Today in Comics History, September 29, 1930: Bob Hope writes a headline

from "What's with the Crosbys?" in Famous Stars #2 (Ziff-Davis, 1950); pencils, inks, and letters (and script?) by Bill Everett

A Month of... Celebrities in Comics, Day 3: Just us Stars of America

Hey look! Even silver screen tough guy Humphrey Bogart and sultry siren Lauren Bacall (famous Hollywood husband and wife) are impressed by the JSA! Meanwhile, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope (making a second appearance already in this feature) make the woo-woo eyes at Black Canary! Aw, I betcha Dinah would appear on your show, Bob. I'm sure she uses Pepsodent!


Panels from "Evil Star Over Hollywood" in All-Star Comics #44 (December 1948-January 1949), script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner

I'm off on the Road to Morocco...

...or is that the Road to Singapore? I can never keep those two straight. That's why I rely on Batman and Spider-Man to help me out.


Panels from Batman & Spider-Man one-shot (October 1997), script by J. M. DeMatteis, pencils by Graham Nolan, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Gloria Vasquez, letters by John Costanza

Anyway, I'll be on the road (not with Mr. Kerouac) for the rest of the week, so no nighttime features on Wednesday through Friday. But: stick around for the usual all-noon-time goodness of Ace the Bat-Hound (all this week!) and your usual late-afternoon dose of The Warriors Three! You can't escape the Warriors Three!

I'll be back this weekend with Stan Lee Saturday, LOL Sunday, Same Cover and Ten of a Kind, ya, you betcha! And in the meantime, since he seems to enjoy Hope and Crosby movies, what do you think Batman's favorite Woody Allen movie is, huh?


Panels from Starman #34 (September 1997), script by James Robinson, pencils by Mark Buckingham, inks by Wade Von Grawbadger, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Bill Oakley

Aw, man, Batman is a total wet blanket.


Panels from Starman #35 (October 1997), script by James Robinson, pencils by Steve Yeowell, inks by Wade Von Grawbadger, colors by Gregory Wright, letters by Bill Oakley

Oh, that's better. Say, while we're on the subject, Batman...what's your favorite movie about yourself?



Oooh, good taste, Batman.

(See ya back this weekend, folks!)

The Best of Bully: Swinging on a Star

Would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a mule?


A mule is an animal with long funny ears


He kicks up at anything he hears


His back is brawny and his brain is weak


He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak


And by the way if you hate to go to school


You may grow up to be a mule


Oh, would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a pig?


A pig is an animal with dirt on his face


His shoes are a terrible disgrace


He has no manners when he eats his food


He's fat and lazy and extremely rude


But if you don't care a feather or a fig


You may grow up to be a pig


Oh, would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a fish?


A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook


He can't write his name or read a book


To fool the people is his only thought


And though he's slippery he still gets caught


But if then that sort of life is what you wish


You may grow up to be a fish


And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo, everyday you meet quite a few


So you see it's all up to you


You can be better than you are


You could be swinging on a star!


Now, fire this up and sing along:


Originally presented August 22, 2007

Swinging on a Star

Would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a mule?


A mule is an animal with long funny ears


He kicks up at anything he hears


His back is brawny and his brain is weak


He's just plain stupid with a stubborn streak


And by the way if you hate to go to school


You may grow up to be a mule


Oh, would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a pig?


A pig is an animal with dirt on his face


His shoes are a terrible disgrace


He has no manners when he eats his food


He's fat and lazy and extremely rude


But if you don't care a feather or a fig


You may grow up to be a pig


Oh, would you like to swing on a star


Carry moonbeams home in a jar


And be better off than you are


Or would you rather be a fish?


A fish won't do anything but swim in a brook


He can't write his name or read a book


To fool the people is his only thought


And though he's slippery he still gets caught


But if then that sort of life is what you wish


You may grow up to be a fish


And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo, everyday you meet quite a few


So you see it's all up to you


You can be better than you are


You could be swinging on a star!


Now, fire this up and sing along: