Thursday, August 05, 2021

Today in Comics History, August 5, 1945: This is not a 365 Days of Power and Responsibility post, no matter what the last panel suggests


from "Key to the Future" in Real Heroes #14 (Parents' Magazine Press, May 1946), creators uncredited and unknown

Monday, August 02, 2021

Fun with Comics: Hey Lobo!

What's your favorite internet search engine?


Sunday, August 01, 2021

Bully and His Pals: what have I done to deserve this


Bully and His Pals: Happy birthday, Marshall!

Today is my kid sister Marshall's 4th birthday! She got lots of presents, including that Billie Eilish she wanted.





The Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for 1971 2021: August Action Advertising

Just when you thought August was unbearable already...here come the Harvey Comics Freaks of Nature! Summer time is Harvey Time, so make sure you spend all this month reading Baby Huey comic books!


Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for August 1971

It's a 1971 Harvey marketing calendar you can use for this month in 2021! Or, y'know, not. I'm not your supervisor.

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Wild About the Calendar: August: American Asthma


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

The 2010 2021 Marvel Calendar for August: Awesome Abs and Arms

Please join us during National Thor Does the M part of "YMCA" Month with this August 2010 Marvel calendar that also works for 2021!

Who says this isn't the Mighty Bully Age of Economy Calendars?!?


"August" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)

The Marvel Age Calendar for August 1993 2021: When Hitler saw this calendar page, he peed his pants

Get out your red, white, blue and pink (a lot of pink) crayons for the 1993 Marvel Age calendar you can use this month in 2021! Who says this isn't the Bountiful Bully Age of Boosting Brayola? I mean, Crayola.

from Marvel Age #127 (Marvel, September 1993), pencils by Darren Auck, inks by Malcolm Jones III
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Hey, this calendar is blatant Spitfire erasure!


from The Invaders (1975 series) #12 (Marvel, January 1977), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Frank Robbins, inks by Frank Springer, colors by Phil Rachelson