Friday, October 01, 2021

Wild About the Calendar: October: Open Ogyptian* Object


from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: October" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

*Okay, I admit it; that one was just plain lazy.

The 2010 2021 Marvel Calendar for October: Octopus Opponent

For your calendar this very month, you may favor Marvel's high kickin'est hero the Amazing Spider-Man from this Marvel 2010 calendar! It synchs up perfectly with 2021!

"Look at my crotch," Spidey says. "GO AHEAD TAKE A BIG STEAMING LOOK, GOBLIN!" he says.

from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)
(Click picture to Great Pumpkin-size)

The Marvel Age Calendar for October 1993 2021: Giant-Size Creatures on the Loose

It's too late to buy a wall calendar for 2021, so if you're lackin' for something October to hang over the cracks, clip 'n' save this 1993 Marvel Age calendar! It works in 2021, too! and it has monsters on it!

Lemme go get my crayons, I'm gonna color 'em.


from Marvel Age #130 (November 1993), by Darren Auck

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Bully Eats Food: Pizza Bianca

Sometimes you don't even need a bunch of meat or veggies on top of your pie: Pizza Bianca for the win!


Thursday, September 16, 2021

Kitty Pryde 🐈‍⬛ now concludes her first catcast day with us

Someone has joined me on the bed after a busy first day in our home!


Lookit those black paws!


sleeeeeeepy kitty


Goodnight everyone, from a bull and a cat!

Kitty Pryde 🐈‍⬛ has arrived!

Yes, after much yearning and planning...KITTY PRYDE IS IN DA HOUSE! We now have a wonderful cat living with us!

At first she hid under the bed so there were no photos for a couple hours, but then she came out to do what we all love doing best in this house...eating!






Tuesday, September 07, 2021

Today in Comics History, September 7, 1893: Amnesia?!? Where were you last month during Amnesia August, young man?



from Back to the Future (2015 series) #18 (IDW, March 2017), co-plot by by Bob Gale, co-plot and script by John Barber, pencils by Marcelo Ferreira, inks by Maria Keane, colors by José Luis Río, letters by Shawn Lee

Monday, September 06, 2021

Today in Comics History, September 6: Happy birthday, Macy Gray!

Born on this day, singer/songwriter/producer/actor Macy Gray!

Who got cheated out of being in a comic book! She should have been in this scene in this comic!


from Spider-Man: The Movie (Marvel, May 2002), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Alan Davis, inks by Mark Farmer, colors by Dave Kemp, letters by Dave Sharpe

So here's my birthday present to you, Macy, through the magic of Photoshop: you are in a comic book!


Happy birthday, Ms. Gray!

Wednesday, September 01, 2021

Superboy Calendar for September 2021: A Month in the Super-Life

Oh boy! It's an entire month of fun and frivolity for li'l Clark Kent, aka Superboy, bceuase it's an entire month you can use as a calendar for September 2021! All this stuff an' more obviously occured this same month, like the time he gave Teen Luthor a haircut, went skinny-dipping with Pete Ross, and accidentally blew the barn over with a super-sneeze, smushing all of Pa Kent's cows! (They got better.) Ah yes, all of these dates to be remmebered and celebrated and...(looks at the 31st)...yeesh.


house ad from Detective Comics #399 (DC/National, May 1970)

Here's what it looks like in all its full-color cover glory:


cover of Superboy (1949 series) #165 (DC/National, May 1970), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson, letters by Gaspar Saladino

Remember: Be like Superboy: Kiss Teen Lois this month! Maybe twice!

Wild About the Calendar: September: Shelley's Simulacrum


from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: September" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

The Marvel Calendar for September 2010 2021: Wow, Charlie the Tuna grew up and filled out.

Hubba hubba! This September 2010 Marvel Calendar also works for this month in 2021!

And check out all that Namor beefcake! I mean, uh, fishcake.

"September 2010" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)
(Click picture to Atlanti-size)

Either that or Mister Spock has gone to the Riviera for his holiday.

The Marvel Age Calendar for September 1993 2021: Q: Conan, what is best in life? A: A September calendar.

Conan is cutting loose! in this 1993 September Marvel Age calendar you can use this month in 2021!

from Marvel Age #129 (Marvel, October 1993), pencils by Darren Auck, inks by Michael Kraiger
(Click picture to Schwarzenegger-size)

Wow, his talk show is more exciting than Jay's!

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

365 Days of Power and Responsibility, Day 243: Surely His Attitude Zeniths A Mission


from Legends #5 (DC, March 1987), plot by John Ostrander, script by Len Wein, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Karl Kesel, colors by Tom Ziuko, letters by Steve Haynie

(Give yourself Bonus Bully Fun Points if you heard this in your head when you read that last panel):


opening to Shazam! TV series (Filmation, 1974)


Thursday, August 05, 2021

Today in Comics History, August 5, 1945: This is not a 365 Days of Power and Responsibility post, no matter what the last panel suggests


from "Key to the Future" in Real Heroes #14 (Parents' Magazine Press, May 1946), creators uncredited and unknown

Monday, August 02, 2021

Fun with Comics: Hey Lobo!

What's your favorite internet search engine?


Sunday, August 01, 2021

Bully and His Pals: what have I done to deserve this


Bully and His Pals: Happy birthday, Marshall!

Today is my kid sister Marshall's 4th birthday! She got lots of presents, including that Billie Eilish she wanted.





Wild About the Calendar: August: American Asthma


from "Wild's 1954 Calendar: August" in Wild #5 (Marvel/Atlas, August 1954); script, pencils, and inks by Howie Post

The Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for 1971 2021: August Action Advertising

Just when you thought August was unbearable already...here come the Harvey Comics Freaks of Nature! Summer time is Harvey Time, so make sure you spend all this month reading Baby Huey comic books!


Harvey Comics Promotional Calendar for August 1971

It's a 1971 Harvey marketing calendar you can use for this month in 2021! Or, y'know, not. I'm not your supervisor.

(See also. And also, too!)

The 2010 2021 Marvel Calendar for August: Awesome Abs and Arms

Please join us during National Thor Does the M part of "YMCA" Month with this August 2010 Marvel calendar that also works for 2021!

Who says this isn't the Mighty Bully Age of Economy Calendars?!?


"August" from Marvel Calendar 2010 (Marvel, 2009)