What Are The funniest DC Comics Stories?

[Jim Kelly]

ADVENTURE COMICS 304 (January 1963)--Super-Turtle (1st appearance, no story title) by Henry Boltinoff; on sale November 29th, 1962.



ADVENTURE COMICS 317 (February 1964)--Super-Turtle by Henry Boltinoff:



SUPERBOY 130 (June 1966)--Super-Turtle by Henry Boltinoff:

[exile001]

How could I forget this? It's one of my favourite Superman books of the last decade.

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[Jim Kelly]

THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE 47 (October-November 1957)--cover art by Owen Fitzgerald
THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE 82 (August-September 1963)--cover art by Mort Drucker
THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE 84 (December 1963 - January 1964)--cover art by Bob Oksner:



THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE 108 (December 1967 - January 1968)--cover art by Neal Adams:

[Jim Kelly]

How could I forget this? It's one of my favourite Superman books of the last decade.

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One of my favourite Jimmy Olsen stories is also the funniest--

SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN 44 (April 1960)--3rd story, "Miss Jimmy Olsen" by Bernstein, Swan and Kaye"; r. SUPERMAN’S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN 95 [G-25] (August-September 1966):

"If you ever wondered to what extreme lengths Jimmy Olsen would go to get a newspaper scoop, wait till you see Jimmy in operation as a member of the fair sex!"



Jimmy in drag tries out for the chorus in "Big Monte" McGraw's new musical comedy, to get the goods on the ex-racketeer--who's suspected of being in on a jewellery heist. McGraw is impressed with the high-kicking new girl, "Julie Ogden," and, since she's from out of town, Big Monte insists she stay with his girl friend, Maisie, who is also in the chorus line. Grudgingly, Maisie takes Julie to her apartment which she shares with a chimpanzee.

However, it's not long before McGraw makes a play for the leggy Miss Ogden. When "Killer" Kendall tries to steal his girl, Big Monte has him iced and Julie sheds no tears.

And when McGraw escorts Julie back to her place and goes in for a smooch, he is unaware it's the chimp and not the redhead that he's locking lips with. That kiss must have sealed the deal for Big Monte, since he plans to make Julie the next Mrs. McGraw.





The nice thing about this story is that Jimmy is never ashamed; in fact, he seems proud. And there's nothing wrong with that.

[kingaliencracker]

One of my favorites:

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[K7P5V]

One of my favorites:

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Same here, especially when The SHAZAM!/Marvel Family made an appearance (XD)

[JThree]

Same here, especially when The SHAZAM!/Marvel Family made an appearance (XD)

That is a great two page spread. Thanks for sharing that, really.

--jthree

[Jim Kelly]

SUPERMAN AND BATMAN: WORLD'S FUNNEST (2001)*--I always think it should be WORLD'S FUNNIEST--had a Brian Bolland cover. Here are the inside credits pulled from the Grand Comics Database--

Script:
Evan Dorkin

Pencils:
Dave Gibbons (pages 1-18, 60-62); Mike Allred (page 19); Sheldon Moldoff (pages 20, 21); Stuart Immonen (page 22); Frank Cho (pages 23, 24); Jaime Hernandez (pages 25-27); Scott Shaw (page 28); Stephen DeStefano (page 29); Jim Woodring (pages 30-32); David Mazzucchelli (pages 33-36); Jay Stephens (pages 37-39); Glen Murakami (pages 40, 41); Doug Mahnke (pages 45-48); Phil Jimenez (pages 49-52); Ty Templeton (pages 53-56); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59); Frank Miller (pages 42-44)

Inks:
Dave Gibbons (pages 1-18, 60-62); Mike Allred (page 19); Sheldon Moldoff (pages 20, 21); Joe Giella (page 22); Frank Cho (pages 23, 24); Jaime Hernandez (pages 25-27); Scott Shaw (page 28); Stephen DeStefano (page 29); Jim Woodring (pages 30-32); David Mazzucchelli (pages 33-36); Jay Stephens (pages 37-39); Bruce Timm (pages 40-41); Norm Rapmund (pages 45-48); Phil Jimenez (pages 49-52); Ty Templeton (pages 53-56); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59); Frank Miller (pages 42-44)

Colours:
Chris Chuckry (colors and separations, pages 1-32, 37-39, 42-56, 60-62); David Mazzucchelli (colors and separator, pages 33-36); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59)

Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

I would cut and paste how many characters appear in the book, but it's too much. Easier just to look it up yourselves.

