And we’re back! Thanks for your patience during the past two weeks while we rejuiced and got ready for this next chapter–which is a big one. Seriously, I know we’ve raised a lot of questions and started a lot of mysteries over the years–and certainly we’ve done some big reveals along the way–but with this [...]
Archive for ‘Chapter 19 – The Man Who Sold the World’
This might be the most Thrice Evil (whichever incarnation in whichever story you want to pick) has ever spoken at once. It’s… weird. Marc did a bang-up job with the color orange here, and with the lighting in particular. I mean, look at panel four. Wow. That’s some solid villainy right there. Next week: A whoooole [...]
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Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
May 26, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 15 “DUDE!” |
May 12, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 13 “What Are You Doing Here!?” |
Oct 22, 14 | 530 – The Long Arm of the Universe |
People crash through walls a lot in this saga. (<–I’m sure there are more.) You’ve met the Earth-Avalon version of the Lodge of Doom… now, here’s the Society of Heroes. To save you the trouble of looking through the tags, from left to right that’s Ms. Missile, Swifty, Raptor XII, General Will, Captain Spectacular II, [...]
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Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Oct 31, 16 | 709 – Gina Galloway to the Rescue |
Sep 3, 18 | Pg. 14 “Fire and Light and Rain” |
Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Aug 17, 15 | 670 – Maybe They’re Just Stopping By for a Cup of Coffee |
There’s a little bit of an info drop in that first panel, but forget about that BECAUSE HOLY CRUD THAT SECOND PANEL! The only bad thing about it is it’s so small. Marc draws battles and combat as good as the best and he did not disappoint here. The new coloring technique he’s been using [...]
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Jul 9, 09 | 215 – Little Snot |
Jan 8, 10 | Guest Strip by Cory Thomas of “Watch Your Head!” |
Aug 11, 09 | SF Origins: Tangerine, Pg. 3 “New Parts” |
Jul 17, 15 | 657 – The Most Difficult Thing Swifty Has Ever Done |
Jan 20, 20 | 825 – Yummy Yummy in His Tummy |
My scripts are usually pretty detailed, but this is one of those times Marc and I worked in the ‘Marvel Style’–I give Marc the general idea and he illustrates it accordingly, deciding how he wants to break things into panels and what he wants to show. I’ve learned to do this as much as possible [...]
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Jan 8, 18 | 752 – Like Jerry |
Nov 24, 20 | 858 – She Brewed Beer Yesterday |
May 14, 08 | SF Collection #1 Cover |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Mar 13, 07 | 112 – Budapest ’68 All Over Again |
For a second there I thought this was strip #666. Would have been appropriate if it was. I have to say it’s crazy fun to work on this alternate reality. I love what Marc did here with the Thrice Cave. OF COURSE it looks just like Thrice Evil’s head from the outside. Y’know, Thrice, that [...]
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Jul 18, 14 | Pg. 3 “Naughty Girl” |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Nov 7, 16 | 711- Fallen Son |
Jan 10, 18 | 753 – What She’d Like to Know |
Dec 9, 19 | 817 – Master Masticate Stands with Fork Ready |
Swifty was gone so long from the strip that I kind of forgot how much fun he can be to write. There’s a lot of dialogue crammed into this strip, but his stuff, though incidental, is my favorite. I guess even when you bring a ton of new characters onto the stage, they can’t really [...]
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Mar 4, 21 | 879 – Losing You |
Jun 20, 11 | 326 – Air Valhalla |
Mar 26, 12 | 398 – Rookie Hero Move |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Greetings,Fellow Fogeys Fans! Marc here on posting duties while Brock takes a well deserved family vacation. Here we find ourselves back in Zurida’s torture chamber where our poor Captain has been spending a LOT of his free time.
