Monday Night Murals: I'm not uptight, not unattractive

Hey, kids, tonight: Meet Radioactive Man!:



No, no, no, not that Radioactive Man. I'm talking about the Bongo Universe's premier superhero, the idol of millions, and Bart Simpson. Yes, it's Radioactive Man! When millionaire socialite Claude Kane III is caught in a mega-bomb explosion, his head is pierced by a radioactive shard of lightning-bolt-shaped metal, which gives him strange, marvelous powers beyond that of mortal men! Nuclear powers! And we all know how safe those are, don't we, Mister Burns?

Also, he's a comic book character. Which means, of course...he's the focus of tonight's mural, a triptych made up of three different series of Bongo Comics, a summer 2009 crossover event that meant we had to buy all three comics or risk not completing the story...or the mural! Pretty sneaky, Matt Groening!

Covers of Simpsons Comics #155, Bart Simpson #48, and Simpsons Super Spectacular #9 (June 2009), art by Bill Morrison, Jason Ho and Mike Rote
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Looks like a lot of the super-hero lovin' population of Springfield, USA turned out for the Radioactive Man event, huh? Also, I dare you to look at this and not hum to yourself "The Sim...psons... (dah dah dah dah dah...)"

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 200

Panels from X-Men #13 (October 1992), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils by Art Thibert, inks by Art Thibert and Dan Panosian, colors by Marie Javins and Joe Rosas, letters by Lois Buhalis

Ten of a Kind: Though you've grown beyond your years, you still retain the fears of youth

(More Ten of a Kind here.)

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 199

Panels from X-Men: First Class v.2 #4 (November 2007), script by Jeff Parker, pencils by Julia Bax, inks by Kris Justice, colors by Val Staples, letters by Nate Piekos

Sunday Morning Silents: 1920s Star Wars

1920s Star Wars ("A Battle in the Sky") (2007), directed by Ulrico Gonzato, produced by Rabbitrevolver

Same Story, Different Cover: A bloody breeze from Massacre Mountain roughly blows o'er Slaughterhouse Bay

L: Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3 (September 1963), art by Jack Kirby
R: Special Marvel Edition #5 (July 1972), reprinting Sgt. Fury #3, art by John Severin

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Saturday Nite Cartoon: Nick at Nite promos

Animated Nick at Nite promos "Better Living Through Television!"

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 198

Panels from [Uncanny] X-Men #24 (September 1966), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Werner Roth, inks by Dick Ayers, letters by Sam Rosen

Listen to your heart when it's calling for you

Thor walks across America and spots a heart problem

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 197

Panel from Avengers #143 (January 1976), script by Steve Englehart, pencils by George Perez, inks by Sam Grainger, colors by George Roussos, letters by Tom Orzechowski

Thor Walks Across America

365 Days with Hank McCoy, Day 196

Panels from Avengers #239 (January 1984), script by Roger Stern, pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Joe Sinnott, colors by Christie Scheele, letters by Jim Novak