Today in Comics History, February 2, Groundhog Day: It's Grover Groundhog Day!

It's come to my attention (I heard it on the grapevine) that some of you folks are not familiar with the fine Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer comic books DC used to put out in the 1950s and '60s, and that's a shame, because they are really fun comics about the (non-Rankin Bass) adventures of that titular young elk with the crimson proboscis, and (my point, and I do have one) his best pal Grover Groundhog.


from "The King That Outlawed Christmas" in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual #4 (DC, December 1953), script by Sy Reit (?), pencils and inks by Rube Grossman
Grover's become quite a icon here 'round these parts, and for several years he was the official mascot on Groundhog Day for Comics Oughta Be Fun! If you've missed the previous posts in this series, never fear! Altho' I haven't any groundhog content for 2022, there's still plenty of old, meaty, groundhoggy posts to get yourselves aquainted with this fuzzy little fellow full of love and, if that old rhyme is correct, wood. Click on any (or all!) of the banners below to get all the posts from that year's aptly-titled Grover Groundhog Day!





And there was one entry for 2018.

So remember, kids: even when there's six more weeks of winter, there's still always time for Grover Groundhog!