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Jul 14, 14 | 609 – Humbled |
Jul 21, 14 | 611 – Escape |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Mar 26, 14 | 583 – The Captain is Not as Alone as He Thinks |
Happy Mondays, folks! I’m not much of a “words” kind of guy. I prefer to let my pictures do the talking, so I’ll keep this brief and let you all handle the speculation. Speaking of my art, did you know you can follow me on Instagram, Tumblr, and Facebook and see some of my other [...]
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Jul 4, 14 | Pg. 1 “One Month Later” |
May 2, 11 | 312 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 1: The Real Cause of Dr. Rocket’s Suffering |
Sep 5, 14 | Pg. 9 – Like Other Men |
Jan 21, 10 | 240 – ZAP! |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
What is Money Man’s escape plan? How much fight is left in Cap? What is up with Dark Maiden? Tune in next week!
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Nov 15, 06 | 43 – The Healer Approaches the Captain |
Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Nov 25, 08 | 182 – Someone Steps Forward (Bubbles of Light 3) |
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Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Jun 2, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 16 “Eagle vs. Bear” |
Nov 8, 12 | A Call to Arms |
Mar 12, 09 | 199 – Life is Like Pastry |
May 5, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 12 “Date or Fight?” |
Once again, Brock keeps the twists and surprises coming. I mean, here we have two versions of Swifty in the same place at the same time and not a single “@#$%!” was uttered! Unbelievable!
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Nov 4, 10 | 283 – Future or Past? |
Nov 28, 11 | 366 – Who Dares? |
May 14, 14 | 595 – Gotta Get Some Internet |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
Jun 24, 13 | Bubbles of Light 0 |
Hey, I’m back! Had a nice little break there and now I’m back in full force (though I’ve been active in the comments and in posting blogs), ready to provide the regular dose of inanity for you to skip over on your way down to the comments. Today’s strip is a reveal I’ve been looking [...]
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Oct 7, 11 | Chapter 12, “Jackpot!” Recap by Steve VanDyken |
Nov 27, 08 | 183 – Eloquence |
Jan 15, 07 | 70 – Gene and Dictator Tot Reunite |
Dec 12, 12 | 466 – Tunnel Vision |
Did you hear the big news? SuperFogeys is now on Comixology! We’ve been working on this for what seems like forever and I’m so glad it’s finally, FINALLY real. You can get all the details right here in yesterday’s blog. Please help support SF! Don’t forget there’s a new SuperFogeys Origins page on Friday. This [...]
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May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
Oct 21, 19 | 805 – Across the Mountaintop |
Aug 13, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 11 “Erased” |
Just for the record: this is 100% what I would do if I ever went to the White House. What woman doesn’t like to hear she’s sane? Hey! Guess what? SuperFogey is a featured free comic on Comixology! How cool is that? Don’t forget to rate the book if you pick it up!
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May 29, 13 | 508 – Slightly More Conclusive Evidence |
Jun 19, 13 | 514 – The Handover |
Jun 11, 12 | 419 – Adrenalin |
Apr 20, 11 | 309 – Time Travelin’ Scamps |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
This chapter is gonna zip back and forth pretty often between Earth-Avalon and Earth-? (so named for now, though the number of this strip–616–has a nice ring to it, don’t you think? (major Captain-America-Wizard-of-Oz points if you get that)), so get your charts out. Actually–hopefully–you shouldn’t need them. If you’ll notice, something I’ve been doing [...]
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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Dec 11, 08 | 187 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 4 “New Clothes” |
Dec 5, 16 | 716 – Boy Haircut |
Jul 29, 10 | 267 – Without Pants, Nothing is Possible |
Sep 27, 06 | 6 – Introducing Spy Gal! |
Another beautiful effort by Marc, treading over ground we just covered last week. I try to think of interesting ways to put in bits of action here and there (always with a purpose–this strip also gets Cap right past all the powerless stuff he was saddled with during the Invasion) because Marc is so great [...]
