Remember Whens-Day: Bozo the Robot by Dave Johnson

Next up in the Golden Age Sketchbook: Dave Johnson makes Bozo the Iron Man look cooler than he ever did in Smash Comics...

Remember Whens-Day: The Jester by Keith Giffen

Keith Giffen provides this portrait of Quality Comics' The Jester.

Remember Whens-Day: Ralph Farnham, Space Pirate by Me

Now here's an obscurity that I did myself. Way back when, I was reading the "Famous First Edition" overside reprint of Flash Comics #1, and was struck by this spot illustration from the issue's text story (written by Gardner Fox, illustrated by Sheldon Mayer):


I was just so tickled that the villain didn't get a futuristic or menacing name...he's just "Ralph Farnham, Space Pirate." And then there's that expression on his face...the world-weary look of "Yeah, that's right, the name's Ralph Farnham. Wanna make something of it?"

Well, I did make something of it: My own contribution to my Golden Age sketchbook.

Remember Whens-Day: The Fin by Bob Burden

Bob Burden, creator of Flaming Carrot, supplies this portrait of another hero known for his unwieldy headgear: Bill Everett's aquatic hero The Fin!

Remember Whens-Day: Wonder Woman by Jason Pearson

Next up in the Golden Age sketchbook: Wonder Woman by Jason Pearson. (Actually, with the caption he provided, this one would be equally at home in my musical sketchbook!)