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Adventure Comics # 197, February, 1954
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THis was the issue that was on the stands for Christmas of 1953, as witness
the BINKY PSA and the now-legendary ("You'll put your eye out, kid.") Daisy
a...
Groove's Faves: "Gerald's World" by Tom Sutton
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Young Groove always loved it when Marvel gave one of my fave *Boys from
Derby*, Tom Sutton, the chance to cut loose on a wild and wacky weird humor
tale. I...
Remember.
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*"I lost many, many buddies over there. Some I don't even remember their
names. I can still remember their faces, I remember how they died."*Joe
Hanley, i...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARLAN ELLISON!
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I first posted this two years ago. I am reposting it again just 'cus it's
Harlan's birthday and I got nothin' else goin' on.
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BATMAN AND ROBIN #9
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[ TAKE THAT DISCOUNT ] There is a new TV show called America's Got Talon.
It stars the talk show host Jimmy O Fallon. Robin does not like it. In fact
just...
Catwoman's heel
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The Dark Kight Rises poster featuring Catwoman's heel. (The posters are a
lot better when they don't show off Bane's or Batman's costumes.) Via.
*Buy The...
Identity of Gay DC Character Leaked
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An inside source at DC Comics has reportedly leaked the identity of its
"iconic" gay character. Get the details here.
Today's Secret Code:
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*"Maybe one reason it's so hard to find a good man is because they are so
often asked to sacrifice themselves to protect our nation." Again: "Maybe
one r...
Moustache Monday!
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Beating the British! Oh how the British enjoy combining personal grooming
with a damn good thrashing.
When besting foreign fellows they take to these activ...
The Fury of Firestorm #9 review
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Adding guest stars is a great way to put an ailing comic before a wider
audience. Making no concessions to visiting readers *isn't *the way to flip
them i...
The nightmare monsters of Strange Tales - Part 2.
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*R*eader -- Now it can be told! I created Toppic, the subject matter too
big for one post to contain!
What can stop it?
What can defeat it?
Nothing!
Wel...
SUPERMAN - OUT OF THE CLOSET...?
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Yeah - the 'S' does stand for 'straight' - whaddabout it?
I promise - we'll get to the last part of BUSTER - SON OF ANDY CAPP soon.
First, however, I can'...
Burn Notice 2.6 - Bad Blood
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*Plot:* Carla, displeased with Michael's recent chicanery, has brought in
Victor (Michael Shanks). Victor's a wrangler, in that he basically makes
Michael'...
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Just Found Photos --- A New Feature
The GPS Scrapbook is where I'll post still curios from time to time. These
tend to be oddities I like, but wouldn't ...
The Origin of Walt Simonson
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Gorilla Daze
This fan art page from Gold Key’s Magnus Robot Fighter #10, May 1965, is
interesting for the identity of the young chap who sent in the imag...
Skippy Celebrity Ads
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Being as broke as we perpetually are, we've been eating a lot of peanut
butter lately. The generic kind because it's cheaper. As a kid, though, my
favori...
Hawk
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Before he became THE superstar of seventies cinema, Burt Reynolds was a TV
fixture on GUNSMOKE, RIVERBOAT, HAWK and DAN AUGUST. HAWK was from '66 and
was...
Don "Q"-Vernon Henkel-1942
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Don Q, international man of mystery, here comes across as essentially
Eisner's Spirit with a monocle instead of a mask, all nicely drawn by
Vernon Henkel...
Red Sonja #8 - mis-attributed Nestor Redondo art
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Red Sonja #8, 1978 - No Nestor Redondo art, despite what some comic book
price guides say. The cover and interiors are superbly drawn by Frank
Thorne, who ...
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*Nugent Nugget*
Saturday Leftover Day.
This is going to be an easy post, I thought. I am a bit late and I have to
go out, so that suits me fine. I came ac...
Make the Jump
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Doug: Today we're going to let one of our colleagues in Bronze Age
blogging do all of the work for us. Friday I came across an incredibly
well-done rev...
Captain Compass
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Captain Compass was one of many features that Detective Comics had over the
years. He originally appeared in issues of Star Spangled Comics, starting
in #8...
A Perlin Of Great Price!
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Don Perlin is one of those journeyman artists who have been the backbone of
the comic book industry, but rarely get the attention and appreciation they
de...
Finally! Frazetta's Funny Animals (and Stuff)!
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*Frazetta Funny Stuff!*
Edited and Designed by *Craig Yoe*
Produced by *Clizia Gussoni*
*Yoe Books!* & *IDW Publishing*, 2012
As he has many times befo...
Makin’ LINKs # 701
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Here are some recent cool posts from my Rondo-nominated blog,
Four-Color Shadows. Al Capp’s once phenomenally popular Shmoo turns up in
the form of S...
Skull House / FrightFeast
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Another typically scummy (but fun) *Superior Publishers Limited* tale
about hee-heein' and gaaa glurgin' people to death or something, from the
May 1954 is...
The Spectre and Doctor Strange
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The Spectre is one of my all time favorite characters, particularly the Jim
Corrigan version. He has had other hosts since Corrigan finally faced his
de...
Friday at the Track
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So, there's no SHAKING THE SIX DEMON BAG entry this week, mainly because
I'm all out of interviews. So, hey, if you're an interested writer, artist,
film-m...
