tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89471256213777967112024-03-14T10:42:39.901-07:00Fantastic FlashbacksMemories of the fantastic movies, TV shows, books and comics of my youth. Lots of clippings from my scrapbooks and articles from my magazine collection, as well as some vintage advertisements just for fun!Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-59789599835862550322018-05-07T07:09:00.001-07:002018-05-07T07:09:46.138-07:001972 "Forbidden Planet" Article Forbidden Planet was a landmark film, one that most Trek fans consider to be a prequel of sorts to the show (certainly one of the major inspirations), and one that sci-fi fans hold dear to their hearts as one of the greatest genre movies of the 20th century. In issue 17, published November 30th, 1972, TMT finally focused on this classic with a film-book that recounted the events of the film with photos.<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-57467294128225295872015-10-30T06:30:00.000-07:002015-10-30T06:30:24.017-07:001969 "Outer Limits" Makeup ArticleFrom "Famous Monsters" issue #54, published in March of 1969, comes an article on John Chambers, make-up man for movies and TV. The article presents a special make-up session in which the artist recreates the application of the makeup he did for David McCallum in the episode "The Sixth Finger." <br />
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I distinctly remember the fright that monster gave me as a six year-old kid!<br />
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First, the awesome and memorable cover painting of the alien from "Invasion of the Saucer Men, by none other than Ron Cobb!<br />
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<strong>Bonus:</strong> from the same issue, the scary giant from "Lost In Space." Since Chambers did the makeup effects for this show, it's likely he had a hand in making this creature also. <a href="http://monstermemories.blogspot.com/2008/09/lost-is-space-monsters.html">Here's an earlier post</a> I did on the model of this monster.<br />
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<strong>Bonus:</strong> from the back cover, a full-page ad for the "Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare." You can see a whole post I did <a href="http://www.monstermemories.blogspot.com/2010/01/auroras-forgotton-prisoner-of-castel.html">on this model here</a>.<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-90778976626328651052015-09-15T11:23:00.003-07:002015-09-17T07:42:51.846-07:00"Lost In Space" for 50 Years... The Pain, The Pain!Today, September 15th, 1965, familes across the nation were treated to a great adventure! The takeoff of the Robinson Family, soon to be lost in space thanks to the shenanigans of one Dr. Smith. As a 6 year old kid, I was the main target audience, and I ate it up!<br />
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To celebrate the anniversary, <a href="http://fantasticflashbacks.blogspot.com/search/label/Lost%20In%20Space" target="_blank">read a couple of posts</a> I have made on the show; one about the bubblegum cards I collected, and another featuring the classic (and dead-on) Mad magazine spoof! I have great memories of the show, some of which I share in one of those previous posts, but here's one I laugh at when recalling it; when I was a teen, watching the show in re-runs after school on weekdays, my mother (who did not have much patience) would complain about "having to listen to those stupid bells every day!"<br />
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Of course, she was talking about the piece of John Williams music that accompanied every climactic scene, which heralded the big final drama with the familiar "bells of doom."Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-46218667055936109552015-03-31T08:41:00.000-07:002015-03-31T08:41:33.293-07:00Logan's Run Lobby CardsBack in 1977 in Ft. Lauderdale, I found a package of 11 x 17 color lobby cards from Logan's Run at my favorite store, the local comic/collectables shop "Starship Enterprises." Since I was a big fan of the film, I literally saved my pocket change until I had the $30 price tag, and bought it. Hope you enjoy these large scans!<br />
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<br />Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-56048987962487102462014-11-13T07:14:00.002-08:002014-11-13T10:36:26.122-08:00Clark's Journey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What follows is the first chapter (and probably the last) of a story I wrote some years ago, that I intended to chronicle the struggle in the teen Clark Kent's mind over how to handle his secret identity. His fears for the safety of those around him should his identity be compromised was leading him down a lonely path, and he was about to cut himself off from close human relationships for the sake of humanity at large. But in so doing, he would also lose the very thing that made him human and caring. The story was to show how he discovered that what he considered to be a dangerous drawback -his personal relationships - was actually his greatest strength and benefit. Even though I never took it any further, I think you might enjoy this first chapter, because it is based on the pre-Crisis Superboy that we all grew up with.<br />
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-Frederick<br />
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Clark opened the last drawer in his dresser (the old one, left
to Martha by her Aunt Sophie, used in Clark's room since he had
been with them) and took out the neatly folded clothes. Primarily
fall clothes, they were heavier than the ones he had already
packed. And considering the fact that cold meant nothing to him,
they were -like many of the things he did- only to make him more
like those around him. Where he was going, there would be no need
to keep up the pretense of ordinary humanity. So why was he
packing them?<br />
<br />
The teenager thought about this, and decided against taking
anything unneccessary that would occupy valuable space in his
small suitcase. Putting them back in the drawer as neatly as they
had been, one item caught his eye as he picked it up, and he
