Happy Eleventh Anniversary to my two favorite people, John and Randi!

On this day a mere eleven years ago, my very best pals John and Randi got married! And Shelly and me got to carry the rings!


♥ Happy anniversary, Randi and John! ♥

Bully and His Pals: Kitty, John, and Me

Hey, look at this handsome guy!


photograph by Randi!

Happy First Anniversary, John and Randi!

I would like to wish a happy first anniversary to the two best people in my life, John and Randi! (pictured below)


from All Star Superman #3 (DC, May 2006), script by Grant Morrison, pencils by Frank Quitely, inks and colors by Jamie Grant

Ten of a Kind #310: The Wild, Weird Weddings of Miss Lois Lane

Yes, truly, these were The Greatest Lois Lane Stories Ever.

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

John and Randi got married!

So we have expanded our family. HOORAY!!

But only two members of our family have very special rings!




I apologize for borrowing this joke from The Simpsons.

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 0: Oh, Fantastic Day

The Wedding of Susan Storm and Reed Richards!

from Fantastic Four: The Wedding Special (Marvel, January 2006), script by Karl Kesel; pencils by Drew Johnson; inks by Karl Kesel, Drew Geraci, and Drew Hennessy; colors by Morry Hollowell, letters by Dave Lanphear
(Click the picture to big-love-size)


from Fantastic Four Annual (1963 series) #3 (Marvel, 1965), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek

Say, who are those two party crashers outside giving the boys a hard time? Find out tomorrow!

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 1: I'll take "Weddings at which the word 'maggots' is spoken" for five hundred, Alex.

The Wedding of Barda and Scott Free!

from Mister Miracle (1971 series) #18 (DC, February 1974), script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks and letters by Mike Royer

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 2: William and Catherine wanted the Panther God at their wedding, but he was already booked for this

The Wedding of Ororo Munroe and T'Challa!

from Black Panther (2005 series) #18 (Marvel, September 2006), script by Reginald Hudlin, pencils by Scot Eaton, inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Dean White, letters by Randy Gentile

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 3: Now I want Super-Hip to play at my wedding

The Wedding of Rita Farr and Steve Dayton!

from Doom Patrol (1964 series) #104 (DC, June 1966), script by Arnold Drake, pencils and inks by Bruno Premiani, letters by Herb Field

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 4: In every state in the 616, being married by Stan Lee is legal

The Wedding of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage!

(Click this one to Marvel event-size)



from The New Avengers Annual (2006 series) #1 (Marvel, June 2006), script by Brian Michael Bendis; pencils by Olivier Coipel; inks, colors, and letters by a whole lotta guys; Misty Knight's hair styled by William Van Alen

Countdown to Infinite Weddings, Day 5: Save the Date, 1,000 Years in the Future

The Mid-Day Matinee this week, all week: Countdown to Infinite Weddings! Join the countdown to Friday's Wedding of the Century (Hey, you don't see the Black Panther and Storm's copyright on that phrase, do you?) with a look at some of the greatest weddings in comic book history! Uh uh uh...sit right back down, Hank Pym, you crazy dude. And I mean that literally. Let's kick off the countdown by completely skipping the long-distance dedication (sorry, Casey!) and start up our Countdown to Infinite Weddings! Today: weddings of the Legion of Super-Heroes!

The Weddings of Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, and Phantom Girl and Ultra Boy!

from Adventure Comics #337 (DC, October 1965), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by John Forte, inks by Sheldon Moldoff, letters by Vivian Berg

The Wedding of Princess Projectra and Karate Kid!

from Legion of Super-Heroes Annual (1982 series) #2 (DC, 1983), co-plot and script by Paul Levitz, co-plot by Keith Giffen, pencils and inks by Dave Gibbons, colors by Carl Gafford, letters by John Costanza
(Click picture to I wouldn't want to pay for that reception-size)

The Wedding of Duo Damsel and Bouncing Boy!

from Superboy starring the Legion of Super-Heroes (1949 series) #200 (DC, February 1974), script by Cary Bates, pencils and inks by Dave Cockrum, letters by Ben Oda
(Click picture to Chuck Taine-size)


I love that Cockrum piece, and the same irony is that it's the page that spurred Dave Cockrum to leave DC. (Yes, I said page...DC wouldn't even print it as a double-page spread, just as one page printed sideways.) Here's the story...plus info on a couple cool easter eggs in the art...and a Cockrum sketch of Shrinking Violet!...from The Legion Companion:


from The Legion Companion (TwoMorrows, November 2003) by Glen Cadigan

And here's a spotlight on the two Martian attendees of Chuck and Luornu and Luornu's wedding: J'onn J'onnz (who would later pop up in the "Five Years Later" Legion era) and Edgar Rice Burrough's Tars Tarkas.


Since this quartet of weddings from one thousand years in the future of Earth-1, the DC Universe (and the Legion itself) has been rebooted, oh, about eleventy-seven times. So let's not focus on the eventual death of Val Armorr and the fact that Imra Ardeen may just have married tapioca, because there's always a chance for more weddings in the future of the Legion. My vote: Shrinking Violet and Lightning Lass. (C'mon, like this would be a social hindrance in 3011?) If not, then Brainy and his ego.

Play us off, Legion animated cartoon!


Title themes from Legion of Super Heroes (sic) Season 1 and 2 (Warner Bros. Animation, 2006), theme music by Kristopher Carter