Funny Stuff: "Bronze Me, Big Eye" by Al Hartley

What it is, Groove-ophiles! How 'bout some fun in the sun with Archie and Veronica courtesy Al Hartley? At least, Archie wants some fun--Veronica only wants sun! From Pep #246 (August 1970), here's "Bronze Me, Big Eye!"

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Life's a Beach with Betty, Veronica, and Dan DeCarlo

Dig it, Groove-ophiles, Young/Teen Groove never got to go to the beach, but I spent a lot of time wishing I could go--mostly because of Dan DeCarlo's (aided and abetted at times by a variety of inkers) captivating Betty and Veronica beach covers! They were the closest I ever got to a beach back then--though Teen Groove did spend a lotta time at the public pool. Does that even count?

And for the record, Ol' Groove has been to several beaches post-Groovy Age. My first trip to a beach was to Cocoa Beach when I was on my honeymoon back in 1983. And yeah, I love the beach!

Groove's Faves: "Ice Cream Belle" by Gladir, DeCarlo, and Lapick

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! It's a hot summer day--the perfect kind of day to travel back in time via our Groove-a-licious Archie-powered time machine to get our giggle on! "Ice Cream Belle" by George Gladir, Dan DeCarlo, and Rudy Lapick covers tons o'summer fun--hanging out by the pool, girls, summer jobs, girls, the ice cream man--and girls! From Archie Giant Series Magazine (aka Betty and Veronica Summer Fun) #236 (July 1975) comes fun, fun, fun in the sun! Dig it!

The Grooviest Covers of All Time: Summer of 1977, Marvel Style

Greetings, Groove-ophiles!  The Summer of 1977! Star Wars! Smokey and the Bandit! The Deep! The Spy Who Loved Me! Charlie's Angels! Three's Company! What's Happenin'! Alice! The Gong Show! Fleetwood Mac's Rumours! Boston! The Eagle's Hotel California! Frampton Comes Alive! Teen Groove had graduated 8th grade and was headed for the hallowed halls of high school. Yeah, this was a big summer, and it's time again to stop and gaze back lovingly at the comics we spent the summer (35 years ago) with. Today we'll wallow in the wonderment that was Marvel Comics...

 

Wow! Marvel got neck-deep into licensing: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Hanna-Barbera, Godzilla, the Human Fly, and, best of all, KISS and Star Wars! John Byrne was running wild on the Avengers, Star-Lord, Marvel Team-Up, and Champions! Kirby was kompleting his tenure on Captain America and the Falcon, while it was the end of the road for Adam Warlock, Thanos, Omega the Unknown, Super-Villain Team-Up, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Mighty Marvel was definitely still on the move, baby! Tune in tomorrow to see what DC was up to in the Summer of 1977!