Humor as a genre has waxed and waned in the comics industry.  For many, many years comics were published that featured famous comedians of the time, most notably Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis.  Of course, most people know comics from the newspaper comic strips which feature all the genres that we’ve talked about, but is mostly dominated by those quick laugh grabbers that over the years became sentimental favorites.

Be it Peanuts in which we see if Charlie Brown will ever get to kick that football or Garfield complaining about Mondays there is something very comforting about the Sunday funnies.  Over the years of newspaper publication the comics have incorporated humor in all stages of the industry, to varying degrees of success.  While many companies only published humor comics, like the ones featuring the Disney stable of characters, other companies sprinkled original comedy in their lineups, and here are some of my favorites from DC.

Sugar Plumm and Cecil “Spike” Wilson are two toddler aged characters that understand each other and their peers, but adults cannot understand them.  Engaging in very quick gags, the two are set upon by one bully, Little Arthur, as their bad guy, but don’t worry, the bully is More >