Toon Rock: Back in The Day (2005)

 From season 3 of Duck Dodgers:

Metal legends Megadeth guest in the episode, "In Space, No One Can Hear You Rock", and perform "Back in The Day", released a year before this episode aired.

From Comics to Toons: Spider-Man in Horn of The Rhino (1967)

 The title says it all. The Rhino seeks to take over the world by stealing components of a bomb. Predictably, Spider-Man (Paul Soles) is also ill, hampering his pursuit.

Rating: B.

Spooktober: Daffy Duck in The Impatient Patient (1942)

 Why is Norm McCabe's "The Impatient Patient" under the Spooktober umbrella? It's a parody of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, as Daffy Duck seeks a cure for hiccups from Dr. Jerkyl.......

WB would revisit the Stevenson classic at least twice more, with Sylvester & Tweety, and with Bugs Bunny.

Rating: A-.

Saturtainment: Sappy Bullfighters (1957-9)

 "Sappy Bullfighters", shot in 1957, and released in 1959, marked the end of the shorts era for The Three Stooges, marking the end of the Joe Besser era.

"Sappy" is a remake of 1942's "What's The Matador?", with the boys stranded in Mexico, short on cash after their stage act is cancelled. 

The Besser shorts were released out of order, and by the time "Sappy" was released, he was already back at home, tending to his ailing wife. He'd soon resurface on television on The Joey Bishop Show

Rating: B.

Toon Rock: Evil Woman (2024)

 Nearly 50 years ago, Jeff Lynne wrote "Evil Woman" for his band, the Electric Light Orchestra, and it remains a popular radio staple to this day.

Today, Duran Duran has released a cover, included with their new set, "Danse Macabre De Luxe", an expanded edition of last year's "Danse Macabre". The animated video dropped today as well.

Spooktober: The Invisible Menace Mix-Up (Fangface, 1978)

 Fangface and friends are at an air show when the star attraction, Sue Chang, is kidnapped by the Sky Ghost (Michael Rye) in order to gain a special pearl that would power his invisibility machine.

We've some of the invisibility gags elsewhere (Josie & The Pussycats, The Archies).

Rating: B.

Velma is cancelled at Max

 It's been reported that, after a Halloween special dropped, Warner Bros. Discovery has decided that Velma will not return for a 3rd season.

The alternate reality series, with Mindy Kaling in the title role, finishes up with 21 episodes total, covering 2 10 episode seasons and the Halloween special. In the eyes of WBD suits and the show's producers, it would seem as though the series has run its course.

The cancellation of Velma comes a few days after WBD decided to pull more Cartoon Network content from Max, including We Bare Bears and Steven Universe. The decision to pull the latter series is a little head scratcher, considering Steven and his friends appear in a new miniseries currently out from DC Comics that has Steven interacting with members of the Justice League, among others.

Then again, the various WB divisions have had problems communicating in recent years, and.......!