Today in Comics History, July 26: Happy birthday, Sandra Bullock!

Born on this day: actor Sandra Bullock, who has a pretty cool last name as far as I'm concerned. You may remember her from such films as Demolition Man, Speed, Hope Floats, Miss Congeniality, The Net, Gravity and others, but you may not remember her from M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, because she wasn't in that.

Let's take a look at Sandra Bullock in comic books, shall we?


from "You Ought to be in Pictures" in Archie's Spring Break #5 (Archie, 2000), script by Bill Golliher, pencils by Jeff Shultz, inks by Jim Amash, colors by Barry Grossman, letters by Bill Yoshida
Aw man, that's not Sandra Bullock, that's just anotgher one of Archie's Generic Celebrities.

Oh well. Until I can leaf through these other comics and find an actual appearance by her, let's check in on this thinly-disguised version of Sandra Bullock.



Well, it ain't a purty picture.


Look out! Fake Sandra Bullock is about to die! Now who will star in Miss Cordiality 2?


How you can tell this is an imaginary story: Dilton's gettin' some.


WHY DID DILTON AND SANDY'S CLOTHES CHANGE COLOR BETWEEN PANELS oh maybe I pasted together two different scenes


And the story ends as all Archie Comics end: insulting Reggie Mantle.


So, while you've been laffin' at the antics of Mr. Amndrews and company, I've finally found an appearance of Sandra Bullock in comics. And who knew she was such a big fan of the Fantastic Four? Here, let me paste this letter into my post before reading all the way to the end.


from the letters of column of Fantastic Four #523 (Marvel, April 2005)
(reads letter all the way to the end) OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD

Happy birthday anyway, Real Sandra Bullock!