Monthly Archives: June 2011

Dawn of the Home Video Revolution or Ernest Borgnine Made Me Do It!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The great Ernest Borgnine as the devil in The Devil’s Rain from 1975. This was one of those typical 70’s films that featured stalwart veterans like Mr Borgnine and Keenan Wynn, up-and-comers like John Travolta and down-and-outers like Ida Lupino … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics – Long Distance Calls from Castle Grayskull

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Yeah, I know that this was well before Masters of the Universe, but it was too good of a joke to pass up.

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Meet The Swingers! Monkey & Bird Continues!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The movie wasn’t so hot, but Mickey and Sylvia’s date goes on as Monkey & Bird continues at CO2 Comics! Catch up with cutest couple in comics (according to my sister-in-law Pat) by clicking HERE!!! But wait, THERE’S MORE!!!

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Dawn of the Home Video Revolution or I Was a Teenage Gorehound

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Remember when Video Cassette Recorders were new? We got a Sears-branded, top loading, VHS machine around 1983 well after this 1978 ad appeared so I seriously doubt my Dad paid anywhere near $700 bucks for one. I remember the year … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics – Hippie Posters

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Button, button, who’s got the button? This was the last thing Alice saw.

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Sunday Matinee – Son of Ingagi

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Thanks to the wonders of the Internet Archive, I have another oddity form the public domain for you, girls and boys. Today’s feature is Son of Ingagi (1940) which is listed as being the first science fiction horror film with … Continue reading →

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The Show’s Over, Folks!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Well, it is for one booze soaked, belligerent baboon, but not for Mickey & Sylvia! Monkey & Bird continues at CO2 Comics! Read the latest installment HERE! New to Monkey & Bird? See where it all started by clicking HERE!

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Ghosts of Philadelphia’s Past – Bellevue Health Baths

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A couple years ago I was wandering around what’s known as Center City in Philadelphia when I took this picture. This sign is on the corner of Sansom and Juniper between 13th and Broad. I’ve been up and down this … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Crankipants Invites You to a Mustache Party

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

  Just like the Macarena and chlamydia, a new trend is sweeping the nation!

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How To Draw Monsters by Larry Evans – Undersea Monsters

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Joe_Williams

More from the late, great Larry Evans’ fabulous how-to book for kids from 1977.

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What I Miss About Comics…Celebrity Endorsements

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Before anybody knew who they were. Do you know this couple?

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Sunday Matinee – Telephone Tutorial

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Hello dear readers, it’s Mrs Crankipants. Today’s topic is the rotary phone, an invention once considered the wave of the future in a simpler time, back before the touch tone models, texting, video chats, the capability of sending tragically ill-advised … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics…What’s a Demographic?

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I’m not sure why this ad was in an issue of All New Fightin’ Marines, but it was. My guess is that the Charlton boys had advertising space to fill and they filled it!

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Sunday Matinee – Lee Marvin as Health Food Nut/Serial Killer

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Hello, one and all. It’s Mrs. Crankipants again with another Sunday Matinee. Once again, I’m featuring another teevee show rather than those Godawful, grade Z horror movies that the regular guy likes so much. Mrs Crankipants likes her television. She … Continue reading →

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