![He's inventing the menorah!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7GUlR4rT6b-JS9uWx1y1yMYQoH_-VO0LqaWAUeCT2lU7pjr5wInGlsTqwDAS6_LfWUdh7Cx1VZE3tv5wf3km5wm41wUXxOcZCsjCxFk2PtmOGr_d04szQkB1nntzMGIed9OS5FKMMy9fZl-i9Tmnr2ZOCTpppLT6MrpQS68pp98-iyZNa2fd4w/s1600/1-0918-deedeeramone-weirdtales-theorigin.jpg)
from "The Origin" in Weird Tales of the Ramones (Warner Bros., 2005), by John Holmstrom
![Hey hO! Let's go!...by clicking this button to read more!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxdgg5-fdE7bcM2AoH85MsWDI9PtvEVx5xyg-Q0LCWNXS_CemrBor26nzMFQZDZbs5vGwfcVQbSypxt2-XH0j5CNPC8SDlxyDz_inbYLjJm5L7l1P4JpQZAQxGHVPweQUQEuSEI9QowmvjSgcog9TqfR4Gx7BJNWGI2mBzMWu0fouD1EyoPOZgw/s1600/clicktoreadmorebutton.jpg)
A full 25% of the quintessential Queens punk band's original lineup, Dee Dee has of course starred in a few various comics that salute the Ramones, like Weird Tales, included in a Rhino CD compilation and hard to find!
![Most histories of the Ramones don't even mention their rat member.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dakk0w1X3fTiKoPyE7ilt4euGNfRlX1QwY9E-edeYavoXst4RYMB4FFKCdVT75zwa-Dx88ghALmIn7cJ5UnW9yL_kHrh33GKgkCj-lDG3rsEsQ9EPepCQC-2M7jSh2ijzyuV93g5ZWUIJqQGiWTt1zrpgkIMHXOP6-w-CM_wTQNjKovk0BfUtg/s1600/2-0918-deedeeramone-weirdtales-cover.jpg)
cover of Weird Tales of the Ramones; by William Stout
That book was a compilation of alternative artists creating stories about the Ramones, in an amazing mix of styles and storytelling.
![Hal Foster's most vital work!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmOZAEfXBu0NkZen_hqPKRYEIBk61Eb31Lhfmjje56eF2Z5I8AoVAY2NOkJwLYcxCeXWYSpgMlcKO-zidWL3cDarXgUG1lVMTeeg2cUmnRje4fnsvNMLXcD6LoqUDWgz55CdYpEiywLHTy3OA6sdyYicjL_1ddyvROBxu18rN2FspekJJivq6gA/s1600/3-0918-deedeeramone-weirdtales-theramonesinthedays.jpg)
from "The Ramones in the Days of the NY Punk Scene" in Weird Tales of the Ramones; by Tim Hensley
![Take off that silly wig, Sluggo!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGIGnUlSRtKRxc77T-REyAVRXfurABB4nQS4VPodxwALI0_iXACFplsUO1NRa9n1JdIzGQeQj0jg9RIY4EnE-rHhmiZWn7WmmKHttWdYG4aFQNuuEVTfOtvPiPIHK9g-4_7dbNh3IXAWrKn35cb4k34n5HPUz3hFJIHue7DJRHtjUxZ6V16Vr_g/s1600/4-0918-deedeeramone-weirdtales-dailyramonesA.jpg)
![When legend becomes fact, print the legend.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjZ5EoBepMiCZDYbWeVp8uPzdHEb7D-qPDntAYfw9R9a-TVLVycJDJ-6TbQWX2kbWK8gjGKkRijm-GtbUDH579nco2fHORWqUm-GZkRhxapfgUN7truMh6UayNposdqYexttfPGWkYfvj_LY_S0YFj3hTI_B0jrKgW7ki31jE_UUcIopgY8vajg/s1600/4-0918-deedeeramone-weirdtales-dailyramonesB.jpg)
from "The Daily Ramones" in Weird Tales of the Ramones; by Johnny Ryan
Quite possibly the most amazing — well, my favorite, at least — portrayal of the Ramones in comics:
(Click picture to gabba gabba hey-size)
This great illo accompanies a fine interview with Dee Dee by Legs McNeil from Nice magazine. (I recommend you check it out — it's a fantastic read!)
![He did it...for the KICKS.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHYoWn8fxRj3OVYIvw_1Abap-IGfBCg2gpjlzfReb0bYeF2ndtIieX6s_7HdQvf7DEHJGnIYdBw8ZHvPhw-Isx89G7yvSSY_rLvkwSCF_yf-J2SqLTghhumPQwlhNQMUKTok8EIj3cxw2MeDPzX1wOgmOi3JrsS7Gh0khmi9ZobGwPvA-eof551A/s1600/6-0918-deedeeramone-portraitofapunk-vice.jpg)
from "Dee Dee Ramone - Portrait of a Punk" in Vice (Vice Media, October 14, 2013), by Brian Walsby
Every Ramones fan owes themselves a read of Derf Backderf's webcomic "The Baron of Prospect Ave." Here's a Dee Dee vignette from the comic.
!['DEE SMASH! ER, SLASH!'](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2A4q-c6jrEvUNUKgGx3IpEMhNdNt1zzki4wkdTfnqb765okI_X4WEOSQ0aO8WC2lA94ol86kfGZYoW7diA28BgEr3JR-DZrP9b7ysZcRFLlcTShkqotxIjESScIAEl7MhQw3Wzg1Ef0XCITNaAeSAm_opjJdlyUtgK4dzO4RNI-XH0QneF_EVg/s1600/7-0918-deedeeramone-baronofprospectst.jpg)
from "The Baron of Prospect Ave." by Derf Backderf
And oh yeah, America's hardest working rock band* met the Ramones in this kinda-square, kinda-cool crossover.
