornés, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Clayton Cowles

Bully Eats Food: they melt in your mouth, not in your hoof

Let's open up the Easter candy, huh?

Meanwhile, in Brooklyn...: What the Sam Scratch kind of non-50% after-Easter discount is this?!?

Today in Comics History, March 28, 1908: Chores only take a second with new Gun™!

from Rorschach #3 (DC/Black Label, February 2021), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by Jorge Fornés, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Clayton Cowles

Bully and His Pals: A totally EGGS-cellent Easter

Happy Easter from me and Shelly the Little Otter Puppet!


We got a counter display!