BABE Of The DAY - ANN-MARGRET...

She rocked with ELVIS and FRED

FLINTSTONE, making her one red-hot

babe in my book.  Stoop and stare in awe at

this amazing amazon - ANN-MARGRET.

(Now where'd I stash my drool cup?)

NOW THIS IS FUNNY - MIGHTY MOTH...

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DICK MILLINGTON wrote and drew the MIGHTY MOTH strip which appeared in TV COMIC for just over a staggering 25 years, from his first appearance in 1959 right up 'til his last one in the final issue in '84.  I suspect that for quite a few years (and perhaps even longer), the strips were reprints, but ol' MM is one of the longest-lasting characters in British comics.  (Or at least he was up until 30 years ago.)   He's certainly one of the best-remembered ones.

The above strip should serve to demonstrate why.  (Here's a clue - it's just plain funny!)  

The THING COVER & SPLASH PAGE GALLERY - PART FIVE...

Images copyright MARVEL COMICS

JOHN BYRNE did his best, but The THING's solo mag failed to set the comicbook world on fire and fizzled out after 36 issues.  Perhaps if he'd drawn it himself as well as writing it, it may have had a longer run, but there's no guarantee of that.  I continued to buy it from start to finish, but apart from the occasional ish, there was really nothing memorable about the series.  Having said that, it's still worth looking back on as an example of what comics were like back in the early to mid '80s, art-wise.

Anyway, enjoy this glimpse into yesterday and, if you like what you see, be sure to come back for the sixth and final part - coming soon, on this, the finest blog you're ever likely to read - whenever you've absolutely nothing better to read, that is.