Blockade Boy: Chapeau by Jiffy Pop

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Chapeau by Jiffy Pop

The last time I saw a hat like that, it adorned a "hillbilly" teddy bear at the Cracker Barrel.

12 comments:

Gus Casals said...: Even though I'm a Legion fan, I don't seem to recall this Cockrum-Grell era costumer.

And who is this Bill character? Could it be be B'illl?

I smell a Johns retcon...; 6:10 AM
Scipio said...: Actually, I remember seeing it on one of the Hair Bear Bunch.; 6:21 AM
Jon the Intergalactic Gladiator said...: What's with that guy? He looks kind of loopy from getting punched in the mush a couple times.; 8:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Though Wizard Magazine considered it a bold move on DC's part, most fans were upset at the scene in Final Crisis where Jean Loring used Ted Kord's skull as a hat.; 10:36 AM
Bill S. said...: That's Night Girl, of course! The Jiffy Pop bit is just there to accomodate her magnificent beehive. Although why Cosmic Boy looks so skeevy is beyond me.

Also: what the hell are they talking about? What does "a hungry look" have to do with surfing alone? Did he eat his girlfriend? Is the surfboard hiding his distended paunch?; 12:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Also: what the hell are they talking about? What does "a hungry look" have to do with surfing alone?

Well, I would imagine it has to do with that "30 minutes" rule. You don't want Bill to cramp up while he's hanging 10, do you?; 12:39 PM
Anonymous said...: Jeez, I think that thing is practically her frickin' sidekick, the Orko to her He-Man, as it were.; 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...: That, or Toni McCutout there is about to get sorted into Hufflepuff.; 1:58 PM
Nepharia said...: Yeah, but really, how old is the comic this frame came from? 1972...1974? And the kids keep wanting to dress like that. It only proves they *are* all on drugs.; 6:56 PM
Comixbear said...: If you look at the guy behind her, even HE can't keep a straight face when looking at that loopy hat!

http://comixbearbarecomix.blogspot.com/; 7:11 PM
Comixbear said...: Um...not that I know anything about straight faces, of course! ;)

http://comixbearbarecomix.blogspot.com/; 8:01 PM
Jeremy Rizza said...: Gustavo: "I smell a Johns retcon..."
Nope, that's just the stench from a beached squid. The odors are remarkably similar.

Scipio: Thank you! I was trying to remember that reference, and the only thing I could come up with was "Hillbilly Bears." They weren't nearly as cool as the Hair Bear Bunch.

Jon: Bwah! I'm giving you bonus points for your use of the term "mush". You're hard-boiled!

David: That's our Geoff Johns...! *cue wacky musical stinger*

Bill: Maybe he's "manorexic." Sure, he has barely enough energy to carry that board, but on the plus side, his cheekbones are exquisite.

David: "Hanging 10"? Is that what the young people are calling it nowadays (back then)?

Chawunky: "Orko"...! Holy crap. This must be a He-Man comic, written by Chuck Austen!

Chawunky: For a minute, I thought that was a Sid and Marty Kroft reference. My nerd-dom is hopelessly outdated!

Nepharia: It's from 1970, to be precise. The mens' fashions aren't much better, but there are scads of sexy muttonchops to help draw the eye away from them.

Comixbear: His face looks pretty dang melted, doesn't it? He's like a lounge-lizard version of Jonah Hex.

Comixbear: *rim shot*; 9:07 PM