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A James Bond Bait and Switch

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Joe

I remember seeing this issue of The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu back in 1975 sitting on a shelf among lurid detective magazines and other black and white comics like Creepy and Eerie at Davis Drug in Westville, NJ. I … Continue reading →

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There’s No Escape from a DEADLINE!

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Joe

Back in the late 1990s I was exploring the illustrative possibilities of my newly purchased Power Mac 7300. I put a lot of time and effort chasing down what meager information I could via a dial-up modem; picking the brains … Continue reading →

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With The Comico Boys

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Joe

Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above … Continue reading →

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Comin’ at Ya in The Third Dimension

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Joe

A buddy of mine who has loved and collected comics his whole life continues to acquire the things he desires. He gets regular shipments of old comics that he finds at prices he just can’t resist. I guess he plans … Continue reading →

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The Little Sketchbooks

Posted on August 2, 2023 by Joe

Last week I was going to gather my collection of little sketchbooks that I have been keeping since 2017. I have always kept sketchbooks, but my fascination for the small ones started when my wife snagged me the original Sketchbook … Continue reading →

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More Little Sketchbooks Than I Thought…

Posted on July 27, 2023 by Joe

I originally thought this was going to be a simple short post where I would gather all of the small, mainly inexpensive sketchbooks I’ve been doodling in; line them all up and shoot pictures of their sticker encrusted covers. How … Continue reading →

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BARNABAS! Dark Shadows Paperbacks

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Joe

This was an ad for a series of paperback novels based on the wildly popular gothic horror soap opera series Dark Shadows. This was like a number of shows in the 1960s that through some quirk of fate caught the … Continue reading →

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Done With Another Discount Sketchbook

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Joe

I finished off the HQ Fine Stroke Sketch Draw that I picked up from Philadelphia based discounter Five Below. The price was right, and I liked the pad’s size of 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches as well as the wire … Continue reading →

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