Freddie... Is a BOSS.

And now, with tears in our collective eyes, let us take one final, fond look at Boy Meets Girl Comics #14, with the greatest story ever told...

Gentlemen... Freddie is our new king.  Long live King Freddie!

And on a totally unrelated note, take a look at this:

Okay, that's just messed up.  I think that if you order this, the FBI places you on a watch list of some sort... and they totally should.

See you tomorrow!

... And Bill Went Out the Door ...

Despite your hopes to the contrary, here's more from Boy Meets Girl Comics #14, starting off with one of the greatest stories ever told (with only a bit of sequencing adjustment by Yours Truly)!

I'm disproportionately proud of that.

And here's perhaps one of the greatest comic book panels in the history of the medium:

YEAH!

See you tomorrow!

I am Your Date... IS THAT CLEAR?

I know... you don't like Boy Meets Girl Comics, but I just can't turn away from them!  It's a sickness for me!  I need professional help!

But until then, check out issue number 14:

You know, in his own way:

Allen has some serious game with the ladies.  You can't argue with that kind of success.

And now, every high school girl, ever:

I don't think your boyfriend is going to be very impressed that you almost ran over a dog and don't care, Toots.

And just in case you've forgotten:

Do not trifle with Agnes Holmes.  Ever.

Actually, she gives pretty good advice.  I can't find much on Agnes Holmes.  I wonder what her story was?

But whatever it was... I'm not trifling with her and I suggest you don't, either.

And now, another installment of Sadistic Mailman! (tm!)

He laughs at your disappointment!

Your rejection brings him glee!

He makes sure you know that he knows no one wanted to read your letter and you will most likely die an old maid!

He's Sadistic Mailman! (tm!)

I've got another two days of material from this issue.  I will always love Boy Meets Girl Comics.

See you tomorrow!

That Time Batman Actually Wore Ice Skates to Fight Guys Using a Hockey Stick

Batman in the 1970's was a title trying to please everyone.  As I mentioned, there had been a long dry spell where the emphasis was more on Bats as the World's Greatest Detective and less on him beating up costumed villains.  As I read the letters pages of those issues of yesteryear, it was actually quite a fanboy war as to whether Bats should stick with regular criminals or if he should go back to fighting the costumed ones.  If the Internet had existed, this would have broken it.

So, DC borrowed the wisdom of Solomon from Captain Marvel (I will not call him "Shazam") and decided to go 50-50 on the costumed villains.  This way, everyone was disappointed half the time.

I'm not sure how the Sheikh (yes, that's the spelling) was classified in issue #268, but if he was supposed to satiate my need for costumed villains, it didn't happen.  Look at how things ended up. 

 I SAID LOOK AT IT!:

Fighting guys in a hockey rink  Wearing hockey skates.  Something that happened in the Batman and Robin movie.  Anything that happened in the Batman and Robin movie was, I think we can all agree, a terrible idea.

And look at Bruce's face in the last panel.  See?  Even Batman himself is disgusted by how low he's sunk.  Robin is trying to sell it, but you know he's just happy to be making an appearance in the main book.  Yeesh.

See you tomorrow!

Batman and (Not) Evel Knievel Crossover

I've said it before, Dear Ones, and you never complain.  But just a reminder that my responsibilities in the old day job have increased, so I might not have enough hours in the day to post each and every day.  But rest assured, the blog continues unless and until I put a post on saying we're done.

With that out of the way, check it out:

I should mention that, at the time, Evel Knievel was at the height of popularity and most folks (like me) who can actually remember the 1970's will tell you that he was pretty much a pop culture icon, right up there with Farrah Fawcett and the Fonz.

Yeah, it was kind of a weird time.

Anyway, during the 1970's, if you saw this comic, you thought it was some sort of Batman/Evel Knievel crossover.  I mean, Daredevil had a crossover with Uri Geller, so why not?

I guess there was a "why not," because that guy on the cover isn't him.  They made that perfectly clear in the first panel:

Ah, the Snake River Canyon jump.  No, Evel didn't make that one.  And he was lucky he didn't drown.  Anyway, DC Comics Legal Department wants you to know that this character is not Evel Knievel, so they didn't owe him anything for using his likeness.  They just wanted that made clear.

Also, this is the issue where I learned what that thing was called that burglars in comics and cartoons carried around to smack you in the head: 

It's called a "blackjack."  See?  Who says you can't learn stuff from comics?

This exchange between Bats and Commissioner Gordon in the next issue tickled me:

I know Bats is an honorary member of Gotham P.D., but I was always under the impression that was to give him the authority of a law-enforcement agent.  It never occurred to me that he was directly accountable to Commissioner Gordon like that.... and I'm still not sure he was.  Best be careful where you're waggling that finger, Jim!

See you Monday!

A Rubber Hose is the Best Way to Get Evidence!

Dear Ones, there won't be a post tomorrow because I'm going to be a responsible adult and be buried in work-related things.  But here's something to think about:

Ah... police brutality.  It's a great source of investigation.

Check out the girl's facial expression at what the sergeant is saying.  I think that about sums it up.

That was Bulletman in his civilian ID, by the way.  That's important because, just a few pages later:

I am outraged that you would torture a man!  I'm only okay with it if you are a police officer trying to gather evidence!

Check out this bit of wartime brilliance:

Try to get shot in the shield or the helmet, because there was nothing left in the Reich's budget to pay for any other combat gear!  Best of luck going to the battlefield in those wrestling tights!

And who is this guy?

Notice he "had Yankee parents."  This way, we can think he's actually Caucasian.  Otherwise, he'd have to wear a sombrero and talk like Speedy Gonzalez.

Bonus!  Here's a fun avatar!

Yeah!

Sorry about missing tomorrow, but I'll see you on Friday!

In Which We Talk About Pimpin'. Yeah!

On those really busy days, I just can't help but love the easy pickin's of Boy Meets Girl Comics.  Let's check out lucky issue #13!

Claire may be unsure because she's just now starting to figure out that Ted seems to be her pimp.  A pimp will tell you he loves you, Claire.  But once he starts having you "spend time" with servicemen, it's time to put the pieces together.

Speaking of pimpin':

The ladies can't resist a guy with a ping pong table in his basement.  Everyone knows that.

And, still speaking of pimpin'... here's an ad for something that'll have any guy pimpin'!

Make sure you keep an eye on that detachable crotch piece, because they don't give you a spare.

See you tomorrow!