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Feb 1, 07 | 92 – Not the Woman He Used to Know |
Apr 1, 07 | 131 – Spy Gal Cares |
Jan 6, 12 | Pg. 7 “Space Pig the Sidekick?” |
Oct 28, 08 | 175 – My Pleasure |
Sep 28, 11 | Chapter 5, “The Redemption of Dr. Rocket” Recap by Geoff Munn |
Yikes! I’m posting this a bit late so I better make it quick. How’s that? See you on Wednesday with a double-sized strip!
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Aug 31, 15 | 676 – Jerry, Meet Thrice Evil |
Apr 13, 12 | Pg. 8 “Enter: The Thrice Evil” |
Aug 30, 22 | 919 – The More Things Change… |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Oct 12, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg.7 “BOOM” |
For Soviet Sam, the journey to this moment has been a long one. I’d encourage you to click on Sam’s name in the tags (or right here) to check out his past appearances to see the full scope of what this hug might mean to him. Infamous Nefarious commented on Monday’s strip (which saw Sam [...]
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Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Dec 1, 06 | 51 – Can Hair Eat? |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Oct 19, 12 | Pg. 9 “Let’s Go!” |
One of Marc’s artistic high watermarks has got to be the Donutron destruction of Las Vegas. That’s a sequence that also took place at night. I think Marc is just really good at nighttime stuff, and this strip is no exception. The colors sing. This chapter is about to get down to brass tacks. You [...]
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Mar 20, 07 | 119 – #@$% Heroic |
Feb 11, 10 | 243 – A Deal is a Deal |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
I’m INCREDIBLY excited for what this strip is leading into. One thing we used to do a lot of around here is flashbacks. Been a while since we had a good one, but that’s about to change in a big way. You want to know stuff? You will know stuff. ANNOUNCEMENT: Because of scheduling conflicts [...]
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Jun 22, 15 | 646 – Dark Maiden Wants What Now? |
Mar 11, 10 | 247 – Not a Busload of Strangers |
Jul 11, 12 | 428 – You Know Who You Sound Like? |
Jul 27, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 2 “Down” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Hey everyone, I want to take away from today’s strip (I count at least two revelations! One I’m pretty sure some of you saw coming, and one I don’t think anyone did), but I wanted to let you know about a little situation here at SuperFogeys Central. Unfortunately, in a double whammy, my wife and [...]
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Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Nov 23, 06 | 50 – And the Actual Winner of Bingo Night is… |
Mar 28, 11 | 302 – Don’t Remember Any of This |
May 26, 15 | What You’ve Been Waiting to Know… |
Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Gotta be honest with you, guys. I don’t have it in me for much of a post tonight. This unemployment thing is emotionally draining. I’m barely eating and just seem to be nervous a lot. I know things will get better, but right now I’m kind of living in the muck of it all. Apologies [...]
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Jun 30, 14 | 605 – Underground Brawl |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Oct 27, 20 | 850 – Grand Entrance |
May 26, 22 | 892 – Ejection |
Marc here with a brand new strip full of Earth (or Earths) shattering information. Both Brock and I thank you for your patience while the dust settles from Brock’s unemployment situation. For the time being, we’ll be scaling back our schedule a bit to accommodate the unexpected curve balls of life. There will be no [...]
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Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |
Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
Dec 3, 09 | 236 – You Have to Be Careful Who You Let Into Your Life |
Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Jul 27, 11 | 337 – Naked Greed |
Hey, everybody! Sorry I’ve been gone so long. These past couple of weeks have been rough ones. There have been good times, but I haven’t been unemployed since I was 21-years-old and trying to figure out how this new life is supposed to work while also figuring out how to put food on the table [...]
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Sep 15, 14 | The Principle of Order |
Aug 28, 15 | 675 – Crossing Worlds |
Jun 15, 15 | 643 – Special Delivery |
Jan 29, 18 | 758 – No One Else He Can Think Of |
Jun 23, 14 | 603 – General Will and the Society of Heroes |
I just can’t even comprehend the amount of work that had to go into that second panel. Strips may be small, but that deserves blowing up. Wow. I haven’t counted how many characters Marc managed to cram in there, but I know it’s a lot. I script these things but Marc always, always turns it [...]
