To the Moon

To the Moon
In-Universe Information
Era	Dime-Store
Release date	1936
Preceded by	Opposites Attract
Followed by	Papa Pluto's Pitchfork
Real-Life Information
Artist	Ciro Cangialosi

To the Moon (a.k.a.: Not Everyone's a Fan of Good Comedy) is the oldest known comic of the Dime-Store Comics Era. The exact date of its publication is unknown, other than its year of publication is 1936.

Characters

• Bendy
• Boris the Wolf
• Alice Angel
• Charley
• Moon Vultures
• Animal People
• Critters
• Stars

Plot

While on his ship, Charley is fed up with his failed attempts to rid himself of Bendy. After mentioning how he would need to send him to the moon to accomplish the task, he gave himself an idea. He baits Bendy by submitting an article in the local new paper about the world's largest can of bacon soup. Bendy, as predicted, falls for it. Boris, who informed Bendy about it, goes with him. Alice then suspiciously questions them as they pass her by as Bendy states they are going to see "the eighth wonder of the world". Against her better judgement, Alice agrees to tag along.

At the docks, Alice is unimpressed by what she sees and is even suspicious of it. Boris and Bendy, however, continue to fall for the trap. Once inside, with Boris wondering where the free soup is, A mischievous and chipper Charley locks them in before turning the giant can of bacon soup into a rocket. It then launches itself to the moon with the trio still inside of it.

Seconds later Boris journeys out by himself, Alice realizes where they are: the moon's surface. Alice shakes Bendy as she snaps about being the first people on the moon. Bendy quickly points out her mistake as a group of apparently xenophobic moon vultures glare at them. One approaching them, which makes Alice worry. She suggests giving a peace offering, which Bendy obliges. Unfortunately, the bouquet of flowers has bees in them, who attacked the moon vulture cop without hesitation.

Alice shoos the bees away and pushes Bendy back as she apologizes for the mishap. The moon vulture cop, instead of accepting the apology, gets angry and calls more moon vulture cops in to arrest the Earthling duo. Bendy mentions having a plan, but Alice snaps once again, before saying she "had enough of cans for today"(in reference to her choice of words).

In the meanwhile, Boris bounds away from the wreckage. After chasing down, he vows not to be ticked by the allure of bacon soup anymore. He then tastes the ground itself. He remarks it has "gouda flavor".

At a moon vulture court, Alice and Bendy await trial. Alice laments about going to jail while Bendy attempts to get them out of trouble. It involves extending a hand of peace between the Earth and the Moon. Unfortunately, he was still waiting a prank joy buzzer, which zapped the judge buzzard. Alice and Bendy are sent behind bars, which Alice rightfully angry at Bendy, who had forgotten that he even had a joy buzzer in the first place.

Boris, as this was happening, continues to eat at the moon. He mentioned how the cheese "aged a few million years" while failing to stop himself from eating. Because of it, he turned the full moon into a crescent moon.

After receiving some "moon slop” from a moon vulture guard, Bendy and Alice have a heart to heart, during which Alice forgives Bendy and advises him to hone his social skills. Bendy then discovers the walls are made of cheese and they can simply eat their way out. By doing so, Alice renounces eating cheese ever again. Bendy wants to find Boris before leaving the moon. Unfortunately for them, the moon vulture both spotted them and set up wanted posters with their faces, which, upon closer inspection, are made to look sardonic and mocking.

Bendy and Alice outrun the moon vulture, who are chasing them on talon and car. Bendy is glad they do not have any advance weaponry, only to be proven wrong when a moon vulture guard zaps him with a ray gun, to which Alice calls Bendy on his mistake. They find a well fed Boris. Their joyous reunion is cut short when Boris notices the angry moon vultures brandishing torches and pitchforks.

Boris grabs his friends before leaping off the moon. One of the moon vulture guards "cuss" them out, which Boris remarks. Bendy finds a shooting star, which he uses to help him and his friends back to Earth. It just so happens Charley is watching as the trio crashland on his ship. The comic ends with Bendy greeting Charley, seeing him as a friend while Charley is in a daze after experiencing the hallucination.

Trivia

• The moon being made of cheese is based on the myth.
• This is the oldest know comic to mention the Bendy Scouts of America, which is a parody of the Boy Scouts of America.