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!

posted by mandyman 20 years ago
  • "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...)
  • Speaking of which, why did Clark Kent have a lighter? Does Superman smoke? Also, what brand?
  • ? All I see on this URL is a black screen.
  • Does Superman smoke? Also, what brand? Well, Kents, obviously! But Lois smokes Marlboros.
  • And what's with Clark Kent's thighs in that first illustration? Those are old style jodhpurs. It's just loose fabric.
  • The lighter was to be a gift from Lois to Perry White, since he keeps running out of matches for his cigars.