*Edit: Corrected title and date.

[Jim Kelly]

'MAZING MAN 9 (September 1986)--2nd story, "A Shiny Bullet for a Black Bart" by Bob Rozakis, Fred Hembeck, Stephen DeStefano and Karl Kesel:

[K7P5V]

That is a great two page spread. Thanks for sharing that, really.

--jthree

Thanks. Glad to know you're not offended. For what it's worth, I also liked the DCAU version (XD)

[Jim Kelly]

From around the same time period as SUPERMAN AND BATMAN: WORLD'S FUNNEST (2001), there were two hardcover anthologies--BIZARRO COMICS (2001) and BIZARRO WORLD (2005), featuring new funny stuff from independent creators. BIZARRO WORLD is book-ended by a story featuring Bizarro Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk--"Bizarre Wars" by Chris Duffy and Stephen DeStefano.

[Cyberstrike]

SUPERMAN AND BATMAN: WORLD'S FUNNEST (2001)*--I always think it should be WORLD'S FUNNIEST--had a Brian Bolland cover. Here are the inside credits pulled from the Grand Comics Database--

Script:
Evan Dorkin

Pencils:
Dave Gibbons (pages 1-18, 60-62); Mike Allred (page 19); Sheldon Moldoff (pages 20, 21); Stuart Immonen (page 22); Frank Cho (pages 23, 24); Jaime Hernandez (pages 25-27); Scott Shaw (page 28); Stephen DeStefano (page 29); Jim Woodring (pages 30-32); David Mazzucchelli (pages 33-36); Jay Stephens (pages 37-39); Glen Murakami (pages 40, 41); Doug Mahnke (pages 45-48); Phil Jimenez (pages 49-52); Ty Templeton (pages 53-56); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59); Frank Miller (pages 42-44)

Inks:
Dave Gibbons (pages 1-18, 60-62); Mike Allred (page 19); Sheldon Moldoff (pages 20, 21); Joe Giella (page 22); Frank Cho (pages 23, 24); Jaime Hernandez (pages 25-27); Scott Shaw (page 28); Stephen DeStefano (page 29); Jim Woodring (pages 30-32); David Mazzucchelli (pages 33-36); Jay Stephens (pages 37-39); Bruce Timm (pages 40-41); Norm Rapmund (pages 45-48); Phil Jimenez (pages 49-52); Ty Templeton (pages 53-56); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59); Frank Miller (pages 42-44)

Colours:
Chris Chuckry (colors and separations, pages 1-32, 37-39, 42-56, 60-62); David Mazzucchelli (colors and separator, pages 33-36); Alex Ross (painted, pages 57-59)

Letters:
Tom Orzechowski

I would cut and paste how many characters appear in the book, but it's too much. Easier just to look it up yourselves.

*Edit: Corrected title and date.

I loved the Darkseid cameo.

[K7P5V]

I loved the Darkseid cameo.

Loved it when Frank Miller got involved...

[Jim Kelly]

DETECTIVE COMICS [starring the Batman Family] 282 (February-March 1979)--4th story, "Bat-Mite's New York Adventure" by Bob Rozakis, Michael Golden and Bob Smith:

[Jim Kelly]

Co-created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Bob Oksner (along with Carmine Infantino and Joe Orlando), Angel and the Ape (Angel O'Day and Sam Simeon) premiered in--

SHOWCASE 77 (Septembe 1968)--story [no title] by E. Nelson Bridwell, Bob Oksner and Tex Blaisdell; cover art by Bob Oksner, Sergio Aragonés and Tex Blaisdell



Angel and Sam ran their own detective agency, but Sam also created his own comics. The gorilla first worked for the Marvelous Stan Bragg, but later went to Bragg's competitor, the Distinguished Mort Stoops.

The pair then immediately got their own title, ANGEL AND THE APE, which ran for six issues. As it progressed, it drifted toward the teen humour of Archie Comics, which National Periodicals was vigorously trying to copy. A seventh issue was just called MEET ANGEL, with a format that resembled the Archie brand (shorter stories plus one and two page gags)--

MEET ANGEL 7 (November-December 1969)--2nd story, "Suits Me Fine" by Henry Boltinoff and Bob Oksner; 5th story, "Seeing Isn't Believing" by writer unknown, art by Bob Oksner and Wally Wood: