Pop Culture Roundup Sept. 25, 2006

Boing Boing gushes on and on about the splendid-looking "Little Nemo in Slumberland: So Many Splendid Sundays."

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Via Johnny Bacardi, art from an abandoned graphic novel treatment of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine."

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Dial B for Blog is back after a break with something wonderful: An ongoing history of DC Comics designer Ira Schapp, who created many of the companies great logos and house ads. Good work Robby!

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Fred Hembeck designed the fab logo for Dial B for Blog's Scapp-fest. And he also turned out another great cover repro--this one for Avengers #72.

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Danny Flores, who played sax on the Champs' hit version of "Tequila!" back in 1957 has died, Billboard reports.

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The New York Times interviews Rabbi Simcha Weinstein who has penned a book about the Jewish origins of the American comic book history. Said book has perhaps the best title ever, too: “Up, Up and Oy Vey!”

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