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Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
Nov 12, 14 | 636 – Rotten Little Saplings |
Aug 12, 20 | 844 – You Got This, Percy |
Apr 2, 18 | 776 – Tragedy Strikes (Literally) |
Today’s strip reads a little weird without the context surrounding it. I try to avoid this sort of thing. I much prefer it when the strips can stand at least somewhat on their own, but the nature of this section of the chapter makes that a little difficult. I highly recommend going back a few [...]
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Feb 3, 11 | 294 – Funny Ya Should Mention That |
May 21, 14 | 597 – Him Who? |
Oct 7, 10 | 279 – Gina Galloway |
Jul 24, 13 | 520 – Too Late |
Mar 13, 11 | 299 – Why The Hospital |
One of the things noted in a recent comment (forgive me for not remembering who said it) was that this storyline is making SuperFogeys the inverse of the “mirror universe” trope in which alternate realities are generally worse. That’s pretty much exactly right, as today’s strip makes abundantly clear. You guys are so smart. GOOD [...]
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Nov 2, 06 | 30 – B-I-N-G-O |
Nov 19, 06 | 47 – Bingo Knight! |
Aug 5, 08 | 151 – Peanut Butter Cookies |
Jan 16, 17 | 726 – Harrison Ford Finger of Doom |
Nov 17, 06 | 45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion |
From the beginning you’ve all been weirded out by the whole three finger hand thing. Well, this one’s for you. This week we’re finally back to our twice-a-week schedule. You’ll be glad we are. Lots of juice still left in this chapter. Unemployment update: I’m still unemployed and working hard on fixing that. Some recent [...]
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Mar 18, 21 | 883 – Through the Mall! |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Apr 16, 09 | 204 – Florida Beckons |
Getting some good discussions going in the comments lately. Even though the dark secret of the SF Universe has been revealed, many of you are still wondering about certain things, certain… details that don’t quite make sense or suggest still other mysteries. There’s still some big revelations coming this chapter, don’t worry. Things are gonna [...]
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Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Jan 6, 20 | 821 – Frightening Frogs |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Sep 18, 15 | 684 – Better Than Dyin’ |
Sep 24, 06 | 3 – Escape From the Carpathian Bug People |
Sometimes, I ask Marc to accomplish the tricky task of communicating a character’s entire state of mind or silent conversation purely through a facial expression. I think in order to write effective character dramas within the comics medium, you’ve GOT to be able to handle facial expressions well. It’s why Marc is such an effective [...]
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Every once in a while someone will make a comment about how everything goes back to Jerry. How right they are. He may disappear for a chapter on some crazy, worldwide scavenger hunt, but still he lurks. He underlines everything in this story. It’s always been that way and it always will be. Had a [...]
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Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
May 15, 08 | SF Collection #2 Cover |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
Aug 27, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 13 “Doom” |
Apr 23, 12 | 405 – Comparing Death Counts |
Today’s strip kind of unlocks a big piece of the puzzle and I’m looking forward to seeing what you guys make of it. I know some of you have objections to the way these flashbacks are playing out, and that’s okay. Chapter’s not over yet. A flashback heavy strip like today deserves a few annotations. [...]
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Apr 16, 18 | 778 – Sam’s Guilt |
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Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Man, this is a real trip down memory lane. Longtime readers will recognize these scenes from throughout both SuperFogeys and SuperFogeys Origins. Newbies, don’t worry. Knowing all these references or not knowing them isn’t going to impact future reading. But, for those who want to know, I present to you: annotations! Panel 1: This is [...]
