The pre-Pussycats Josie we start with today always seemed like an Archie afterthought to me but she was a project near and dear to the heart of artist Dan DeCarlo as she was, in fact, inspired by his own wife.

http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2011/01/shes-josie-no-8-september-1964.html

As a teen, Robert Crumb’s work made me uncomfortable but it becomes obvious in retrospect that he wanted it to do just that. Here’s a cover gallery that includes mid-seventies work from Arcade, in my opinion his best phase.

http://comicrazys.com/2011/01/19/cover-gallery-arcade-the-comics-revue-and-more-robert-crumb/

In the wake of the new Green Hornet movie, critics keep referring to the character as a comic book hero in spite of his radio origins. He did, however, make some memorable comics appearances including this Jerry Robinson-drawn story.

http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/2011/01/number-884-green-hornet-and-mummy.html

Finally today, Gorilla Daze offers an illustrated, in-depth review of 1972′s Supergirl # 1, the very first issue to have that title after the Maid of Might appeared for years in Action Comics and Adventure Comics.

http://www.thefifthbranch.com/gorilladaze/?p=1444