Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun!

Saturday, March 04, 2023

Today in Comics History, March 4, 9:13 PM: Where there's a whip there's a way

When a problem comes along / You must whip it / Before the cream sits out too long / You must whip it / When something's going wrong / You must whip it

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 8:43 PM: Sing around the campfire, join the Campfire Bats

He's just sorry Robin isn't there with the marshmallows.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 8:27 PM: Batman gets his motor runnin'

Never meant to cause you any sorrow / Never meant to cause you any pain / I only wanted to one time to see you laughing / I only wanted to see you in the purple rain

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:44 PM*: Objects in mirror may be felineier than they appear

'Geez, Riddler, turn of the Red Sorvine tape.'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles
*This is just a guesstimate at the actual time based on the sequence of other panels.

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:32 PM: But for Batman, it was a Saturday

'Another naked body in the lobby, Alfred.' 'I don't know who keeps leaving them there, sir.'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 7:03 PM: We take you now live to Krakatoa, East of Gotham

Yikes, what'd he build that thing out of, oily rags and illegal fireworks?

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:50 PM: He must've sat on that chair from Game of Thrones

'Sit up straight! Bad posture can cut off your circulation, or, as has just happened to you, your ear.'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:48 PM: Eric Grossman does not remember the "If it's too good to be true..." lesson from high school economics

'It's a girl, my Lard, in a leotard / And she's gonna make a fool of me'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:22 PM: Top Gear test-drives the new Batmobile with flappy-paddle gearbox

I call no way on her making that curve at 187 MPH.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:07 PM: Selina is totally going for a new high score in Sega Rally

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 6:05 PM: Alfred sighs and reaches for the mop and Mr. Clean, again

Blood? but I thought this was The NICE House by the Lake!

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:54 PM: Another dead Batman on the lawn. I don't know who keeps bringing them here.

Wait, if that light is coming from that direction, shouldn't Batman's crotch be all lit up? This has been a message from the Little Stuffed Bull who checks how bright Batman's crotch is.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:52 PM: "Wait a minute! There was no cane in David Cain!"

Cracking his cane against his foe will cause Batman to turn into Thor. Oh, it's true. I don't make up the rules.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:45 PM: Never leave your car where cats can steal it

'I just BOUGHT this pair of Manolo Catniks!

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:42 PM: Batman wishes he had a can of Bat-Shut-Up-Your-Mouth Spray

He rolled a twenty on whether talking was a free action.

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles

Today in Comics History, March 4, 5:40 PM: That's it, that's the last time we let Lex Luthor write and draw a Batman comic

'Agrh! The reflection from your head...blinding!'

from Batman: Killing Time #3 (DC, July 2022), script by Tom King, pencils and inks by David Marquez, colors by Alejandro Sánchez, letters by Clayton Cowles