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Serve it up with neat or with toppings, chocolate ice cream always brings a smile.

Prepare to flex the zygomaticus major and minor, orbicularis oculi and levator labii superioris as the 26 muscles turn up the mouth, crinkle the eyes and raise the lip and nose in anticipation of National Chocolate Ice Cream Day.

It’s no surprise chocolate ice cream is second only to vanilla as the most common flavor. Its simple formula of cocoa powder eggs, cream, vanilla and sugar make it an easy staple to keep on hand.

Our man du jour is an indie horror host in a self-titled book receiving high praise.

Ice Cream Man is an anthology comic book like DC’s House books of the late 1960s and 1970s. Rather than a trilogy of tales, though, Ice Cream Man offers one story per narrative. The title character acts as a conduit and castigator for the objects in question, loosely linking each book to the next.

So popular has the series been, Ice Cream Man has twice been tapped for development beyond the printed page. In both instances, production has ceased leaving the franchise in limbo.

To celebrate the day, simply partake of a cone, bowl or whatever delivery system you choose for a healthy dose of chocolate ice cream and dig into this dark and devilish collection of comic book chronicles.

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