Recently the world of entertainment lost another giant, as Bobby Sherman passed away in June at the age of 81. Who is Bobby Sherman, you ask? Well, after small parts in movies and TV shows, Sherman's role in "Here Come The Brides" made him an early 1970s teen idol. Over the course of his entertainment career, he released 10 LPs and 23 singles, as well as starring in his own TV series "Getting Together." However, after a guest spot on "Emergency," Sherman took an interest in EMT work and he left the TV stage to became a paramedic and a reserve deputy sheriff, where he spent the rest of his professional life, apart from occasional oldies tours, corporate gigs and charity events. Oh, and of course, he had a comic book.


Well, technically it's "Getting Together" that had the comic book. But that's Bobby Sherman's name up there in big letters because Charlton knew what the kids wanted, and what the kids wanted included lots of hearts and Bobby Sherman's smiling face!


Also hopefully what sold was Bobby's Love Beads, which, according to actual Love Bead purchaser testimonials, are life-saving tools that should be in every home. Can your family afford to be without Bobby's Love Beads? Maybe, maybe not. Meanwhile let's get together with Getting Together's foray into the adventures of Bobby.


Sherman's only a few years into his teen idol career, and already he's back to opening shopping centers for extremely demanding shopping center managers who insist upon original songs written specifically for shopping center openings? Fire your agent, Bobby!


Enter the show's comedy relief, songwriting partner Lionel, who may be great at writing songs, but is terrible at picking watermelons. Those watermelons do NOT look good, Lionel.


Can't a man and his watermelon enjoy some time alone on a bench without being hassled by teenagers?


Nina and Anthony are learning about haiku in school, and right now you're learning about what the printing industry calls 'bleed through' when ink from the back side of a page bleeds through onto the opposite side of the page and makes Nina look like she has leprosy. This is caused by many problems, one of which is "being published by Charlton Comics."


Charlton.
Filling the discount bins,
Unwanted are the Ghosts Of Doctor Graves,
Even with Ditko covers.


Need to jot down a quick note but don't have any paper handy? Just use nature's notepads - a melon! And now, let's hear from one of our sponsors.


Can super-swoony stickers help Bobby's career get even greater and groovier? Absolutely not. Though I will say keeping a roll of these in your car might have come in handy if he ever pulled you over for speeding while in his later law enforcement career, maybe you could stick one on your driver's license when you hand it over and then maybe Bobby would let you off with a warning? That would be super-swoony indeed.


Watermelons! Solving songwriting problems AND filling up space on comic book pages that otherwise somebody would have had to actually draw something in. So helpful!


The universe itself explodes with wonder as Bob Watermelon's Supermarket embarks upon a fantastic new promotional scheme!


Hi Fans! Wondering why there's so little Bobby Sherman in this Bobby Sherman comic? Why not write a haiku about it and send them in to us here at Charlton?


In our next exciting Getting Together story, Bobby and Lionel apparently live together in an antique store, which ironically enough is today the only place you can find Bobby Sherman records, like this flexi-disc that came free with Post Cereals at the height of Bobby Sherman's fame.


Listen, these days the youths are paying upwards of fifty bones for new "vinyls" - that's what they call them, "vinyls" - so listen Kellogg's, you want to juice your profit margins on Frosted Flakes? Bring back cereal box records and jack up those prices!


Come on Bobby, let's see where this secret passage leads to! Besides wildly inflated heating bills and rodent infestations on account of this big empty space leading God knows where behind our wall!


Don't want to stay up too late, gotta get up early in the morning, really living that wild rock star life, huh Bobby.


Before teaming up with Bobby to write songs, Lionel did two tours with the First Infantry Division as a "tunnel rat" in Southeast Asia.


No comment.


Darn this flashlight! Now everything is dark! Think of how convenient this would be if this was being drawn into a comic book and the artist was tired, or their hand hurt, or they were just kinda lazy!


I know you're frightened, Lionel, but the snakes are not going to help you.


Can doors open "heavy?"


Gosh, looks like Lionel has merely uncovered some sort of eerie tunnel that leads into Bobby Sherman's closet, likely dug by any one of Bobby Sherman's legions of adoring, shovel-equipped fans.


Another Bobby Sherman Comics story ends with barely any Bobby and hardly any Sherman. If I was one of those kooky Bobby Sherman fans festooned with stickers and love beads, I'd feel pretty ripped off by this comic and I'd feel like I simply didn't have enough Bobby Sherman in my life, and I'd be wondering how I could rectify that situation, and if there might be an advertisement that could help me.


Lucky us, we can send in two bucks and join the most exciting club ever formed, the Bobby Sherman "Getting Together" Fan Club! All the posters, records, cards, portraits, and other fan club memorabilia should arrive just in time to commemorate "Getting Together" getting cancelled on ABC. Turns out being scheduled opposite "All In The Family" wasn't exactly helpful. And that's the Bobby Sherman Getting Together story! Thanks for watching, and stay tuned for the ABC Movie Of The Week, as Dennis Weaver struggles for survival against a mysterious, murderous 18-wheeler in... "Duel!"

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