Matriculation Madness or: the Return of Martyball   Well, didn’t see that one coming. What many felt was going to be the offensive shootout of the year  turns out to …

Heart of Darkness or: Death Star Down   Only thing better than the Raider’s losing is the Chiefs winning. Only thing better than the Raider’s losing and the Chiefs winning …

Big Green or: Does Whatever He Thinks He Can   Sometimes, things just fall out.   Happy Trails Smitty      

the Big BOO! or: Sugar on Sunday   HAPPY CANDYMAS!   Happy Trails Smitty      

Now You See Me or: Burst My Bubble   Yoiks. Things aren’t good down at 12th St and Vine. KC’s shot at the bye is gone, the West is in …

Campfire Stories or: Forgotten Tales of Yesteryear    I feel like turning in early tonight so, no new for you.    So, what’s the story with this cover? I don’t …

Flying Tomatoes or: Murphy’s Law   Well, foo.   The KC Tomatoes go SPLAT against the Snowmen of Buffalo. Everything that could go wrong, did. I am a perturbed panda. …

From the Ashes or: Alive Again   A big Tom Slick cheer (yea) for The Mighty Chefs of Kansas City who are, if not risen from the grave, at least back …

Get Well Big Red or: Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger   A hearty get well soon to Big Red, coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chefs, who wound up in the hospital after …

Star Light, Star Bright or: Spare the Rod…   More Golden Age goodness with Starman. (stupid Chefs…arrrgh)   Happy Trails, Smitty      

Johnny B Quicke or: The Magic Formula   Sticking with the ongoing Golden Age theme I’m going with Johnny Quick for this weeks sketch. If for no other reason than …

The Hawkman Cometh or: Scowl On The Cowl   One of the “joys” in working on the Golden Age was the constant interference from outside editors protecting their fiefdoms with …

It’s Good To Be The King or: Happy, Happy, Jolly, Jolly   Happy Birthday to the King of Comics, Jolly Jack Kirby!   Happy Trails Smitty      

Dyn-O-mite or:  the American Dream   The war was over, the battle had just begun. In America’s darkest hour she would need her greatest hero. So, she built him.   …

Let’s Dance or: Sing Hallelujah   Watching Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Summer Stock and this fell out. They don’t make’m like they used to.   C’mon, get happy. …

Gerudo Gals Won’t You Come Out Tonight or: Hylian Holiday   I’ve fallen down the Zelda hole. I’m a bad boy.   Happy Trails Smitty      

Smiling Faces or: Say Cheese   Smile. You have something better to do?   Happy Trails Smitty      

Look, Up In The Sky or: Of Mice And Mxyzptlks   Happy Trails Smitty      

Missed It By That Much or: This Is How Accidents Happen   So close… and yet so far. I really thought I’d pull this off tonight but when I found …

No Admittance or: Authorized Personnel Only   Super jeanyus at work. Do not disturb.   Happy Trails Smitty      

The Return of the Magnificent Seven… and a Half or: It Was Thi-i-i-i-s Big   Been a while since I worked twice up, let alone bigger. This puppy checks in …

Rising From the Grave or: If Looks Could Kill When last we met I had just murdered a poor innocent commission.  Historically speaking, my least favorite piece of all time …

Well, That Didn’t Work or: Now What…   No, I’m not crying… you’re crying. Shut up, that’s why! Everybody hates me, nobody loves me, I’m gonna go eat worms.   …

It’s CLOBBERIN’ Time or: What I Did Over Summer Vacation   From the Thing’s days on the wrasslin’ circuit   Wash those hands, put on your @#$%! masks and go get …

A Night at the Circus or: The Night I Brought Down the Big Top Honest folks, I don’t have Colossus on the brain. It’s just the way the commissions crumble. …

Fastball Special or: Alley Oops   No grab bag this week, we’re going with a recent commission instead.   Wash those hands, put on your @#$%! masks and go get …

Love’s First Kiss or: The Case of the Clueless Colossus   This weeks grab pulls up the Romance extravaganza from X-Men #174. As promised in the end blurb of the …

Femme Fatale or: the Black Widow Waltz   This weeks grab bag is Daredevil #88 with Kilgrave, the Purple Man. He’s purple, he’s a man, named Kilgrave… sorry, just not winding …

Zodiac Follies or: the Night They Took Manhattan   This weeks grab bag turns up the Avengers #82. International crime cartel the Zodiac is back and lookin’ for trouble. They …

Thunder Mountain or: California Dreamin’   Thunder is rolling down the mountains and shaking the house like an earthquake. Days like this are how gods got invented.   Wash those …