paused. The memories it triggered came flooding in, every detail
in perfect clarity. Lana had given him this particular sweater
only two months ago for his 15th birthday. The sadness with which
he had been packing only increased as the mental images paraded,
unbidden, before his mind's eye.<br />
<br />
Lana; her red hair shining in the glow of the candles on his
birthday cake. Best buddy Pete; smiling with affection as Clark
blew them out (very gently, to avoid showering everyone with Ma's
homemade frosting). Pa; his ever-present camera capturing the
event with multiple snapshots as Clark opened each present. Ma; as
she hugged him and pecked his cheek, causing him to blush with
embarrassment, which made everyone laugh the louder. And later
that evening, when Lana had very privately -under their apple
tree in the orchard- given him her best gift, saved for last:
their first real kiss.<br />
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The gifted sweater made him pause and reconsider one last time. Was he
doing the right thing by leaving?<br />
<br />
Of course, everyone he loved would be hurt by it. But he had to
balance that knowledge with the hurt that they might experience
if he stayed. Lately his enemies had been becoming more powerful
and dangerous. After donning the action suit fashioned by Martha
from the unravelled blankets they had found in the spaceship that
brought him, he had become famous. Mostly his adventures
consisted of rescuing helpless people in life-threatening
situations, averting natural disasters, stopping small-time
crooks and the like. His rescue of baby Jessica, trapped in the
well, had been captured in a photograph that was quite possibly
one of the most famous ever published. The image had been printed
around the world; <span class="highlight">Superboy</span> emerging from the ground, holding
wrapped in his cape the dirt-encrusted but alive infant,
surrounded by a crowd of smiling and tear-streaked faces. It had
endeared him to everyone, and to those millions praying for a
miracle, he had seemed an angel.<br />
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But as his fame grew, so did the list of people determined to
defeat him, with his former friend Lex at the top. Sooner or
later, he feared, someone would discover that Clark Kent,
mild-mannered Smallville student, and <span class="highlight">Superboy</span>, the
world-spanning Boy of Steel, were one and the same. Then what
would happen to the ones he loved the most? Even he couldn't be
around constantly to protect them.<br />
<br />
Drawing resolve at the thought, he replaced the sweater in the
drawer and closed it firmly, with strengthened conviction. No-one
must ever discover the connection. For that reason, Clark Kent
must cease to exist.<br />
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And Kal-El, last son of Krypton, known to the world at large as Superboy, must take his place.<br />
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He knew he was making a momentous decision, one that would impact
forever not only his life, but the lives of those around him, and
quite possibly the whole world. But it was a decision he felt
that he had no choice in. Ever since he had for the first time,
quite by accident, lifted into the air and hovered there, he had
felt driven by destiny. His life could never be simple, with
decisions dictated by selfish desires or wants. Since discovering
his unearthly origin, his steps had not been his own. This latest
step was but another in a series down a path that was laid out in
front of him.<br />
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With a last glance around the room, he caught sight of himself in
the mirror over his dresser. The same mirror where, several years
before, he had first looked at himself in the action suit and
felt a chill run down his spine. Not so much in response to the
way he looked; indeed, he had some reservations about appearing
in public is such an attention-getting outfit. Rather, the hairs
that stood up on the back of his neck were because, at that
moment, he seemed to feel the touch of an invisible hand settling
on his shoulder. As his super-senses revealed no real entity, he
had to conclude it was the hand of destiny that he had felt. It
was a touch he would come to recognize with greater clarity in
the coming years.<br />
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He realised he still had on the glasses he had been wearing for
the past few years, ever since Pa had suggested them as part of
his efforts to make Clark and <span class="highlight">Superboy</span> look less like the same
person. In a small town like this, it would be too easy for those
that encounter both personas to make the connection. It was that
line of reasoning that led him to his current actions.<br />
<br />
Glasses were for ordinary people, and he had no more need for
such affectations. Removing them, he placed them on the dresser
next to the framed Baby Jessica newspaper clipping. Then he
picked up the slightly worn suitcase, straightened his shoulders
-considerably broad for a boy his age- and walked out of the room
which he had called home for so long.<br />
<br />
His walk through the hallway toward the living room took longer
than it should have. Each picture lining the walkway, documenting
his life from infancy to teen, captured his eye. Still images of
him at various stages, at various landmarks of life, caused an
avalanch of memories. He had to make a herculean effort to keep
walking, and not turn back. Moisture filled his eyes and made the
images blurry, for which he was thankful. It would not do to stop
now. Not when he was so close to going through with the toughest
thing he had ever had to do.<br />
<br />
He had thought long and hard about what to say to convince his
foster parents (whom he thought of as his own) that he should go.
Ultimately he had decided to explain his reasons in a note. He
felt it was cowardly, but he knew he could never come out on top
in a face-to-face discussion with them. He had faced down a giant
robot controlled by Lex, he had stared down a gang of machine-gun
toting gang members (staring with heat vision had helped persuade
