Book and Record Set: Gremlins: The Gift of the Mogwai

This time around, the first of several book and record sets based on Gremlins!

Comic Reading Library: Exciting Comics #3!

CBT: Disney's Little Man of Disneyland, starring Donald Duck!

Comic Book Ads: The Adventures of R.C. and Quickie, the final chapters!

As the series of ads ran their course, the art for the ads got even better and more dynamic:

Cool Stuff!

Time again for another parade of collectibles I've seen on ebay over the past few years!




And we begin with some Tarzan stuff, such as this 1977 coloring book! More after the jump!

Ape of the Geek: Mi Zaïus (Novel)

Species: Evolved orangutang

First Appearance: Planet of the Apes (Pierre Boulle, originally published in French as La Planét de Singes)

Other Appearances: None

Merchandising: None

Biography: Zaïus was the leading orangutang scientist on the ape-dominated world called Soror. He headed the research institute. Zira informed Zaïus that she had discovered a human capable of thought and speech, but he didn't believe her. It is not until Ulysse Mérou makes an address to the ape masses that he's discredited in his belief that a man could not have a soul. “Mi” is an honorific in the ape language of Soror.

Powers: None

Miscellaneous: In the novel, Zaius is actually a minor character, without any dialogue at all! As you might have guessed, the original Boulle novel is quite different from the first Planet of the Apes film. The human protagonist, Ulysse Mérou, is quite different from George Taylor, and many of the apes in the novel, while having the same name as apes in the film, behave quite differently. 

Comic Reading Library: Green Hornet Comics 31!