Today in Comics History, July 4: Smallville, Kansas is destroyed

from "The Holiday Hijackers" in Adventure Comics #145 (DC, October 1949), script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils and inks by John Sikela

Just another ordinary day in Smallville

Panel from "The Amazing Adventures of Krypto-Mouse" in Superboy #65 (June 1958), script by Jerry Coleman, pencils and inks by John Sikela

Today in Comics History, July 4: It's business as usual in Smallville

from "The Amazing Tots of Smallville!" in Superboy (1949 series) #102 (DC, January 1963), script by Jerry Siegel, pencils and inks by Al Plastino

Light Content Week: Business as usual in Smallville

Please excuse me for taking an easy way out and declaring this to be a Light Content Week. There are a number of good reasons why you'll be getting shorter, joke-themed posts all week:

1. I have to help my pal John with a very important project. (Which means he has a little less time to help me with Comics Oughta Be Fun! It's a bit difficult with hooves and I always appreciate his assistance and fingers.
   
2. Blogger Has a New Look! And unlike the old look, which worked poifectly, it's really, really annoying.
   
3. I have to practice my interpretive dance for the 2012 Olympic opening ceremonies.
   
4. Did I mention I hate Blogger's new interface? Yeah. That.
   

Anyway, here's something that happens only in Smallville! (And certain pre-Crisis parts of Gotham City.)


Panel from Superboy v.1 (March 1957), script by Otto Binder, pencils and inks by John Sikela

Now! Back to wrestling with new Blogger! I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU