December 05, 2004
Quite Possibly the First Time the Word "Blog" was Used in Comics
The year was 1959 and Blog was a cave dweller with a thing for Lois Lane.
I can help but giggle when reading lines like, "All right Blog, here's my first request! Stop that rampaging dinosaur all by yourself!
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"Blog only unmarried man in tribe." Starting a tradition that continues to this day. Two questions: Did they really have to put BLOG's name in bold type all the time? And what's with Clark Kent's thighs in that first illustration? I just wish I'd learned that trick with the cigarette lighter... So, any of you MoFettes wanna come to my cave for some meat on a stick? (Accordion Guy is my new hero...)
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Speaking of which, why did Clark Kent have a lighter? Does Superman smoke? Also, what brand?
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? All I see on this URL is a black screen.
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Does Superman smoke? Also, what brand? Well, Kents, obviously! But Lois smokes Marlboros.
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And what's with Clark Kent's thighs in that first illustration? Those are old style jodhpurs. It's just loose fabric.
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The lighter was to be a gift from Lois to Perry White, since he keeps running out of matches for his cigars.