Mr. Terrific enters The Laff-A-Lympics

 

This cover comes about at she result of a suggestion by Marc Tyler Nobleman, comics' historian and Patron of this Blog.  Thanks, Marc!  I'm looking forward to Mr. Terrific's return in Man of Tomorrow, hopefully he will get another cool solo action scene.

The Flash enters The Laff-A-Lympics

 

I'm going to have to see if there are any episodes of Laff-A-Lympics or Wacky Races around to watch.  I haven's seen an episode of either since they originally aired, but I remember getting a real kick out of the cartoon crossover show.  Maybe the new Me TV Toons channel will play them (if Comcast ever carries it). 

The Hulk joins The Laff-A-Lympics

 

Well before Crisis on Infinite Earths or Secret Wars, The Laff-A-Lympics blew my young mind. Here was a show that took a whole bunch of cartoon characters from different shows and put them all together for one big free for all!  It was a cinematic universe before cinematic universes were a thing, and a crossover nut like me thought it was just about the coolest idea ever.

The Club

 

I first was just going to put together a team of pre-historic heroes and then I noticed a common weapon that they all liked to use and this cover really started to come together.  It even made for the perfect name!  I can only assume that Alley Oop first decided to gather this team when he met Captain Caveman and Bamm Bamm's future Father in law in STF #3331...

Batman and Captain Caveman

 

One of the cool things about seeing different artists' interpretations of Batman is how they each choose to depict the Bat-Cave.  It's still the coolest superhero HQ in my mind, and I'm sure its fun for each new illustrator to put their own spin on it.  I'm looking forward to whatever version we will be getting in next year's The Batman movie. 

Godzilla Vs. 4 Famous Co-Stars

When Mike Shirley, a Patron of this blog, suggested I pair Fred Flintstone up with either Groo the Wanderer or Godzilla, I figured, why not both?  Then I decided to let a couple more club-wielding heroes into the mix, making it a real party.

I am always happy to feature the artwork of Sergio Aragones, one of the greatest and funniest cartoonists ever.  I was very lucky to pick up an original Groo sketch by him many years ago: 

Mightor and Captain Caveman Vs. Godzilla

I was surprised that Godzilla: King of the Monsters was not a bigger hit with critics or at the box office.  The trailers for it looked great, and everything that I wanted from the first film but did not get.  Even so, I hear that even if the plot and the humans underwhelmed but the actual monster battles are epic.  That's all I really want out of the movie though, so I am still inclined to pick up a copy for my home collection.

Groo the Wanderer and Captain Caveman

I have to confess that Captain Caveman freaked me out a little.  I mean, what is that he is wearing?  Is he attached to his clothes or naked with a really long beard?  Either way, kind of creepy.  Oh well, it didn't seem to stop him from attraction beautiful women, so what do I know?