*that recorded a song called "Sugar, Sugar"**
**besides Wilson Pickett
![This was a really difficult license to negotiate because the Archies were Filmation but the Ramones were Hanna-Barbera.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQxfBHkB-PBBnSLceaunF9rn_sEuS9LOxGnUOwn6TY9EkF7Q5JKy4dNvJNxznMtrh-dmhpW-TlvomQBPnOw8-BDys4Aw1QSuD2mZgVl3i_VlqB3uLViMvDL9SSFz2QqMSYpnPdx4swN-ZMMc1bjQiUYfSH0miCcPy4jgmPr4DKi3bNGeEbv5JzA/s1600/8-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1a.jpg)
cover of Archie Meets Ramones (Archie, October 2016), by Gisèle Lagacé
Joking aside, it's a really fun comic! It's lovingly enthusiastic about the Ramones, and the (Sabrina-caused) team-up gives us some great comic art of the Ramones.
![All those letters need to be a lot LOUDER.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma4Dwx9TTfXPCFyHgIN9cHVxRSq721abrK3p3GWeI4FwZcfrbFebXwEXJMeNX7rixxxTpKlTgMAYbg7mD7o3zxO1WCLDJatfy5UukqYl_Iccue_vEi-QP7k0KWwlPWK5WbncAydhjxjOrre54ReH_tn-ylJN0sy21fk0G6sXeD7ebKDI_G8R-pQ/s1600/9-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1b.jpg)
![It doesn't matter that you're in the front row, Cheryl Blossom, Joey's not gonna pull you up on stage to dance.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf_zQLL-i3B24cr6r2RjMjVSoW07qvmuMoiyf_zw9U5Yxv0LKEr3FRytoQ2xkYHvCdwBOjyAgTdAT1slWeGR4luBUT-y2lcOKl8IiiuNhm9xelq-dNLLuzFw1Zz7g8ukwDmy1sbchZHxkuitpoGtTASTrfPZKFnuet25bvPDEvC-wwmBYQSQ5ZA/s1600/9-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1c.jpg)
![It's just not the same, though, without Hot Dog conducting them.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mUJwHZC4RJZYWNCv6ajH0cuxeVdMkfpToIRkdY4Vlo6HDyBtX-MKtJCKrTT2OTbMTUmf8f1-OzUOD3KjDDgnAATftEg1y_k7ETG-y1US2vku8D7OxxJ1I9efaI9nzKBRMcN7ImYBUmHX8B1N6Wm9Z2nkSD_-9iSE0jofle4gAVuH6km0XXsp1g/s1600/9-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1e.jpg)
from Archie Meets Ramones; script by Alex Segura and Matthew Rosenberg; pencils, inks, and letters by Gisèle Lagacé
(Dee Dee's the one wearing the plain red tee under his jacket in this story.)
!['We're gonna knife 'em in the back alley after the show.'](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiw-9feso5YTSq8WJDhMNY02dLXFIMwS0LseZeHpO5z1syqFAWDeHDsxYcXkM9GyFvgfILiFItinHOm3oMzbah8BqmWhOYECBS_sO-ZibdBysrT4csXMjf62RFz7PhDzA1-2HbqdkrU4RS_bSRx2mhv6VxsuJgvDs7dtZ1tsy8TXMdzHv2Kx-9Ng/s1600/10-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1d.jpg)
But you might consider the Archies too square guest stars alongside the Ramones. May I present for your hipper-guest star appreciation: Tank Girl!
![This is the most polite Tank Girl comics EVER got!](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4kcV3yDRgd95wC3BsksIqXYLYlRbmAA7Rzq1qMtS4nGPU4VrrvUA7W-21aNmE8BUUyBhPcUS-Zd0ofGGCbm2SaFrV0CKMM4Zr6L4QpJ0efa_7gwpau2hXzFYvrm1M7ohSmWAsCFUBwLm8oonxXch28xNyUqhRsm_QmKURpySQkIVT6xp3PEvPkQ/s1600/10.5-0918-deedeeramone-tankgirl-skidmarks1b.jpg)
![Dee dee Ramopne: master of the metaphor.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8IqOwYLABb79mgE1FvXKlaL2OFHBbTU0AlkLZtcpjXbgSY-fBvz9dXxUr_oKRYwbIP_kwhRG7B0Ethz_Vr-S2vwnqgjo7_p3yWgJpz9oGlwWMLl1I2qJcHS5SgtWfX7i-vRPlKJNKVJGGNE_qr4ZLhDxVSOM1zUTxA1QX9l7NGWaPNVL9XzIB5g/s1600/10.5-0918-deedeeramone-tankgirl-skidmarks2.jpg)
from (top) Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1 and (bottom) #2 (Titan, November-December 2009), script by Alan Martin, pencils and inks by Rufus Dayglo, colors by Christian Krank, letters by Simon Bowland
(Click top picture to Booga-size)
Happy birthday, Dee Dee Ramone! You taught this little stuffed bull that Music Oughta Be Fun.
!['And kick out the blonde chick with the tamborine. What are you, Fleetwood Mac?'](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yCos5fqs07ozekQ9r93r-SgLYkJyNO1z_kKskereqZIy890UpX679_mJ5AQ8lGt0QkUhxMK8jCi-ViaSYTVg1AvQ2x-4RGeK5hefwBdQx2OYw6fzUTYwk8y_VEVswpBhRxzpzaJsdwGw9IZQYKXXLWhIihc0D2U3Cx2Gv-8sGMaxTW3Qy8U8gA/s1600/11-0918-deedeeramone-archiemeetsramones1f.jpg)
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Call me when Josie and the Pussycats meet Suzy Quatro.
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