them), but when it came to facing Ma's tears, and Pa's calm
reasoning, he knew his resolve would turn to jelly.<br />
<br />
So, he had written it all down. But as he took the folded paper
out of his shirt pocket, it finally hit him with an impact harder
than that of the meteor he had diverted from hitting Earth last
month. He knew that when Ma and Pa found the hand-written note,
it would nearly kill them. How could he do it to them?<br />
<br />
Yet, how could he afford not to?<br />
<br />
A glance at the kitchen wall clock told him that they would be
home soon from the farmer's market. He smiled wistfully at the
timepiece. It was in the shape of a cat, and its eyes and tail
moved back and forth to mark the seconds. Pa had brought it home
as a gift for Ma, and she hung it in the kitchen as a reminder
that love can conquer even bad taste.<br />
<br />
Why was taking the simple steps to leave so difficult for him, he who could leap tall buildings in a single bound? Was he not the Boy of Steel? With a willpower as great as his physical strength, he forced his
hand to place the letter on the table. He forced himself to open
the front door and walk out. He forced himself to cross the porch
(the same porch where he had sat with Lana so often... don't
think of it!) and down the gravel walkway. <br />
<br />
That same willpower carried him down the road to the bus stop. It
lifted his feet to board the bus and his hand to pay the toll. It
carried him to a seat and held him there as the bus pulled off in
a cloud of Kansas dust.<br />
<br />
As the bus pulled out onto the main highway, young Kal-el (which
he now forced himself to think of as his real name) leaned back
in the worn seat and thought about his destination. As of yet he
was undecided about it. It had to be somewhere remote and
inaccessable to people, that much he knew. What he needed was a
place to retreat to when he wasn't busy protecting the world with
super-feats; somewhere to call home, but without others around he
could place in danger. Some kind of... fortress, or secret
hideaway. Something to provide him with the solitude he had
resigned himself to in his service to humanity. He mulled it over
in his mind as the countryside blurred by the window.<br />
<br />
He considered all sorts of places; the Mohave desert, perhaps. He
could tunnel out a hidden base of operations in one of the
towering buttes that dominated the terrain there. Or maybe the
ocean. He could build an underwater domain deep down where no-one
could ever stumble upon it. The northern Arctic wasteland also
seemed a possibility, one he was leaning toward the more he
thought about it.<br />
<br />
Part of the reason he had taken public transportation instead of
simply flying was that it gave him time to think. When you can
travel faster than a speeding bullet, the time saved is of no
help when you have no certain destination in mind. Sitting back
and letting someone else drive, and seeing where you end up, has
a certain appeal when you are clueless as to where you want to
go. It gives destiny a chance to work, whoever's hand it rests
in. And right now Clark needed time to think and was willing to
see where destiny might lead him.<br />
<br />
To Be ContinuedFrederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-64897609469085073412014-02-14T07:03:00.004-08:002014-02-14T07:07:22.420-08:00Valentine's Day On the Planet of the Apes<b>Have a Happy Valentine's Day with the one you go ape over!</b><br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-74192441138385677172013-06-27T11:46:00.002-07:002013-06-27T11:53:32.007-07:00Second Season of Superboy Released on DVD!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Fans of this series such as myself now have a reason to rejoice: the second season is now available on M.O.D. DVD! <br />
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After the disappointing sales of the first season released in stores, it was generally thought we would never see the subsequent seasons... but Warner is thankfully now releasing the second season, starring the new Superboy Gerard Christopher, in the "Made On Demand" format. I, for one, will take it in whatever form they release it in!<br />
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<a href="http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/superboy+the+complete+second+season+1000369165.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn" target="_blank">Buy the set here,</a> and show support for future releases at the same time! <br />
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<a href="http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/superboy+the+complete+second+season+1000369165.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn">http://shop.warnerarchive.com/product/superboy+the+complete+second+season+1000369165.do?sortby=ourPicks&from=fn</a>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-72062117891791505432013-05-01T17:28:00.003-07:002013-05-01T17:30:27.166-07:00Quark and Project U.F.O.I am posting this article because of the "Quark" material, the Star Trek/SF spoof by Buck Henry, but it also includes info about the program "Project U.F.O." I caught the second show only once, the pilot episode, and found its dull "Dragnet" pseudo-documentary style unappealing. But the article mainly focuses on "Quark," which was a really fun show that did a good job of spoofing Trek. The writeup comes from the August 1978 issue of the lower-shelf "Space Wars" magazine. The bottom color photo is from the back cover. Nice!<br />
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Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-723053597673769812012-05-22T08:23:00.000-07:002012-05-22T08:56:56.898-07:00Space:1999 article from Starlog #2From issue #2 of Starlog, from November 1976 when that awesome mag was in its infancy, comes this article on "Space:1999," looking back on the problems of the first season, and what was planned for the second. Bringing on Fred Frieburger as producer may have at first seemed like a great choice to punch up the action and drama, having the third season of "Star Trek" on his resume; but they should have noted that he was more responsible than anyone else for that show's drastic decline in intelligence during the third year.<br />
