* I suppose this is the occasion for one of those lengthy, image-filled post about the history of the Bazooka Joe comics, and I might have time to do one of those soon, but for now let's just note his demise. I think that's a good run for an advertising campaign/element like that.
* finally, this news story involving a homicide and a collectible was brought to my attention on Friday night. It's awful, and only tangentially comics, although the places where it's potentially about comics somehow make it much worse.