Sugar and Spike was a comic published by DC comics. Created written and drawn by Sheldon Mayer. This series started in 1956. And ran for 98 issues. Then in 1992 DC comics started a series of reprints of various key Silver Age comics. Well it turns out there was a 99th issue of Sugar and Spike that had never been published. So they finally published it 21 years after the series had ended.
Sugar and Spike are two toddlers who have many many zany adventures. They are able to talk to each other,but no adult can understand what they are saying. They both possess vast imaginations,and this is what usually starts their adventures. In some ways they can be seen as prototypes for the popular Nick toon Rugrats. This issue has 2 stories. In the first Sugar teaches Spike how to handle a bully. The second story is an adventure that teams Sugar and Spike up with baby genius Bernie. Bernie is the same age as Sugar and Spike but is so smart he can speak normal English along with the baby talk that S and S speak. Both of these stories have artwork that at first glance seems to be very simple. But once you give it a second look you can see the energy and thought that went into it. Ever since I read this book back in 1992 I have wanted to read more of these two babies adventures. And DC comics has said that come October 11th 2011 they are releasing the first volume of a hardcover collection of all the Sugar and Spike comics. If you like stuff like the Muppet Babies this is a book you might want to check out. Silver Age Classics Sugar and Spike #99 gets a B-.
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