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From the same issue, a short writeup on Space actor Nick Tate, as he talks at a convention about the changes coming in the new season. <br />
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And, here is the back cover of the issue, advertising the soundtrack for the series. <br />
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As a bonus, here is an article from the prior issue of Starlog, #1, that also talks about the upcoming changes from an earier perspective. </div>
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<span style="color: yellow;">Is it wise to accept pill-shaped candy from Jack Nicholson's Joker?</span></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-39995063403418659482012-05-10T08:54:00.002-07:002012-05-12T08:28:18.707-07:001991 "The Flash" Comics Scene article"The Flash" was, in my opinion, one of the better live-action superhero series to ever be on television. Much inspiration from the 1989 "Batman" film was evident, from the costume with the sculpted musculature, to the retro-noirish sets, to the music (the rousing and bombastic theme was composed by Batman's Danny Elfman). Below is a cover story from issue #18 of the Comics Scene magazine, (from the same publishers as Starlog) published in April of 1991, on the Scarlet Speedster as played by John Wesley Shipp. <br />
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Below, a couple of TV Guide ads for episodes of the show, along with an "Editor's Choice" clipping. <br />
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Below, as a bonus, is an ad page featuring the model kits for the Apes, as well as other interesting items.<br />
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<strong>Bonus:</strong> A full-page ad from my 1967 issue #2 of Charlton's "Blue Beetle" comic, advertising their various superheroes. Cool!</div>
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Sadly, not very many of the pre-1970 issues are in good enough shape to be worth much to a collector; but they <em>are</em> worth a lot to me for the memories they invoke. This time we look at my dog-eared copy of "The Amazing Spider-Man" #42, published in 1966, in which Peter meets Mary Jane for the first time, and she utters the famous line "Face it, Tiger... you just hit the jackpot!" I'm guessing MJ didn't have a problem with self-esteem or confidence.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge; once the image loads,<br />you may have to click it again to view full-size.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZb278d3hL7yuPlzWI4_fs38hrF8lBBv4NJFkO7bSc_qUeAGb4e58Jy_jrpd530aLf-dk4cFIV9PeSMoOrd_HwvCyFY8jxHfXLt1dM51ioKhzc_CTjT1E7n7EKIO4aGUbRnIcnqZRdrf8N/s1600/spider-man_42_1966_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZb278d3hL7yuPlzWI4_fs38hrF8lBBv4NJFkO7bSc_qUeAGb4e58Jy_jrpd530aLf-dk4cFIV9PeSMoOrd_HwvCyFY8jxHfXLt1dM51ioKhzc_CTjT1E7n7EKIO4aGUbRnIcnqZRdrf8N/s400/spider-man_42_1966_cov.jpg" width="271" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div><br />Below is the first page, a great full-page drawing of Spidey as he seemingly robs a bank. Spidey's life is the manifestation of the saying "no good deed goes unpunished."<br /><br /><p align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZDf8X9qOSmEQKilBTvHonRvVPea1Lb13hviKebDyB8Gv6igP47viRxUcq17K6JWm11BVNwoLEiXLGhXaSmVg6ThB15J5ESRxTuZG3YNWXwj6QbRGdgZ_IxxZjRbG-YO8whBkpxoZdQVN/s1600/spider-man_42_1966_first_page.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ZDf8X9qOSmEQKilBTvHonRvVPea1Lb13hviKebDyB8Gv6igP47viRxUcq17K6JWm11BVNwoLEiXLGhXaSmVg6ThB15J5ESRxTuZG3YNWXwj6QbRGdgZ_IxxZjRbG-YO8whBkpxoZdQVN/s400/spider-man_42_1966_first_page.jpg" width="276" height="400" dea="true" /></a></p>And lastly, the final page with the famous last panel, as Peter's jaw drops and his pants get tight. Notice that he is <em>not</em> looking at her face in that scene.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n0l0vhOTvLUV6jQXLHLXaceT28EkwQ1iXbfZ4EZzI-96JdTerdBIjRDZq8bH1jOsaQDA1Hs7tTRE0jXi1YBnPCWaJ8MK3hggh0bJkoZPDjWNt9AdIZaeteFzsioX1nyvbJbLC8T6qaYf/s1600/spider-man_42_1966_last_panel.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0n0l0vhOTvLUV6jQXLHLXaceT28EkwQ1iXbfZ4EZzI-96JdTerdBIjRDZq8bH1jOsaQDA1Hs7tTRE0jXi1YBnPCWaJ8MK3hggh0bJkoZPDjWNt9AdIZaeteFzsioX1nyvbJbLC8T6qaYf/s400/spider-man_42_1966_last_panel.jpg" width="267" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div><br />From the same issue comes the ad below for the Marvel super-hero cartoons that were playing at the time, the fondly-remembered short episodes that it was a stretch to call "animated." Today we would label them "motion comics," which are comic panels with some elements that slide around the screen, and limited arm and leg motions, accompanied by dialog, music and sound effects. "When Captain America throws his mighty shield!"<em> (</em><a href="http://homepage.mac.com/jjbeach/einheri/music/cap.html"><em>Click here </em></a><em>to visit a page with the audio.)</em><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NLcdVmC_P-aptrPZQ-n6d7gEcVluwJkXmTeyGdPS5hd9ke1KZyckSuqI095Aq8DaDb0ZjglaNz5hgZ1UiSJIJ5eO-Z8LSQh_kuVkUaRiYjKPb_hwPaCHolP4rQhgAHKjra-7_fqWuG2S/s1600/marvel_heroes_tv_ad_from_spidey_42_1966.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NLcdVmC_P-aptrPZQ-n6d7gEcVluwJkXmTeyGdPS5hd9ke1KZyckSuqI095Aq8DaDb0ZjglaNz5hgZ1UiSJIJ5eO-Z8LSQh_kuVkUaRiYjKPb_hwPaCHolP4rQhgAHKjra-7_fqWuG2S/s400/marvel_heroes_tv_ad_from_spidey_42_1966.jpg" width="267" height="400" dea="true" /></a></div><br />For more information about this issue, with a comprehensive review, visit this site:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManA/amazing_spiderman_042.htm">http://www.samruby.com/AmazingSpider-ManA/amazing_spiderman_042.htm</a>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-18273038157515637952012-03-28T11:51:00.011-07:002012-04-24T05:41:30.815-07:001989 John Haymes Newton interviewFrom the 1989 issue #6 of "Comics Scene," (a magazine from the same publishers as "Starlog"), comes this interview with the first actor to portray Superboy in the 1988 TV series, John Haymes Newton. Although a little wooden, Newton did a good job of wearing the suit, and portraying both facets of the Kryptonian, with his young Clark less nerdy than in Reeve's portrayal. Of course, he ended up not continuing in the role past the first season, to be replaced by Gerard Christopher, who enthusiastically took up the cape and ran with it (or should I say flew with it). <br />
