(from Scare Tactics #7, June 1997; by Kaminski, Williams & Lanning) I saw a dead punk idol shooting smack in the alley behind Seditionaries. And his hair was spiky. Recommended listening: Idolatry? No. Pity? Yes.

(from Tales of the Teen Titans #48, November 1984; by Marv Wolfman, Steve Rude & Al Gordon) Did he who made the tyger make thee? Recommended listening: It’s wild and wooly.

(from New Teen Titans v1 #27, January 1983; by Marv Wolfman, George Perez & Romeo Tanghal) Whose bright idea was it to remake Midnight Cowboy with Todd Bridges and Ricky Schroder? Recommended listening: Up your ASBO.

(from Video Jack #3, March 1988; by Cary Bates, Keith Giffen, and Dave Hunt) Aw, he’s just high on life…and airplane glue…and some disco biscuits…and a quart of NyQuil. Recommended listening: WARNING: May be habit-forming.

  (from a February 1981 ad for Hostess Fruit Pies) Seriously, kids, I don’t think I’m ever going to top this one. Recommended listening: You’ll get a big delight in every bite! (A big thanks to Brandon “Bad News” Dawley for bringing the goodies!)

(from Blip #3, April 1983; art by Gary Brodsky) Is that supposed to be a mohawk or a hideous malformation of that poor kid’s skull? If he is supposed to be a punk rocker, then what’s with the orange mohair suit? And did someone slip a roofie to the purple-tressed April O’Neil clone? SO CONFUSED. [...]

(from Batman #423, September 1988; by Starlin, Cockrum & DeCarlo) The sad thing is that most of that hundred grand will go towards the refilling the Caddy’s tank…three miles down the road. Recommended listening: Break on through.

(from Captain America #328, April 1987; by Mark Gruenwald, Paul Neary & Vince Colletta) All you need to know about that red-headed stranger can be found right here. Recommended listening: Ever have it in the ear before?

(from Birds of Prey #7, February 2011; by Gail Simone & Adrian Syaf) So much changed over the past thirty years, but the laughable cliche of menacing punk gangbangers has remained a steady constant. Recommended listening: The road to Xanadu. (Suggested by “Killer” Ken Lowery!)

(from the Love and Rockets: The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. collection by Jaime Hernandez) So damn great on so many levels. Recommended listening: Straight outta Oxnard.