Funny Stuff: "Badger's Baby Brother--Beastley!" by Drake and Adams

Good evening, Groove-ophiles! Groovy (You Won't Believe What I've Dug Up This Time) Agent here with an eeeeaaarrrrly Neal Adams job for DC Comics on (in case you couldn't guess) Adventures of Bob Hope (#106, June 1967). This wild and wacky tale features the (almost) legendary Super-Hip, as well as a group of Universal Monsters parodies. Author Arnold Drake's story is over-the-top wacky, loaded with sight gags, pratfalls, and snappy patter. It's Adams' art that really steals the show--as usual. Prepare to meet Bob, Super-Hip, Dr. Van Pyre, Frank N. Stein, and most of all... "Badger's Baby Brother--Beastley!"

Science Fiction Theater Presents: Beneath the Planet of the Apes

First up, a special "thank you" to Sparkling Scott Edelman for the article about last week's presentation of "Farewell to the Master" on Sci Fi Wire. The Diversions blog got a lotta hits thanks to Scott's post, and Ol' Groove is pleased as punch. I hope all my new visitors stick around! (And to all my regulars, you know Ol' Groove loves ya, baby!)

Ready for a trip to the Planet of the Apes? Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the 1970 sequel to 1968's phenomenal Planet of the Apes, is a very different animal from the original flick. Taylor (Charlton Heston) plays only a small, but very important, part in the movie, with leading man honors going to James Franciscus who plays Brent, an astronaut sent from earth to find Taylor and his crew. No more exploring the surface of the planet, 'cause this go-round we're digging deep (well, deep enough to run a subway) to learn all about what really happened to humanity. Can you say, "Mutants worshipping an atomic bomb?" I thought you could.

Time to break out the popcorn, Groove-ophiles! Here's the Gold Key Comics adaptation (with art by the remarkable Alberto Giolitti) from 1970 in all its borderless-paneled glory!