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Bonus: Below, from the same issue, is a short piece on the "Swamp Thing" sequel with the waterlogged Dick Durock, who went on to portray the plant man in the TV series. Say what you will about the campiness of the movie, the costume was a significant improvement over the visible-seam-and-zippered first version.<br />
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McQuarrie passed away recently, so I am posting this article in remembrance of this extraordinary talent.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(Click on images to enlarge. 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Did you own one of these?<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbZovwKYIs0En-ZM63cp_yU9zEZ9Tkx7DpTEtoIXLzqav8SjUGriURFx16OTwbQe2SJuo0e-okS_uLZ8o_hOVP8eTeAxeCVVi1pIbqhH2MtAOnFYmV5l5KGWv8arjDczCXcaajRuu3_16/s1600/sw_masks_ad.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkbZovwKYIs0En-ZM63cp_yU9zEZ9Tkx7DpTEtoIXLzqav8SjUGriURFx16OTwbQe2SJuo0e-okS_uLZ8o_hOVP8eTeAxeCVVi1pIbqhH2MtAOnFYmV5l5KGWv8arjDczCXcaajRuu3_16/s400/sw_masks_ad.jpg" width="297" height="400" aea="true" /></a></p>Bonus: From the same issue is this look back at Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose writing influenced so much of modern science fiction, especially on film. Since the first filmed version of his Mars stories, "John Carter," is still in theaters as of this post, I thought it might be interesting to read this. I saw the film in Imax 3D, and it was awesome! Of course, being Disney, we didn't get to see as many naked people as in the Frazetta paintings, but it was still good.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zn8uJyFmd-EDad4sn49zxeq88TsC4KYp_XArmFk9NGuEk7ED8IqOktGI0zTAHJkr18CBT3uP5pxatTmIr2U4C8sJWhfmxXLrO_FVayQkxaeS-9fJfaktcRlpu9Gwnww9z5dOwG3Utze8/s1600/erb_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Zn8uJyFmd-EDad4sn49zxeq88TsC4KYp_XArmFk9NGuEk7ED8IqOktGI0zTAHJkr18CBT3uP5pxatTmIr2U4C8sJWhfmxXLrO_FVayQkxaeS-9fJfaktcRlpu9Gwnww9z5dOwG3Utze8/s400/erb_01.jpg" width="302" height="400" aea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOUrrp4_J8R4C81WH8JmiiD_VbJeqprxWLYx_WmewWW0klM6R1rEB60bsU0AZbLh-3zk_CiLcVc_udZ1fm2VxbmegfD-0-QzLRbe5ciNhEpmXlUWqOEpNoJ_OfdssWmK3_WTUxsn4Av9z/s1600/erb_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOUrrp4_J8R4C81WH8JmiiD_VbJeqprxWLYx_WmewWW0klM6R1rEB60bsU0AZbLh-3zk_CiLcVc_udZ1fm2VxbmegfD-0-QzLRbe5ciNhEpmXlUWqOEpNoJ_OfdssWmK3_WTUxsn4Av9z/s400/erb_02.jpg" width="300" height="400" aea="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-28118487407794964252012-03-13T12:49:00.004-07:002012-03-13T12:58:23.699-07:00Mad's 1979 "Superman:The Movie" spoofThe collection cabinet swings open this time to present issue #208 of Mad magazine, with their spoof of "Superman: The Movie" from July of 1979. Mort Drucker delivers his stunning character drawings, which -although caricatures- capture the essense of each actor's faces in just a few lines.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge; you may have to click<br />on the opened image again to view full-size.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dUlmkUc7xQJBhhv4KrmjnlDW-LLzRCabiUIzveWEQ5YIqTT6Cc8Dmzvr9VrHykrLPyO-Fpbehquqe_U1DgOl6b7lA9WT15hr41MOcspp8Worr4ShhmZoDG5zqu9kRI7ec34YWXjzyjpe/s1600/mad_208_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dUlmkUc7xQJBhhv4KrmjnlDW-LLzRCabiUIzveWEQ5YIqTT6Cc8Dmzvr9VrHykrLPyO-Fpbehquqe_U1DgOl6b7lA9WT15hr41MOcspp8Worr4ShhmZoDG5zqu9kRI7ec34YWXjzyjpe/s400/mad_208_cov.jpg" width="310" height="400" aea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO83KLRA_kI7IbQOHqG3T99Y-sHSEWzmLAySGnOITRKM-Y5pc42zZYnLjR80URnshHPF1bz6igWzDSbRNsy4FNn-f1MNXqFi9iuY-8XFXB91EdTw1Ta1k863qn1FGjwWOrogSqBgcsNXad/s1600/mad_208_pg_01_and_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO83KLRA_kI7IbQOHqG3T99Y-sHSEWzmLAySGnOITRKM-Y5pc42zZYnLjR80URnshHPF1bz6igWzDSbRNsy4FNn-f1MNXqFi9iuY-8XFXB91EdTw1Ta1k863qn1FGjwWOrogSqBgcsNXad/s320/mad_208_pg_01_and_02.jpg" width="320" height="213" aea="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqX04_aL6G_fyrCoeq2ZSgGR8Tkt1mgSHZE0VMr36p6EgrF2ZWY4S8qI_gHxfK-R23CIHHTNwTJjntTqCac6Je3d64JWZHaHOzn4CFT80PmBqNx3zsa3Id_yME2o6mhiWgeuevkzidGgA/s1600/mad_208_back_cov.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqX04_aL6G_fyrCoeq2ZSgGR8Tkt1mgSHZE0VMr36p6EgrF2ZWY4S8qI_gHxfK-R23CIHHTNwTJjntTqCac6Je3d64JWZHaHOzn4CFT80PmBqNx3zsa3Id_yME2o6mhiWgeuevkzidGgA/s400/mad_208_back_cov.jpg" width="310" height="400" aea="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-51923373613407251872012-03-01T10:13:00.006-08:002012-03-01T10:34:45.377-08:00Planet Of The Apes Revisited<p align="left">Another entry on the apes, this time from Starlog issue #105, published April 1986. The cover blurb read "Untold Tales of Planet Of The Apes: The sequels you didn't see - and why!" It is indeed interesting to read about some of the ideas presented for the next movie, and one wonders if some of them might have turned out better than the one that was filmed. </p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge; once it opens you<br />may have to click it again to view full-size.)