"The Shrimp From Outer Space" by Bob Bolling

All you Little Archie aficionados should head over to MightyGodKing dot com and check out Jaime Weinman's great biography of Little Archie creator Bob Bolling. It's much more in-depth and well-written than anything you will ever find here, that's for sure! Read it RIGHT HERE. Jaime has a cool blog on popular (and unpopular) culture called Something Old, Nothing New. Enjoy!

Of course, this also gives me a good excuse to post another Little Archie story...

Here is "The Shrimp From Outer Space" from Little Archie #11 (Summer 1959):

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September 5, 2009 12:56 AM


Mykal said...

Doug: This thank you comes a bit late, but thanks so much for making me aware of Bolling's work! This was the post that made me a Bolling lover! -- Mykal

November 28, 2009 12:00 PM


Doug said...

No thanks necessary, but happy to be of service! Bolling is one of those cartoonists who can win most people over with his work, it's just not readily available. There's one small paperback of his adventure stories, and that's not nearly enough!

November 28, 2009 8:05 PM

(another) SuperKatt by Dan Gordon

Giggle Comics #25 (January, 1946):

Four Color #200: Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears

During Chuck Jones tenure as a director with Warner Brothers, he developed some memorable nemeses for Bugs Bunny such as Marvin the Martian, Gossamer (also called "Rudolph" in early appearances, The Crusher, the incredible bull from that bull-fighting cartoon, Baby-Face Finster, and Witch Hazel. He also created a hilarious version of the Three Bears, featuring a quick tempered Papa Bear, a ditzy Mama Bear, and a half-wit giant Baby Bear. Their debut was in "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears" (1944).

One odd thing about this comic is that Bugs is completely out of character. He is almost timid in his encounter with the Bears, and never once does he give them the business. In fact, the only character who gets physically hurt is Bugs himself, and that's just wrong. But I present it here for historical purposes, since I don't believe the Three Bears made many appearances in these early comic books, and it is pretty fun to see them in print.

The artwork is credited to Roger Armstrong.

"Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears" is from Four Color #200 (1948):