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Or should we say, in keeping with the spirit of the season...What the Saint Nick is goin' on here?!?:


Famous Funnies #161, December 1947

A scene from the Rankin/Bass holiday special: The Year Without Santa Claus's Pants. Hmmm, Napoleon the dog seems to be rightfully scared out of his wits by a pantless Kris Kringle, but oddly enough Rudolph is a bit...if you'll pardon the expression..."turned on."

So, in conclusion: When you put out milk 'n' cookies for Santa, don't forget to put out some Aricept, too!

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Carl & Larry Christmas Special, December 1988

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Famous Funnies #182, September 1949

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James Bond Jr. #11, November 1992

Three observations:

1. That's a fairly cost-inefficient deathtrap, isn't it?
2. It's pretty sad that at 12 issues, this series is the longest-running comic book with the James Bond name in the USA. We could learn a thing or two from the Swedes.
3. Whoa, Jimmy Jr. really needs to go to dry off-the-cuff wisecrack school, doesn't he? Watch some Connery movies, ya punk.

In celebration of Casino Royale, opening this Friday at a theatre near you, more Bond and British secret agent goodness tomorrow and throughout the week! Also, 4: your crest is on the wrong side of your jacket, Jimbo.

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Famous Western Badmen #14, January 1953

Clearly this is some definition of the word "kid" I'm not familiar with...

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Black Cat Mystery #32, December 1951

For more on this weird and wacky series, click here.

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Daredevil #318, July 1993

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(Detective Comics #426, August 1972)

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Fun and Games Magazine #5, January 1980

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Gunsmoke Western #58 (May 1960)

Mighty rude of them varmints to interrupt Wyatt while he was in the outhouse, huh?

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(Marvel Feature #4, July 1972)

Proving that a Hank Pym who's a bit of a jerk isn't an invention of Mark Millar, here Ant-Man attempts to give a helpless victim incurable tetanus.

And Peter Parker is Spider-Man?!?! Wow, why didn't this cover come with a spoiler warning?

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(Archie's Pal Jughead #14, October 1951)

Later, Jughead Jones was arraigned in Riverdale County Criminal Court and sentenced to five to ten years for involuntary manslaughter.

Also, even in the early fifties, Veronica dressed way trampier than Betty.

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And to think I've lasted this long without ever considering Simon Bar Sinister's genitals. Oh thank you so very, very much, Charlton.

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The Klan? Vile, despicable racists. The perfect villains for the Black Panther to fight. You'll cheer when he bangs their bigoted heads together. I'm not questioning the appropriateness or story potential of that.

On the other hoof, who the Sam Scratch at Marvel thought it was a good idea to appropriate the logo design of the world's greatest band for that of the Klan?

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Q: So, what the Sam Scratch was goin' on there?
A: The nineties.

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Continuing the feature here at Comics Oughta Be Fun: comic book covers so wacky, so insane, so far out, that they're seemingly inspired by my Grampy Bull's fav'rite saying: "What the Sam Scratch is goin' on here?!?"



Coz, you know, this is the sort of Spidey-action-adventure the kids were just demanding, wasn't it? Can you just imagine how bad being encased in the Blob's fat folds smells?

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Continuing the new 'ccasional feature here at Comics Oughta Be Fun: new in a series of comic book covers so wacky, so insane, so far out, that they're seemingly inspired by my Grampy Bull's fav'rite saying: "What the Sam Scratch is goin' on here?!?"



Batman.

Handing out guns.

To Li'l Abner.

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Continuing the new 'ccasional feature here at Comics Oughta Be Fun: second in a series of comic book covers so wacky, so insane, so far out, that they're seemingly inspired by my Grampy Bull's fav'rite saying: "What the Sam Scratch is goin' on here?!?"