Break out the Spider-Turntable – Invasion of the Dragonmen (PR24)
Thanks to his status as Marvel’s biggest star, Spider-Man is bound to show up the most in associated merchandise. Everything from crappy Spider-cars to Aurora model kits and their associated comics are going to get turned out by the never-resting money-making machine. Even a comic book/record fusion, a twist on the treasured old vinyl read-alongs. Tchotchkes never sleep. Read more…
Message: Attend the Ryder Technical Institute, and avoid becoming a Last Known Photograph
Yes, for a while you could not only get a giant yellow truck from Ryder, but vocational training as well. Read more…
Punisher. Game Boy. Be there.
Though young me couldn’t stand the Punisher as a character, his Game Boy shenanigans were one of the few cartridges I had for that handheld system back in the day. That likely had more to do with the dearth of comic book games available than any acquiescence to Frank Castle’s gun-toting charms — and it certainly wasn’t because of the advertised Spider-Man guest appearance, which was underwhelming in the extreme. (Mr. Parker had his own Game Boy adventures, which had the merit of not being terrible.) The Punisher and his love of firearms made for a simple, convenient transition. Read more…
“TOMTIT.” “TOMTIT?” “TOMTIT.”
This old chunk of coal was watching an episode of Doctor Who yesterday — the Jon Pertwee era’s Master-infused “The Time Monster” — and laughed a bit at the above scene. TOMTIT was Transmission Of Matter Through Interstitial Time, one of the goofiest acronyms in the history of fictional science. Yet it pretty much sums up why the Third Doctor’s adventures are the best, at least in this site’s opinion. Ah, dear departed Nicholas Courtney — everything absurd needs a good straight man.
Happy weekend. And happy birthday to the second most momentous thing to occur at the end of November in 1963.
The Green Team is (was) coming — watch for it/them/whatever!
“Remember the Green Team? The Boy Millionaires? That’s okay — no one remembers the Green Team.” Read more…
DC COMICS GOES APE!!! – DC Special #16
A right of passage for movie stars is to make a movie with a lesser primate. The legendary Clint Eastwood, who’s become over the years one of the great auteurs of American cinema both in front of and behind the camera, has starred in not one, but two movies with an orangutan: Every Which Way but Loose and its senses-shattering sequel, Any Which Way You Can. People love monkeys, gorillas, chimps, what have you. Monkeys in suits. Apes in coonskin caps. It doesn’t matter to the viewing/reading public — it’s all good.
In that vein, here’s a treasury of some of DC Comics’ finest ape-themed hijinks. For your consideration. Read more…
Doctor Doom kindly requests that you swap your Punisher chase hologram for his Shadowcat base card
We’ve featured the first wave of Impel’s Marvel Universe trading cards here on the blog. Read more…
Plant your seeds and eat, starving youth of America
Forget selling the seeds — maybe Tom DeLaney should think about taking them out into the yard, planting them, and then reaping the bountiful harvest. Read more…
When Jerry Sloan, bad line reads, the big lunk from Mission: Impossible and a goofy Superman costume collide
It says something for the rich variety of the human experience that Jerry Sloan, known as one of the most hard-assed coaches the NBA has ever seen, and Peter Lupus, the big brick muscle-man from the old Mission: Impossible series, once combined their talents to get people to enlist in the Air Force. Read more…
The Eiffel Tower’s senses-shattering origin – Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact Vol. 24, No. 16
Here’s a bit of trivia: If you go to the real Eiffel Tower, the one in Paris, France, Europe, Earth, Sol System, there’s no giant disembodied head with a neatly trimmed beard floating nearby. Just so you know. And so you won’t ask an insufferable Frenchman in a thick, beefy American accent, “Hey fella, where’s that there floatin’ head at?” Stupeed Ahmehreecan…
Despite the mild inaccuracy, this edition of Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact does indeed have, you guessed it, some facts about the Eiffel Tower within. Not a ton, though, and not a ton of fun either. A snuff box of fun and fact. Read more…
Because nothing says “Christmas is almost here” like Santa Claus in an Army helmet
Really, who’d take pot shots at jolly Saint Nick? Read more…
An old-timey organizer for your old-timey comics
What do you use to organize your comic want lists? A notebook? Stone tablets? Sheer memory? Read more…
There’s one main thing you take out of this ad for the multitude of 1960s DC television offerings (Batman. Superman. Aquaman. Which one doesn’t belong?): Read more…
Trading Card Set of the Week (Special “Who Loves Ya, Baby?” Edition) – Kojak (1975, Monty Gum)
There are times in your life when something utterly inconsequential can fill you with untold delight. The moments often come when enjoyments intersect, when likes combine into love.
If you like trading cards, if you like Kojak, you had better sit down. Because my God in heaven, there were Kojak trading cards. Read more…
Oh God, Tarzan killed Simba! Poor, sweet Simba!
In our gentler PETA world, this old Aurora model kit stands out. Read more…
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