Friday, December 17, 2004
Oatmeal - not just for health
I was eating a bowl of instant oatmeal (a local store brand) in front of my PC at work – healthy food, you know. I noticed that they have “Wacky Trivia” on their packages.
Here was what I learned today.
When was the first comic book produced?
• Although the first issue of Famous Funnies was dated July 1934, it was actually released in May of that year. From the very beginning, comic publishers have routinely cover-dated their books two to three months later than the actual shipping date to give the books a longer shelf life.
• Famous Funnies reached its 100th issue in November 1942, the first comic to achieve that milestone.
• “Buck Rogers” first appeared in the third issue and would run in every issue until #190, and then sporadically until the final issue. Legendary artist Frank Frazetta drew several classic “Buck Rogers” covers near the end of the title’s run.
