365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 211

Splash panel from The Thing #1 (July 1983), script by John Byrne, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Joe Sinnott, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Janice Chiang

Hot devil in the city/Swingin' wild and looking pretty

Baby, it's hot outside today. How hot is it? So hot that Tigra found another piece of clothing to take off. So hot that J. Jonah Jonah Jameson has amended his front page headline to read "Spider-Man: Arsonist or Cause of Global Warming?" So hot that Howard the Duck smells delicious. So hot that Galactus has been spotted wearing his original short sleeves and galacticapri pants. So hot that people are huddling around Ghost Rider just to cool down. So hot that The Watcher has been going commando. And I don't think any of us want to see that. As a matter of fact, we probably better check the official Marvel temperature gauge and see where today's scorcher is rated:



Whoa, that's pretty hot at the top, but I think today's recorded big number temperatures require a new level of heat, doncha think? Let's call it

So hot that Daredevil takes off his costume and swings around Manhattan in just his mask and trunks.

Panel from Daredevil #130 (February 1976), script by Marv Wolfman, breakdowns by Bob Brown, finishes and inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Michele Wolfman, letters by John Costanza
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AIEEEEEEEEE! Don't do that, Matt! You're not frightening the criminal scum and ruthless villains of the city...you're just scaring everybody else.

Let's take a closer look at DD strippin' down to his BVDDs:



AIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! There's a reason there's phone booths in 1976 Manhattan, DD, and it's not just for calling' the DJs at WNEW-FM and asking them to play your favorite reggae song.

So, let that be a lesson to you all. If you're walking down a Manhattan sidewalk on a scorching summer afternoon, and a red spandex leotard falls out of the sky onto the pavement in front of you, don't look up if you know what's good for you.

I said, don't look up!

365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 210

Panel from Fantastic Four: First Family #1 (May 2006), script by Joe Casey, pencils by Chris Weston, inks by Gary Erskine, colors by Chris Chuckry, letters by Comicraft

Daredevil Hates Windows!

365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 209

Panel from The Thing #22 (April 1985), script by John Byrne, pencils by Ron Wilson, inks by Joe Sinnott, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by John Morelli

Bully-Con 2009

365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 208

Panel from Wolverine v.3 #22 (January 2005), script by Mark Millar, pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Paul Mounts, letters by Chris Eliopoulos

Ten of a Kind: How many ways can a Robin die? A: Ten.

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

365 Days with Ben Grimm: Day 207

Quiz time, Ben-believers! What does today's BG panel have in common with Kal-L, the Last Son of Krypton? (You may know him better as Superman!) Answer below!


Panel from Strange Tales #112 (September 1963), plot by Stan Lee, script by Joe Carter, pencils and inks by Dick Ayers, colors by Stan Goldberg, letters by Sam Rosen

Give up? Highlight the following text for the answer! Scripter "Joe Carter" is a pen name for none other than...Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman! And now you know...the rest of the story!