<br /></em></span><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiofhb3uwc2DnTG6aqdSGDpj5adNaXpXorBWPU11C8aQpLjRRH0prQ58U1JkIkrtHc7ABCiIu4iGkfvOu4QR40EdsTWWsgsJw30rtFQbicQNOxxadwrqpH001NQ2o2kP9syriL5k6StjoA/s1600/starlog_105_pota_revisted_01_and_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiofhb3uwc2DnTG6aqdSGDpj5adNaXpXorBWPU11C8aQpLjRRH0prQ58U1JkIkrtHc7ABCiIu4iGkfvOu4QR40EdsTWWsgsJw30rtFQbicQNOxxadwrqpH001NQ2o2kP9syriL5k6StjoA/s320/starlog_105_pota_revisted_01_and_02.jpg" width="320" height="221" uda="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkERhJvodOD8ngIc2TtzZp0N4ACTmOixzTiVrr6VNHEoODDFbIltzILZ3eQlJ2nJsJ3x-Y-ONIGKjE9i76jn5GvSoLdc9DLxUpQXMnaMzFuG53wgdQZDEq8scrt-aS31FvmApGsycD8h5/s1600/starlog_105_pota_revisted_03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkERhJvodOD8ngIc2TtzZp0N4ACTmOixzTiVrr6VNHEoODDFbIltzILZ3eQlJ2nJsJ3x-Y-ONIGKjE9i76jn5GvSoLdc9DLxUpQXMnaMzFuG53wgdQZDEq8scrt-aS31FvmApGsycD8h5/s400/starlog_105_pota_revisted_03.jpg" width="293" height="400" uda="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07bYB1HaJ7ndqyOnkbtYBrIwaW1W25O2GZyk4NGMYz7r_AEXhSKhJnwegm-xJoto1Mz4yXk7cExntypC7iY_uffJKZr8Ezeh2d5QKG1HV0A5EZSfPyq7nSGoGPTIZR2emKjmOS-AZlIKI/s1600/starlog_105_pota_revisted_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07bYB1HaJ7ndqyOnkbtYBrIwaW1W25O2GZyk4NGMYz7r_AEXhSKhJnwegm-xJoto1Mz4yXk7cExntypC7iY_uffJKZr8Ezeh2d5QKG1HV0A5EZSfPyq7nSGoGPTIZR2emKjmOS-AZlIKI/s400/starlog_105_pota_revisted_04.jpg" width="293" height="400" uda="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz73iQ7fZz8O4yXC544zPgFEGkahLURkS6B5Qrd7N8QqoSwpPqOawNm1XlBDZmOvDFsQb9KZAAwgNuWnSlB1FXRf86GCJDX65TyGlhAjIFvAmsuBEe8AqPcsikQiJ7LvCWuHzjevB9Z0ad/s1600/starlog_105_pota_revisted_05.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz73iQ7fZz8O4yXC544zPgFEGkahLURkS6B5Qrd7N8QqoSwpPqOawNm1XlBDZmOvDFsQb9KZAAwgNuWnSlB1FXRf86GCJDX65TyGlhAjIFvAmsuBEe8AqPcsikQiJ7LvCWuHzjevB9Z0ad/s400/starlog_105_pota_revisted_05.jpg" width="293" height="400" uda="true" /></a><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IC2SrJm3D9eZxy_FRdhN8_dM9P_wGjz_tywSk-430hcT6UEtUh53mcRJUImh0yKel8bFcjr-r-kns-m_Q_lUFakBkLOuROn6toQeLwomw8BfzX1AHrcJhevgzv-rbTXMHG4HrP4oWJU7/s1600/starlog_105_pota_revisted_06.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2IC2SrJm3D9eZxy_FRdhN8_dM9P_wGjz_tywSk-430hcT6UEtUh53mcRJUImh0yKel8bFcjr-r-kns-m_Q_lUFakBkLOuROn6toQeLwomw8BfzX1AHrcJhevgzv-rbTXMHG4HrP4oWJU7/s400/starlog_105_pota_revisted_06.jpg" width="293" height="400" uda="true" /></a></p>Since the movie was successful enough to warrent another sequel, the producers found that they had painted themselves into a corner with the destruction of the world. Having the trio of chimps go back in time to then-present day Earth was a great idea, but it would have been better if they had anticipated another film while writing the second, and set up the third one all through it. It would have been great seeing the efforts of Milo, Cornelius and Zira as they try to retrieve and repair the original ship, and the tension of their escape as the world is about to end. Just my way of thinking, and it would have made people even more excited for the next movie when the start of it was teased after the ape planet was blown up; and made the ending less depressing.Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-1373506733538688252012-02-16T07:45:00.006-08:002012-02-16T11:06:11.322-08:00COF #23 Apes ArticleWhen I was 15 years old in 1974, I was living near Macon, GA at the time, and one weekend as usual I was spending the night at my Grandma's house. These trips were like a taste of freedom given to a prisoner, in that I was allowed to be myself there, and buy what I wanted. I made my trip to Chi-Chesters Pharmacy on Vineville Ave, to see what magazines, comics or paperback I could find... and this time I hit the goldmine: the following issue, #23, of the awesome magazine "Castle of Frankenstein." The issue was electrifying to me as I snatched it from the magazine rack in an instant and feasted my eyes on the Apes cover art! I was a rabid Apes fan by then (an interest that was second only to my fever for Star Trek), and this was just before the first issue of the Marvel Apes magazine had come out. Below is the art for the wraparound cover, and the main Apes article inside. I still remember reading the article as I walked back home to Grandma's house, and how excited I was.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to enlarge. You may have to click on it again once it opens to view full-size.) </em></span><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_i7fKKdwq5q7zfqk3XSq_EKtEdTGdYm_lzrKPH4EnjZvr_E505vjJfkw9IglWzkwcLrmyfOtgEknMaiIVrAqBCySL56Jj95wVhh-3OZ8kam_KXp_B6ryy3QhEwOd37RJSylUI0xqQKBV/s1600/cof_23_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_i7fKKdwq5q7zfqk3XSq_EKtEdTGdYm_lzrKPH4EnjZvr_E505vjJfkw9IglWzkwcLrmyfOtgEknMaiIVrAqBCySL56Jj95wVhh-3OZ8kam_KXp_B6ryy3QhEwOd37RJSylUI0xqQKBV/s400/cof_23_cover.jpg" width="400" height="270" yda="true" /></a><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">Zaius: "I'm tickling her underarm! Tickle, tickle, tickle!" </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipzCZ-hpgqjwkjmckA6wINWrFj01oCzoSQ_NbTrBywn2tQEWhQJ4NYfLRrBHA0SXzBCM6tWV_Y5nx7Qa8olvNCIDU3mxUKSRIGFCWy7hipXoKRe4A-vm3gF_Xec0yFXsoGrqYngGF4lez/s1600/cof_23_apes_01_and_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipzCZ-hpgqjwkjmckA6wINWrFj01oCzoSQ_NbTrBywn2tQEWhQJ4NYfLRrBHA0SXzBCM6tWV_Y5nx7Qa8olvNCIDU3mxUKSRIGFCWy7hipXoKRe4A-vm3gF_Xec0yFXsoGrqYngGF4lez/s400/cof_23_apes_01_and_02.jpg" width="400" height="270" yda="true" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSyeY7sgnpg6JOgqIyVHd8dPAd9FyAJJCkufk93sIXUvae5WbiQK3g5sVJ5x0q0bL3zdxLXh0Y4Hw6MrX2zAMT-gEMqeEGcfNQgPmVNtcgyyEP1qzm2j4bgtieiDkrdcsU8nDG66HHRrX/s1600/cof_23_apes_03_and_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSyeY7sgnpg6JOgqIyVHd8dPAd9FyAJJCkufk93sIXUvae5WbiQK3g5sVJ5x0q0bL3zdxLXh0Y4Hw6MrX2zAMT-gEMqeEGcfNQgPmVNtcgyyEP1qzm2j4bgtieiDkrdcsU8nDG66HHRrX/s400/cof_23_apes_03_and_04.jpg" width="400" height="270" yda="true" /></a><br /><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpMXOUv3X7Ry8iSipOIC1TWNzB_tQM36o_-xoR4lE8itCt3el5iuL6aYhcODRXD6VsxOP53TseDT4XlVM2wMYQSkNQB6BgNCvFWz9wIFjzRKPYsCRhta2bwObOPItSa0Ait_-LdKFEMpF/s1600/cof_23_apes_05_and_06.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpMXOUv3X7Ry8iSipOIC1TWNzB_tQM36o_-xoR4lE8itCt3el5iuL6aYhcODRXD6VsxOP53TseDT4XlVM2wMYQSkNQB6BgNCvFWz9wIFjzRKPYsCRhta2bwObOPItSa0Ait_-LdKFEMpF/s400/cof_23_apes_05_and_06.jpg" width="400" height="270" yda="true" /></a><br /><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvq7gF38iQ_LfptEnc_Fn8qYxGMJjGbpUscPUgVub4oB6UUmg3wDvZ0pfaH2x5qZg32D5rTOH1Fa2G1ceccHLdrNHzqygnaV-WFM_nXjMDmJLbxV4IjFhyBuAu8E3NLyPhQ2jfs1_zHBO/s1600/cof_23_apes_07_and_08.