Dimestore Merlin All Up In This MF

Calendar May 29, 2007 | Posted by Chris Sims

I’m not trying to pull off an entire week of Golden Age-themed content or anything, but even after going through the entire saga of Rockman and the Underground Pixies last night, I still find myself inexplicably drawn to this picture:

 

 

Yes, it’s the gentleman I’ve dubbed Dimestore Merlin, who is actually the unnamed King of Jugoslavia, who lets his daughter run around in Flash Gordon pants and a gold bra and then wonders why she keeps getting kidnapped by midgets. And maybe it’s the fact that he looks like Santa’s gay cousin, maybe it’s the little patch on his pajama top that sort of looks like Bully in a crown, but whatever it is, it’s enough to drive me to the brink of obsession.

So in honor of the comics being pushed back this week (and subsequently pushing back the Week in Ink to Friday, since I actually like to read the comics before I buy them), I’m offering it up as a special Tuesday edition of the ISB’s Monday Meme!

I mean, just look at the guy: He’s so expressive! That look on his face could be angered disappointment…

 

 

…or abject shock:

 

 

The possibilities, dear friends, are endless. Join me, won’t you?

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44 comments

  2. HydrogenGuy says:
    May 29, 2007 at 11:37 pm

    The original Dimestore Merlin was a bit too hard core for 1942.

  3. Mark Engblom says:
    May 29, 2007 at 11:44 pm

    Because the Santa comparison is too obvious to resist!

  5. Patrick says:
    May 30, 2007 at 1:10 am

    I can’t be the only one who thinks of Mega Man when seeing this.

  6. Nightfly says:
    May 30, 2007 at 1:51 am

    Dimestore Merlin seems pretty openly horrified at the prospect of calling in Rockman.

    “Crap… And now we’re so royally boned we must call in Rockman – and that guy is even creepier than ME. If I didn’t know better I’d swear he enjoyed spanking those poor runts. Just the thought of it makes me go wall-eyed.”

  7. DF says:
    May 30, 2007 at 2:40 am

    “What do you mean the Super Friends are out feeding hungry koalas? Really? Well, shit. Who else do we got? Who? You mean the guy who rides in that giant dildo that keeps blasting through the walls of my damn castle? Meh, whatever, it’s not like we can do worse at this point.”

  8. Franklin says:
    May 30, 2007 at 3:23 am

    “No, I don’t think I could use a good nose hair trimmer. What kind of a question is that?!?”

  9. maidstragedy says:
    May 30, 2007 at 3:49 am

    “I take a ten minute
    power nap and this is what
    I get! Who took my
    thumb this time?”

  11. Sean says:
    May 30, 2007 at 4:18 am

    “Don’t you see!!? Jugo-slaw is made from MIDGETS!!!

  12. Phil "Golden Arches" Looney says:
    May 30, 2007 at 8:33 am

    Some one loves limited time sandwiches.

  14. Siskoid says:
    May 30, 2007 at 8:43 am

    My oh-so-tpoical answer.

  15. Shannon says:
    May 30, 2007 at 9:50 am

    Dimestore Merlin is……Martin Short!! Take a look at a picture of Short and then look at dimestore Merlin. I dare ya!

  16. Drew says:
    May 30, 2007 at 10:00 am

    THOSE AREN’T TWO PILLOWS!!!

  18. Jayunderscorezero says:
    May 30, 2007 at 11:30 am

    You like to read the comics before you buy them?

  20. Matthew Craig says:
    May 30, 2007 at 11:55 am

    GghhhhOONNE THROUUUGH THHHE PPAAYYYYPPERR!!

    //\Oo/\\

  22. JP says:
    May 30, 2007 at 2:05 pm

    [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/jeremyplothow/damnyouklaus.jpg[/IMG]

  24. Michael says:
    May 30, 2007 at 3:12 pm

    Old Tom is still mad at Peter Jackson.

    I guess immortal woodland creatures hold a grudge.

  26. Bully says:
    May 30, 2007 at 4:57 pm

    This guy needs his own monthly comic. And I think it would go a little something like this.

  27. Luke says:
    May 30, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    With a heaping helping of thanks to our friends Ren and Stimpy, I submit my take on this creepy old SOB.

  28. The Time Trust says:
    May 30, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    Hey, I’m a long-time reader, first-time “memer.”

    Mine’s here.

  30. Foldedsoup says:
    May 30, 2007 at 7:22 pm

    OK, I’m in.

    Be warned, as it may Destroy You All!!

    That guy really need to pop up more often.

  31. Amazing Mattman says:
    May 30, 2007 at 7:43 pm

    Your President is WHO?!?

  33. Sean says:
    May 30, 2007 at 9:08 pm

    That picture with his eyes colored in is TERRIFYING. What would the king look like with white, blank, soulless eyes?

  35. captain supercool says:
    May 31, 2007 at 9:21 pm

    I think a better name for him would be “Freakout Santa.”

  36. Rebecca says:
    June 1, 2007 at 12:16 am

    Cause I know how you feel about the Degrassi. Dimestore Merlin Goes There.

  38. splotchy says:
    June 1, 2007 at 11:12 am

    Better late than never, I guess.

    Here’s mine.

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