Zombie shopping mall experience
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Advertise here with BSA
Battle the zombie menace in an abandoned shopping mall! Wish.co.uk offers
3-hour battles in an abandoned UK shopping mall using A...
Politrix, or “Viva La Revolucion!”
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*“Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.”
*—W.C. Fields
*“And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is
no vir...
Blood and Bone (Ben Ramsey, 2009)
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Now, I know I did a Michael Jai White post earlier, but it led me to watch
2009's *Blood and Bone*.
Now, I have to tell you, despite White's awesomeness I ...
Paul Marshall - Hot Saurs!
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What a scorcher of a cover from Paul Marshall! He's done an excellent job,
I love how Gorehead is giving us the eye and colourist Chris Blythe has
really ...
A Western by Western!!
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I've been rereading my few Valiant comics again and asking people at
comicsuk forum what they enjoyed..
I never really got into these type of comics as a k...
Approaching a Finish
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The conditions for the acceptance of my paper on indecision were revealed
to me in early April. Apparently the intention had been to provide them in
mid-Ma...
Music from the soundtrack of 'The Dictator'
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It's official. "The Dictator" is a bomb. Maybe if Sacha Baron Cohen had
given some edge to this funny movie, it would have flown. But, alas, he did
not.
T...
173: Fantastic Four #30
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Fantastic Four #30
June 9, 1964
- Introducing Diablo, the Master of Alchemy - the latest in a long line
of classic Lee/Kirby villains! This iss...
Monster Monday: Neal Adams Deadman
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Here is a commission that Neal Adams did some time ago, featuring Boston
Brand.
[image: Deadman 2010 purple theme by Neal Adams]
Did anyone draw agony bet...
ORCA by Francesco Francavilla
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*Click on the image to see the BIGGER VIEW*
[image: ORCA]
I decided to stick around the '70s (cult) movies for this week's *WATER *topic,
so I give you *OR...
Robin Gibb, R.I.P.
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From Rolling Stone --
Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees, died Sunday after a long battle with
cancer, his spokesperson has confirmed via a statement. ...
Gone Fishing...
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I'm leaving the country to travel for a few weeks. I will not be updating
the site while I'm gone. In the meantime, check out the archives. There are
over ...
A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
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... at least if you'll be at Kapow! this weekend.
For the second year in a row I will be at the London Business Design Centre
covering Kapow! for Comic Boo...
Tales of the Zombie
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A couple of nice covers by Earl Norem for the Marvel magazine *Tales of the
Zombie*>
*Tales of the Zombie* #5, May 1974.
*Tales of the Zombie* #9, Jan...
Neo-Tokyo Friday
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So, hey, Adam Warrock just dropped an *Akira*-themed album: the *Neo-Tokyo
EP. *You should go listen to that because it's pretty dang good. And, while
you'...
Gray and Pocho with Jim and Heidi Amash-1990
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Comics historian, artist, punster and all around great guy Jim Amash has
graciously allowed us to share this wonderful photo. Jim and his wife Heidi
are ...
THE SONG OF THE CYNODONT
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*Cynodont*
250 million years ago, before death negotiated its current rhythm with
life, death nearly wiped out all life on earth in a fit of exuberance.
Du...
New Blog For Me!!
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I have a new blog. I'd love you to check it out. Here is how I describe it:
"I love great illustration and graphic design. Some of the greatest eye
c...
Kickstarter Incentives Updated
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After sitting at $127.00 for the past two weeks on our campaign to fund a
book of this blog, we suddenly got two more backers after adjusting the
ince...
Bloggity Blog Blog
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Dear Netizens,
I took a sabbatical from regular blogging and my blog muscles got all soft
and squishy. Such is life. There were no major crises, illnesses,...
The Common Core
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*T*he live action picture portrayals of Batman have been undeniably
different in every movie, which is a given considering the fact that the
character had...
Journey into Mystery # 121
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Issue: Journey into Mystery # 121
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Publication Date: October 1965
Brief Summary:
http://marvel.wikia.com/Journey_Into_...
Jean Giraud/Moebius 1938-2012
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Moebius changed my life. More than once. Many times. Before I began
reading his comics, before I was even reading comics. Jean Giraud, either
directly thr...
This is it, my friends
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As you may have guessed, I really haven't been all that active on this
blog. There are numerous reason, but suffice to say, I'm in a new place in
my life,...
Last year's Christmas
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Above: Jane asks Zombie Santa about returning a severed head, while watching out
for the grabby hands of Hermie the Horny Undead Elf.
I have a few last...
Put Me Back In My Tomb
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I have retired MCB but just wanted to let ya'll know I've fired up a Musick
Blog and will be spending time over there from now on. Please check it
out, it...
The Sequel; coming May 2012
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As you may (or may not) have seen me mention on Facebook or Twitter over
the weekend, the Better Half and I are expecting our second child
(currently known...
Making ‘The Shining’ (1980)
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MAKING ‘THE SHINING’ Jack Nicholson, Stanley Kubrick, Shelly Duvall, Danny
lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Gert Kubrick, James Mason, Garrett Brown, Leon
Vitali ...
4 comments:
Wahoo! Sheer awesomeness!
NO ONE draws Solomon Kane like Howie Chaykin draws Solomon Kane!
The truth!
I can remember drooling over the original.This is Savage Sword at its very best.Many thanks.
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