Space...Hero? Saturdays SUPERSONIC SAMMY "Mermaid of the Milky Way"

We're So Sure You Enjoyed the First Space-Going Saga of Basil Woverton's...

...that we can't restrain ourselves from presenting his second adventure!

Satirizing both space opera and American Big Business, Sammy's second story, from Humorama's Comedy Magazine #13 (1953) also introduced his (as yet) un-named girlfriend!

You'll be seeing more of him (and her) in the future!

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Life and Comics of Basil Woverton

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Friday Holiday Fun / Easter Reading Room TICK-TOCK TALES "Koko and Kola Meet the Red Easter Bunny!"

Walt (Pogo) Kelly didn't have a monopoly on Easter-themed stories...

...in fact, Magazine Entertainment's Tick Tock Tales #4 (1946) presented both a cover and several stories (including this one) featuring it's ongoing characters teamed-up with the Easter Bunny!

The artwork is by Leon Jason Comic Art Studios who supplied funny-animal art to numerous publishers including Magazine Entertainment, Spotlight Publishing, Novelty Press and EC Comics (before they did horror) during the 1940s and '50s.

Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE "Easter Egg Hunt with Mother Goose"

Here's a never-reprinted example of Walt (Pogo) Kelly's superb art (and puzzle-creating skills)...

...from Dell's Four Color Comics: Easter with Mother Goose #220 (1949)!

Imagine getting one of these 52-page annuals in your Easter basket along with jellybeans, chocolate bunnies and marshmallow Peeps!

Several 7-10 page stories, a number of 1-2 page features, games, and, usually, a wraparound cover!

Would've kept the 5-8 year-old me occupied in those dark days before TV (much less the Internet)!

Wednesday Worlds of Wonder FROST & FIRE Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

A boy (Sim) is born on a planet where humans were shipwrecked long ago.

The extreme environmental conditions have sped humans' metabolisms over time, causing them to age rapidly--living from birth to death by old age in 8 days.

Sim learns, even as a baby, seemingly by mental osmosis, picking up fragments of knowledge from his parents' minds.

With freezing nights and burning days, there's only a small window of time each day during which they can be outside...

To Be Continued
NEXT WEDNESDAY

Officially-titled DC's Science Fiction Graphic Novel #3: Frost & Fire (1985), this was part of DC Comics' second attempt at an ongoing series of graphic adaptations, this time of existing material from noted sci-fi/fantasy authors.
(The first series featured original concepts and stories by comic creatives including Jack Kirby, Howard Chaykin, and Alex Nino.)
Both series ran for seven issues.
Except for Jack Kirby's The Hunger Dogs, which concluded the original New Gods series, none of the stories has ever been reprinted!

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Easter Reading Room EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE "Buddy Bunny's Problem"

Here's a kool short story by Walt (Pogo) Kelly...

...about the Easter Bunny bringing his son into the family business!

This story from Dell's Four Color Comics #103: Easter with Mother Goose (1946) was written and illustrated by Walt Kelly, whose signature series Pogo wouldn't debut for another three years.
Trivia:
While Pogo as a stand-alone series began in 1949, various characters, including Pogo himself and Albert the Alligator had appeared as supporting characters in other Walt Kelly-written and illustrated strips since 1941!