Saturday, May 22, 2010

Cool Stuff: Marvel Stuff!

Time for more cool stuff, this time featuring Marvel character stuff!

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This Cap coloring book/comic was an experiment by Whitman that, sadly, didn't last all that long. A number of DC and Marvel characters were featured in these (I have a Wonder Woman one that I'm planning to scan and share on "Children's Book Theatre" eventually). More stuff after the jump!

Movie of the Week: The Mummy's Shroud!

This week's trailer:

Yep, this was a double-feature trailer!

Posters and more after the jump!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Give-A-Show Fridays: Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch and the Harlem Globetrotters!

We're up to the 1972 stuff now!



By the 10's: Daffy Duck!

Yes, it's time for Daffy Duck to get his time on By the 10s! While Dell did start him off in Four Color, fortunately (for me, anyway) only the first three issues came out that way...

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For the first 16 or 17 issues, his book was simply titled "Daffy," as you can see from issue 10's cover! More after the jump!

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Monster World #5, Part 6!

And now, the final installment, loaded with ads!

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Here's the first page of a two-page ad for Famous Monsters back issues and a couple of paperbacks! The rest follow after the jump!

Cool Stuff!

I promised Greatest American Hero, and I'm delivering!

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And here it is! It's Ralph and Bill from Mego's all-too-shortlived line! More coolness after the jump!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Schooling Update -- For those of you who want to read about it!

So here's the deal: I've now registered for fall quarter, managed to get three classes totalling 11 credits... too bad they're all on the same two days of the week, but there you go. And SPSCC is only offering two more classes in the 2010-2011 school year I need for my program, which total seven credits. If you want to read more of my rants about this, then click

By the 10s: Cookie!

Cookie was American Comics Group's entry into the teen humor market, which ended up being dominated by Archie!

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Cookie blows a sour note on the cover of issue 10! More after the jump!

Random Videos of Geekery: Superboy in "Superboy Meets Mighty Lad"!

Dog of the Geek: Marc Antony!


Breed: Bulldog

Original Appearances: Looney Tunes cartoons

Other Appearances: Occasional cameos in other cartoons, movies, and comic books.

Biography: Marc Antony was enjoying his life as the sole pet in his human family's home until one day, Pussyfoot showed up, all cute and adoreable. Marc became utterly devoted to her, spending his days protecting her, and often hiding her from his humans.

Powers: Standard cartoon character ability to rebound from damage.

Group Affiliation: None

Miscellaneous: Marc Antony and Pussyfoot have been suggested as being inspirations for the “Buttons and Mindy” segment of Animaniacs (see separate entry for “Buttons”).

Monday, May 17, 2010

CBT: Bugs Bunny BLB "Accidental Adventure" Part 4!

When last we left our intrepid adventurers, Bugs and Porky had come to terms with Baltar the Viking, and they set sail to deal with a pirate, who turned out to be Sea Rover Sam, aka Yosemite Sam!

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More after the jump!

Monster Monday!

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Our first item in this week's Monster Monday is this Belgium window card for Son of Frankenstein! More after the jump!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Puzzle Sunday!

Last week's solution:
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This week's puzzle after the jump!

Cool Stuff: DC Stuff and More!!

We'll start out this time around with some stickers!

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Wow, that Aquaman sticker with "Keep Strokin'" -- talk about a product of its time! More after the jump!