Price of gas at my local gas station:

Tuesday Mar 3 @730am: $3.09 a gallon

Wednesday Mar 4 @730am: $3.25 a gallon

Thursday Mar 5 @730am: $3.49 a gallon

Friday Mar 6 @730am: $3.49 a gallon

Saturday Mar 7 @730am: $3.29 a gallon

Sunday Mar 8 @730am: $3.29 a gallon

Monday Mar 9: $3.26 a gallon

Wednesday Mar 11: $3.38 a gallon (+21 cents since this shit started)

Thursday Mar 12: $3.39 a gallon

Friday Mar 13: $3.39 a gallon

Saturday Mar 14: $3.39 a gallon

Sunday Mar 15: $3.39 a gallon

Monday Mar 16: $3.51 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 17: $3.51 a gallon (+42 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Mar 18: $3.51 a gallon

Thursday Mar 19: $3.59 a gallon

Friday Mar 20: $3.59 a gallon 

Saturday Mar 21: $3.69 a gallon

Sunday Mar 22: $3.69 a gallon

Monday Mar 23: $3.69 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 24; $3.79 a gallon (+70 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Mar 25: $3.79 a gallon 

Thursday Mar 26: $3.79 a gallon 

Friday Mar 27: $3.79 a gallon

Saturday  Mar 28: $3.79 a gallon

Sunday Mar 29: $3.79 a gallon

Monday Mar 30: $3.79 a gallon

Tuesday Mar 31: $3.79 a gallon (+70 cents since this shit started)

Wednesday Apr 1: $3.99 a gallon

POLT

I've got books lining my shelves, day and night.......

 Book 2026

Today I had a doctor appointment in Chambersburg, which meant a stop by Ollies.  And among the things I bought there were three books. 

Five Broken Blades, by Mai Corland

Metropolis, by B.A. Shapiro

The Vatican Princess, by C.W. Gortner

Yearly Totals: 

Jan 12: 4 books for $17,80, average of $4.45

           Totals: 4 books for $17.80, average of $4.45

Feb 15: 2 books for $11.64, average of $5.82

           Totals: 6 books for $29.44, average of $4.91

Feb 17: 5 books for $80.61, average of $16.22

           Totals: 11 books for $110.05, average of $10.00 

Feb 25: 2 books for $52.98, average of $26.49 each

           Totals: 13 books for $163.03, average of $12.54 

Mar 16: 2 books for $58.19, average of $29.10 each

           Totals: 15 books for $221.22, average of $14.75

Mar 23: 2 books for $6.34, average of $3.17 each

           Totals: 17 books for $227.56, average of $13.39

Mar 24: 3 books for $104.66, average of $34.89 each

           Totals: 20 books for $332.22, average of $16.61

Apr 2: 3 books for $12.69, average of $4.23 each

           Totals: 23 books for $344.91, average of $14.99

Of these 23 books, 17 are actual books, 6 are graphic novels.

POLT

Look of love, now I've come undone (Part 2)....

 Viteameatavega-Memories

On this date in 1957, the following episode aired: The Housewarming. 

So the Ricards have moved to Connecticut, the Mertzes have joined them.   Their next door neighbors are the Ramseys.  Lucy and Betty Ramsey get along famously, leaving Ethel feeling a bit jealous.  Then, they all realize Betty is from Albuquerque New Mexico, which is also Ethel's hometown.  And they then become extra chummy leaving Lucy feel left out.  

It's a typical Lucy episode plot.  And it's got some funny lines in it, but really, it's not that great of a show all in all. 

POLT

I took the road less traveled by (Part 4016)......

 MAPS!

Today's map shows the states that have a skyscraper higher than the highest natural point in the state.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5298).....

 Check This Out!

POLT

If I were a hero, I'd be Martin Luther (Part 4510).........

 Superhero Anydays

Today, by artist Matt Wagner, we have portraits of the founding members of Earth-2's Justice Society Of America. 

Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman, Sandman

The Atom, Spectre, Dr. Fate, Hourman

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And today we also have an unusual trio: Earth-2's Hourman, a statue of Earth-1's Martian Manhunter, and a gender bent version of Earth-2's The Flash. 

POLT

Put your love to the test (Part 1635)....

 Where To Put It? 

So where should this uniquely dressed fella go?  Fetching Faces?  Shirtless Mondays?  Dudes In Dresses?  Thursday Thighs?  Check This Out!?

POLT

I used to live in a tiny bubble (Part 568)....

 SUDS

POLT

The truth is I never left you (Part 1704).....

 TRUTH In Spite Of Convicted Felon Mar-A-Taco tRump

POLT

A people, a tongue and a nation (Part 992).......

 Luscious Licks

POLT

Just repeat history, just repeat history (Part 111)......

 Vintage Visions

We have always been here and we're not going anywhere.

POLT

Check this out, real quick, don't know if everybody know (Part 5297)....

 Check This Out!

As the great Obi-Won said, "Who's more foolish, the fool or the fools who follow him?"

POLT

Night arrives with her purple legion (Part 1)....

 Legion Lore

Sixty seven years ago, in April 1958 Adventures Comics #247 as published.  The story inside was a Superboy story, done by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino.   The gist of the story was that a team of super teens from 1000 years in the future came back in time to meet Superboy and invite him to join the "superhero club". 

The story was supposed to be just a one shot, a one time story.  But the team was so popular with readers they made other appearance, then shared a title with Superboy and eventually got their own title.  

In the early 80s, the Legion and the New Teen Titans were DC Comics highest selling titles, outselling Superman titles, Batman titles, Justice League titles.  And the Legion was a great title, until 1989 or so.  They ended the original title and a few months later started republishing from #1 but it was the team 5 yeas later...and they were a depressing, dark, dystopian era.  After several years of this, they just rebooted the entire series again, starting over from a #1 in an 'all new' timeline where the Legion was just starting.  Some characters were the same, others were different.  After a time of this title, it evolved into another dystopian era, and after a bit, they ended it.  Then they rebooted it again, this time with Supergirl in the team.  Some characters were the same, some we entirely different, some all new.  After a bit of this, they ended the series.   After a few years Brad Meltzer and Geoff Johns brought back the team from right before the 5 years later era as if that 5 years later stuff never happened.  And after a short while, with a change of creative teams, that era went to shit, so they canceled it.  DC then did the Flashpoint idiocy, rebooting their entire into nothing but shit, and I gave up on DC Comics entirely. 

I have all the versions of the Legion up until I gave up on the company, whether the teams were good bad or mediocre.  It was one of my favorite teams so I stuck with it through thick and thin, again until I gave up on the company. 

So since it's their 67th anniversary, I'm starting a new semi-regular feature.  I'm going to feature the members of the Legion (and some members of the Legion of Substitute Heroes as well as some of the better members of the first rebooted Legion) in the order they joined the team. 

First up, we have....

Cosmic Boy

Rokk Krinn is from the planet Braal.  Everyone on Braal has the ability to control and manipulate metal, but Rokk was the best a champion at the sport of Magno-Ball, even at the age of 14.  The planet had been in a long recession and there weren't many job prospects to he decided to come to Earth to see what he could find there.  And on that trip he helped found the Legion Of Super-Heroes!

POLT

Cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots (Part 926)....

 Wife Beater Wednesdays

This week, with Easter closing in, we have Wifebeaters And Bunny Ears!

POLT