Oh, true. And it being a gym also supports the “ass” angle.

They didn’t say “a piece of,” just “a piece.” Since we’re talking about slang and since “a piece” is slang for “a gun,” we’re forced to conclude that the advertisement is for a gun shop.

Close. That /is/ Antman in the cannon, but it was technically a crossover in a Fantastic 4 comic: F4 #16, Jul. 1963, according to my note. As for context, I don’t remember exactly what was going on but I had clipped three panels:

Whomever you can? You’d rather have an aneurysm than talk to either of us? I knew I wasn’t your favourite, but…

I find myself hoping the artist was behind and so repurposed a picture of Reed Richards by drawing a pair of horns on the head, sketching some underwear on the outside, and painting it all red.

According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, it can mean many things. In this case, I’m betting on:

pipe, v.(3) 1.  to look over, to inspect. 2. orig. of a detective, to follow, to pursue; to spy on. 3. to understand, to work out. [with US examples 1882-1962]

I believe so. According to Green’s Dictionary of Slang, it usually referred to an obese person (or group thereof), but being used to mean “beefy” doesn’t seem too far removed.

beef trust (n.) [ironic use of SE beef trust, a conglomerate of beef producers/processors; orig. late 19C carnival use, created by showman W.B. ‘Billy’ Watson (born Isaac Levy; 1852–1945), who thus named his sideshow of grotesquely overweight women, the term was later adopted in his burlesque to describe a chorus-line of notably large girls; Watson also created the chicken trust, composed thin and reportedly beautiful women]

1. (Aus./US) an obese person, a group of obese people [with examples dated 1914-2002]

True, he’s been blind since birth, but that doesn’t mean the buffalo wasn’t great.

Yep, truly a disgrace. No boob-chasers at all in the theatre or movie industries. Especially not among the guys in charge

She must have been was attacked by the Evil Mad Upsticker What Upsticks At Midnight.

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1. At first I misread this as him wassailing her drawers. Not sure if that would have been better or worse…

2. I have to think the plot was setting the guy up as a raving lunatic–what other kind of person would berate someone for NOT storing their sweaters in their underwear drawer?

Great. I’ll be way over here then, watching you. If you go crazy, I’ll know it was a cosmic horror.

And my skirt! Oh, wait, no; that had polka dots when I bought it.

I was ready to dispute this, but I went out back and tried it–you’re dead on. Go scientific method!

Austin Powers!

We saw one yesterday in a parking lot with a big 'fro that was shaved short around the bottom, like a 'fro crossed with a bowl cut. Coincidentally, that was right after commenting in the store that mushrooms must “in” this year for home decorating.

Ok, gorillas seem to be a recurring theme here. Were they that common in the comics of the era or are most of these from the same issue? Or maybe I simply have a heretofore unrealized sensitivity to gorillas.

Have we already seen this one? It seems familiar.

So is he a villain or not? The outfit, gun, and threat say he is. But if he’s implying that he’ll protect her cooking reputation, maybe he’s a saint!