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Feb 7, 18 | 761 – Rolling Peas |
Aug 7, 15 | 666 – When He Can Smell You From in There, It’s a Problem |
Mar 6, 13 | 486 – On a Thin Tether |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
Apr 3, 07 | 133 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular Met Dr. Klein |
This isn’t any kind of secret, but at the same time I’m not sure anyone has noticed that Swifty is the one character who has not changed one bit since Chapter 1. There’s no arc for him, no softening of his hard edges. Swifty is Swifty. Does that mean he can NEVER change? No, but [...]
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Jan 7, 13 | 469 – Beating Into Submission with Peace |
Dec 5, 12 | 464 – Cuffed |
Nov 11, 10 | 284 – Pairing Off |
Nov 7, 06 | 35 – Healer Q&A |
May 2, 12 | 408 – Remember Your Mission |
I challenge you to not love Marc’s Carl Sagan-esque redesign of Dr. Rocket. You can’t do it. Zurida’s pretty smokin’ as well. Enough of that! Did you see our latest blog? Marvel used some of Marc’s art for their 75th Anniversary television special without his permission. This is a thing that happened! Well, Marc’s friends [...]
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May 31, 22 | 893 – All the Way to Vegas |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Feb 23, 21 | 876 – Never Be Careful |
Dec 4, 19 | 816 – Who’s Crazy? |
Swifty. Nothing if not consistent. If you missed it–and because it’s such a big deal it deserves repeating–Marc’s art was recently used by Marvel without his persmission for their 75th Anniversary television special. All of his friends jumped on this and took to social media and the result was quite surprising. You can read all [...]
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Jul 8, 08 | Guest Strip by Brian Anderson of “Dog Eat Doug!” |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Dec 2, 19 | 815 – Two of Them |
Mar 4, 20 | 836 – Keep Away |
This is a subject that’s been in much debate in the comments lately. Is Jerry at fault for the things he’s done? Do you agree or disagree with Money Man?
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Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
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Jan 15, 18 | 754 – Not Strong Anymore |
Dec 28, 09 | Guest Strip by Don Oskowski of “Conduit Flux!” |
Mar 9, 21 | 880 – Boy, You Sure Got Old! |
Hey, everyone! The intense debate that followed last week’s strip took me a bit by surprise. I opted out of commenting because I didn’t want to give weight to one view over another, but at some point today I’m finally going to dive in and try my hand at a little opining. The issue of [...]
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Dec 2, 13 | 553 – Capture and Rescue Mission |
Jun 26, 13 | 516 – Time to Clean House |
Dec 9, 06 | 58 – Jerry’s Single Chest Hair |
Dec 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
Oct 1, 06 | 9 – How to Turn Dr. Rocket On |
Suddenly, Jerry is a very popular guy. Won’t he be so pleased when he finds out? Great shot at the end there by Marc. That’s a total hero shot. And shirtless! You’re welcome. Chapter 19 – The Man Who Sold the World ends next week!
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Aug 3, 15 | 664 – Too Old to Drive |
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Jan 9, 12 | 376 – Beaten But Not Broken |
Oct 28, 13 | 543 – The Ignored Little Boy |
Yikes! Sorry, folks. Didn’t mean to take so long to get some notes up. The big revelation with this strip hearkens allllll the way back to this strip, when we saw for the first (and only) time what the Thrice Evil of Earth-Abaddon would be like were certain controls not in place. And now you [...]
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Dec 24, 12 | Merry Christmas From The SuperFogeys! |
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Jul 31, 13 | 522 – A Favor for Spy Gal |
Today, Chapter Nineteen comes to a close. More than any other chapter, I think this one may be best read in one sitting. You can start it at the beginning right here. This has been, for me anyway, a vastly different chapter from any we’ve done before. I was going through old SuperFogeys files just [...]
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Jul 9, 18 | Pg. 6 “Date or Fight?” |
Jul 19, 22 | 907 – Where is Sam? |
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Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Apr 7, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 8 “Ticking Bomb” |