Remembering Artist Joe Orlando

Remembering artist Joe Orlando on his birthday (April 4, 1927 - December 23, 1998).  Though known more for his editing and work on horror comics, Joe worked on humor comics as well, handling the first 13 issues of Swing With Scooter...the adventures of an English singer who came to America to escape his fame, but wasn't that successful.

Scooter had a group of followers, including redhead Cynthia, brunette Penny, blond Cookie, friendly Sylvester, angry Malibu and hipster Kenny who served to lead him into all sorts of scrapes (at least until issue #14, where the mag turned into more of an Archie Comics clone).

Swing With Scooter #1 and #2 (June-July and August-September, 1966) 

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Swing With Scooter #3 and #4 (October-November, 1966 and December-January, 1966/1967) 

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Swing With Scooter #5 and #6 (February-March and April-May, 1967) 

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Swing With Scooter #7 and #8 (June-July and August-September, 1967) 

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Swing With Scooter #9 and #10 (October-November, 1967 and December-January 1967/1968) 

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Swing With Scooter #11 and #12 (February-March and April-May, 1968)

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Swing With Scooter #13  (June-July, 1968)

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Celebrating Artist Todd Nauck

Celebrating artist Todd Nauck (April 2, 1971) on his birthday with a few special covers to Young Justice, featuring the team.

The team started out with Robin, Superboy and Impulse (under the watchful eye of Red Tornado)...grew to add Secret, Wonder Girl and Arrowette...and then even Empress, Slobo and the Ray (and so many more!).

Young Justice #1 and #18 (September, 1998 and March, 2000)

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Young Justice #21 and Dark Crisis: Young Justice #1 (July, 2000 and August, 2022)

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Mad April Fools

What better way to celebrate April Fool's Day than with the biggest fool of all...Alfred E. Newman!

Here, from Mad Magazine #39 (May, 1958) with a cover painting by C.C. Beall Jr. and Mad Magazine #114 (October, 1967) with Alfred playing the fool for a cover by Norman Mingo.