Holy Bat-Phone!

By now, I'm sure you've all seen this type of thing before. Here's the Caped Crusader on the phone with a mischievous look on his face. Is he making prank calls or is he just checking to see if Alfred needs him to pick up some beer while he's out? You tell me. Fill in the words and email the picture back to me at booksteve@aol.com and we'll print the best of any responses here next week!

Tip the Blog

Sigh. These past two weeks have seen unexpected financial setbacks yet again and I find myself once again sheepishly having to remind readers that now would be an excellent time to hit the ol' PayPal tip box on the right if you can afford to support a little of the pop culture goodness we try to bring you every day. Thanks for all who have donated in the past. You are appreciated very much!

Random Panels of Comic Book Weirdness # 21

Late sixties SUPERMAN comics were an absolute treasure chest of weirdness! This Ross Andru panel just strikes me as wrong on so many levels. Funny...but wrong!

Boys of Steel

Here's a forthcoming book that I really can't wait to see. If you're tired of re-reading Gerard Jones' oh-so grown-up MEN OF TOMORROW for the umpteenth time, Marc Tyler Nobleman's children's book, BOYS OF STEEL, due out this summer, looks to be a good follow-up,offering the stories of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster and their creation, SUPERMAN to young audiences. He made their reputations and yet in a very real way ruined their lives. While we wait for the book to come out, here's a wire service report from December of 1975. This was during the period where Neal Adams and Jerry Robinson--as detailed in Jones' book--eventually shamed Warner Communications into doing at least reasonably well by the pair. The lawsuits continue to this day, however, with a fascinating book to come on that if, in fact, they are ever really settled! You can pre-order Marc's book here: Amazon.com: Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman: Books: Marc Tyler Nobleman,Ross Macdonald

Links!

It's been quite awhile since I've offered some links. Here are just a few of many sites I've been enjoying recently. If you like the type of thing we offer here at the Library, you'll probably like these sites, also!

Arflovers

CosmoBells

Classic Television Showbiz

Potrzebie

Barnacle Press

Mail It To Team-Up

I'm Learning To Share!

Kevin & Kell by Bill Holbrook

Jon's Random Acts of Geekery

Pop Culture Safari

If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger,
There'd Be a Whole Lot of Dead Copycats

Tulgey Wood

No Smoking in the Skull Cave

Ferran Delgado's blog

SugarJar - All Music Videos

Badly Costumed Super Hero of the Week

During World War II, it seemed like everyone and their cousin Mort was wrapping themselves in patriotic colors and defending the Republic even if they didn't have a super-serum. Maybe that's why there was a shortage of material for good flag-based costumes. I mean, seriously...these guys, THE EAGLE and "Buddy, the Daredevil Boy" look like they're wearing thick pajamas for a costume with bath towels for capes!!

And he can't even lace his boots all the way apparently! Oh, well...at least he doesn't have bare legs.

Random Panels of Comic Book Weirdness # 20

Hmmm...Does Batman know about this?