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvq7gF38iQ_LfptEnc_Fn8qYxGMJjGbpUscPUgVub4oB6UUmg3wDvZ0pfaH2x5qZg32D5rTOH1Fa2G1ceccHLdrNHzqygnaV-WFM_nXjMDmJLbxV4IjFhyBuAu8E3NLyPhQ2jfs1_zHBO/s400/cof_23_apes_07_and_08.jpg" width="400" height="270" yda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcupPt1Lk1R4iQVSklrnaIBXeY1fVWOLqZX0uznW_RVgh7MAtrXGsVW3Zc0SHQ9i5h3UCBI77lyaw6RrSNmpv0kfbUfj2pILt8VuyQch2wY4XMoyFlBKtbMZCH7_1GbTkfgyCJvobifYRd/s1600/cof_23_apes_09.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcupPt1Lk1R4iQVSklrnaIBXeY1fVWOLqZX0uznW_RVgh7MAtrXGsVW3Zc0SHQ9i5h3UCBI77lyaw6RrSNmpv0kfbUfj2pILt8VuyQch2wY4XMoyFlBKtbMZCH7_1GbTkfgyCJvobifYRd/s400/cof_23_apes_09.jpg" width="288" height="400" yda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgExxjlbe5UcjJ6gpDlR-ccYRiSRNy0kWvmwNOocI6QqtnG2fQUmcSBFk-ADKWhp-L4yF4TI6vpAeACtSPWC3avIIZ-Us7AdvsNkmsfIdEYdSnmoDzu_ghtPUkDNrQz9GkYP8OWzRG-qd7/s1600/cof_23_apes_10.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgExxjlbe5UcjJ6gpDlR-ccYRiSRNy0kWvmwNOocI6QqtnG2fQUmcSBFk-ADKWhp-L4yF4TI6vpAeACtSPWC3avIIZ-Us7AdvsNkmsfIdEYdSnmoDzu_ghtPUkDNrQz9GkYP8OWzRG-qd7/s400/cof_23_apes_10.jpg" width="288" height="400" yda="true" /></a><br /><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysxhx2_ZkaMkNoUgQ0I6Suxtq1RtaSaGsw6E5NPUfgyiDVa54oCW0_8L-9u8XlXVO_VyailbCp0oEiELLkBzo3wJCjoQa3hSMY-q2nYrzbe1yGZ2ZqBWZpI8hH0Fd0VOQycXyhyphenhyphen-pktFE/s1600/cof_23_apes_11.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysxhx2_ZkaMkNoUgQ0I6Suxtq1RtaSaGsw6E5NPUfgyiDVa54oCW0_8L-9u8XlXVO_VyailbCp0oEiELLkBzo3wJCjoQa3hSMY-q2nYrzbe1yGZ2ZqBWZpI8hH0Fd0VOQycXyhyphenhyphen-pktFE/s400/cof_23_apes_11.jpg" width="288" height="400" yda="true" /></a></div><br />Bonus: the cover art without the text! Found online.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP-Cc2_raW1ElEqEABdyCVOXCpNa2CQcwit1eBC_Oh98bUXWTqQQBREt4oeLU2qHm-Df4h6iYeuBY_3Q_ZTIP8paWhB3LNlRkD-naOrUW2ZiY6TqCc3plOp2zlZRc9WjM83d4R4PPFaTL/s1600/cof_apes_cover_art.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQP-Cc2_raW1ElEqEABdyCVOXCpNa2CQcwit1eBC_Oh98bUXWTqQQBREt4oeLU2qHm-Df4h6iYeuBY_3Q_ZTIP8paWhB3LNlRkD-naOrUW2ZiY6TqCc3plOp2zlZRc9WjM83d4R4PPFaTL/s400/cof_apes_cover_art.jpg" width="400" height="277" yda="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-65344525054819612742012-02-14T06:00:00.008-08:002012-02-28T06:15:52.269-08:00Space: 1999 Premiere ArticleClipped from the TV Preview section of the Miami Herald on Sunday, August 17th, 1975, comes this big article on the upcoming series Space: 1999. Featuring the show's stars Martin Landau and wife/co-star Barbara Bain, the interview was conducted when they were in Miami on a tour to promote the show. As in every single article and interview about the new show,"Star Trek" is of course brought up, which is significant in that the series had been seen only in re-runs for seven years by that time. Landau, in drawing a distinction between the shows, goofs when he claims that Star Trek had been set "a thousand years later" than their series.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Click on images to enlarge. You may have to click on it again once it loads to view it full-size.) </span></em><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYUCO1D23Ffb8T3tU9Erdunv3nwkHxciiFhnD9ShqX5NWMF5-28UWgoMo8WYjKq5EqgXaVWbWQs_1hl7yhywZ7Uyfs_FufH9SFKskCs1ixvlPZJF6ITdVkYVy42G4kAQRcoVvaJF30TWl/s1600/space_1999_paper_article_pg_01.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYUCO1D23Ffb8T3tU9Erdunv3nwkHxciiFhnD9ShqX5NWMF5-28UWgoMo8WYjKq5EqgXaVWbWQs_1hl7yhywZ7Uyfs_FufH9SFKskCs1ixvlPZJF6ITdVkYVy42G4kAQRcoVvaJF30TWl/s400/space_1999_paper_article_pg_01.jpg" width="400" height="306" yda="true" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ftRnTWiqQx5wKKfNF0B0Iwr4Sw7o2D4nbteMTNN7gUYnLzQMFQ9C-fCicXC733CxCSKV5dbXvnP_VTdlsTn34ULMCnkpNOl9bVKhza4hDKoNU3LZEHGxzFLc7zQFs_GfotoW1gI6wMFC/s1600/space_1999_paper_article_pg_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ftRnTWiqQx5wKKfNF0B0Iwr4Sw7o2D4nbteMTNN7gUYnLzQMFQ9C-fCicXC733CxCSKV5dbXvnP_VTdlsTn34ULMCnkpNOl9bVKhza4hDKoNU3LZEHGxzFLc7zQFs_GfotoW1gI6wMFC/s400/space_1999_paper_article_pg_02.jpg" width="326" height="400" yda="true" /></a></div><br />Bonus: Below, a clipping from one of the tabloids, possibly the Globe (I didn't include the paper name or date when clipping it) featuring Joan Collins in a role on Space:1999. Once again, "Trek" is brought up, but the writer completely misses the connection that Joan had a guest-starring role in that show as well. Claiming the shows to be "similar" also reveals how little the writer knew about either one.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax-W9vbwEEPjydUtcdtQFoDkCTwKzIZvvTzm640crqDAfoEqvNL5AgK2JPLmxBF0aoW2TebAV8tB6zTD5ZslVHudrJp3kCrm050miZXy4jnGkKgNScqwEd0JeP2g5DXleBow3CT5QhoJb/s1600/space_1999_collins.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax-W9vbwEEPjydUtcdtQFoDkCTwKzIZvvTzm640crqDAfoEqvNL5AgK2JPLmxBF0aoW2TebAV8tB6zTD5ZslVHudrJp3kCrm050miZXy4jnGkKgNScqwEd0JeP2g5DXleBow3CT5QhoJb/s640/space_1999_collins.jpg" width="216" height="640" yda="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-10182453893019025012012-02-10T07:36:00.000-08:002012-02-10T07:55:37.488-08:00Batman Magic Photo Kit<div align="left">From one of the late 1960's comics in my collection, comes this ad for a mysterious "something" that makes photos. For years I wondered what it could be... it surely wasn't a camera.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Click on image to view full size. After it opens, you may need to click it again to view it larger.) </span><br /></em><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeNAoWLwjaYGkfG66ufAUwP2fFBjLrsoKtOWGUfsK_HrT6ZQ66mn_vmn2JnOq6MOqtRaAe3nXiy_yWf424UJgCBwmNZ3FwSMxzrGu9cWe2718M1-HQFN7od8tu44dWIkwZjF6vlAhbgqR/s1600/batman_photo_kit.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeNAoWLwjaYGkfG66ufAUwP2fFBjLrsoKtOWGUfsK_HrT6ZQ66mn_vmn2JnOq6MOqtRaAe3nXiy_yWf424UJgCBwmNZ3FwSMxzrGu9cWe2718M1-HQFN7od8tu44dWIkwZjF6vlAhbgqR/s400/batman_photo_kit.jpg" width="271" height="400" sda="true" /></a></div><br /><p><br />Some of the mystery may now finally be dispelled, at least for me, as in researching this item I found this comment on another blog that featured the same ad...<br /><br /><em>Andy Vaughn on August 23rd, 2007<br />I had the Batman Photo kit in the younger days. It consisted of 6 negatives with scenes from various Batman stories of the day (I remember a couple of them were Batman fighting the Bouncer). Several pieces of photo paper, and a hard plastic sheath were also included. You would take the photo paper, and place a negative over it, then place both in the plastic sheath which you would then hold up to a light source for 5 minutes. After that, a picture would appear from the negative onto the paper. It was really neat, and I remember playing with it for hours. However it was lost somewhere in time. Sure which I would have kept up with it! </em></p><br /><p>And there you have it. </p>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-38080036115853942812012-02-08T13:18:00.000-08:002012-02-08T13:24:58.506-08:001978 "Incredible Hulk" TV Series ArticleFrom July 1978 comes this "Us" magazine cover article on "The Incredible Hulk" TV series. After it is a small feature on Stan Lee. Enjoy!<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Click on images to view larger Hulk-sized images!<br />You may need to click on it again after it opens to view full-size.) </em></span><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7BM8LlbGgxBq885HLmwG7ETboP6tM9MkDXE35qa7OytVmBjNYtXHgUxXXFATJlsClL9110GaFixPV6-K5H2lmJ8jmWRO-123M0h-BGO50vdcLFCw2rh1aqDyKVdzo8215ZEhh2_ObEnl/s1600/us_hulk_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7BM8LlbGgxBq885HLmwG7ETboP6tM9MkDXE35qa7OytVmBjNYtXHgUxXXFATJlsClL9110GaFixPV6-K5H2lmJ8jmWRO-123M0h-BGO50vdcLFCw2rh1aqDyKVdzo8215ZEhh2_ObEnl/s400/us_hulk_cover.jpg" width="302" height="400" sda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIu4a-WawPWQ6eeL3VtE7LcszmAfvAkG5U-CZqHc2pkKdQ_zjFInv49kBGwpCqHCTDDakQdULA8US00shKskPKDGhmri8ufPKo7Dh14JZmj8wce6EZvsZyfnJmIDU_JbIsM6l67r1NhXdv/s1600/us_hulk_pg_01_and_02.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIu4a-WawPWQ6eeL3VtE7LcszmAfvAkG5U-CZqHc2pkKdQ_zjFInv49kBGwpCqHCTDDakQdULA8US00shKskPKDGhmri8ufPKo7Dh14JZmj8wce6EZvsZyfnJmIDU_JbIsM6l67r1NhXdv/s400/us_hulk_pg_01_and_02.jpg" width="400" height="270" sda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG-tuMJnpyRbX9x1wwBgxFN0jm2IfKEahdv5H-b94cD4SJKX9ZEdrMmUKhEF3M9KPFj7JWc4BzM-oiSTBhyphenhyphenWDWE0rrLuPkXS9fAlX5vXwq9yTfvC6UPXC82pxI6Dz3jM9Lg8kJ_832CUM/s1600/us_hulk_pg_03.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG-tuMJnpyRbX9x1wwBgxFN0jm2IfKEahdv5H-b94cD4SJKX9ZEdrMmUKhEF3M9KPFj7JWc4BzM-oiSTBhyphenhyphenWDWE0rrLuPkXS9fAlX5vXwq9yTfvC6UPXC82pxI6Dz3jM9Lg8kJ_832CUM/s400/us_hulk_pg_03.jpg" width="293" height="400" sda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKold3ghZvNjDbbE3IHwSR5tq6o0djuOC2MOzZnG2jn4DhzDnwSqcyH1OOYO_VyoI8YOTBJDf0R9cVaPRbKYVBYHyZe-PCRXRJZvR6gMsDYQk0E7vShzmXrcm96hjJFrSOxBWrt_POEQ_/s1600/us_hulk_pg_04.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKold3ghZvNjDbbE3IHwSR5tq6o0djuOC2MOzZnG2jn4DhzDnwSqcyH1OOYO_VyoI8YOTBJDf0R9cVaPRbKYVBYHyZe-PCRXRJZvR6gMsDYQk0E7vShzmXrcm96hjJFrSOxBWrt_POEQ_/s400/us_hulk_pg_04.jpg" width="293" height="400" sda="true" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeitr2ngfLqwDpXfGaeWLTwRCgCltDSlOy-PhH5qNCJygB6vwoVppxfQk0qNcGjOmeZKmPk0pHvC3m-J3XWmAT3YPhIJpzu68l80pt17SqbDqs-OMcuhbzQ_2Z269USJ8W1GrrwYGhSsX/s1600/us_hulk_pg_05_and_06.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeitr2ngfLqwDpXfGaeWLTwRCgCltDSlOy-PhH5qNCJygB6vwoVppxfQk0qNcGjOmeZKmPk0pHvC3m-J3XWmAT3YPhIJpzu68l80pt17SqbDqs-OMcuhbzQ_2Z269USJ8W1GrrwYGhSsX/s400/us_hulk_pg_05_and_06.jpg" width="400" height="273" sda="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-1995683061187417112012-02-08T11:29:00.000-08:002012-02-08T11:30:55.164-08:001967 Promotional Art for Jonny QuestFrom the 1967 Castle of Frankenstein yearbook (or "Fearbook" as it was called) comes this full-page image of some promotional artwork for the then-new animated series "Jonny Quest." The inset review, although somewhat negative, did manage to deliver some backhanded compliments. Today, we recognize just how groundbreaking the show was. I have great memories of summer evenings at my Grandma's house hurrying inside to catch the show.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;"><em>(Click on image to enlarge.)</em></span><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tnOjqHho2hqbTKVlu5ZvOXWnA3nQTKSYCIZmYqd7BSTykWTPNsTdHR1Q_sLqfkQDpq3YJLiyc2J4T7oouwW5Hgo6yYxLIBgSRo-AkWIhtfCFXCmCYW0J9pf6B0W1jNL-yB5fTJtRbQos/s1600/jonny_quest_art.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tnOjqHho2hqbTKVlu5ZvOXWnA3nQTKSYCIZmYqd7BSTykWTPNsTdHR1Q_sLqfkQDpq3YJLiyc2J4T7oouwW5Hgo6yYxLIBgSRo-AkWIhtfCFXCmCYW0J9pf6B0W1jNL-yB5fTJtRbQos/s400/jonny_quest_art.jpg" width="293" height="400" kba="true" /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-43649743116900052532012-01-17T07:26:00.000-08:002012-01-17T10:12:44.073-08:00Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin posterThis time we feature a full-page magazine ad for the 3D "Starchaser: The Legend Of Orin," released in 1985. I missed the theatrical release, but enjoyed it a lot when it came out on video a few years later.<br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:85%;" >(Click to view larger.)</span><br /><a style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nMJLrW4uPdpH8y0FPumh7VEwqrEapDZm26RbcCmiaPXaLqOZl2ZDaiWgBnFdSaSXP84XwNzznYPxy5CeL7XNq46K29G6SBFKGdUkrrqQ0o73ob7g9ro0GGsS_5EAEBdrmgPWf7lv-4yk/s1600/starchaser_poster_tagged.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nMJLrW4uPdpH8y0FPumh7VEwqrEapDZm26RbcCmiaPXaLqOZl2ZDaiWgBnFdSaSXP84XwNzznYPxy5CeL7XNq46K29G6SBFKGdUkrrqQ0o73ob7g9ro0GGsS_5EAEBdrmgPWf7lv-4yk/s400/starchaser_poster_tagged.jpg" width="293" height="400" /></a></div><br />Featuring a good score, nice animation and designs, it was the first time I remember ever seeing computer animation in an animated film, used mostly when depicting the hero's ship. Although obviously a Star Wars rip-off, it is interesting to watch, and sets itself apart enough to warrant repeated viewings. Although the 'Space Arabs" might be objectionable nowadays to some for their stereotypical bad-guy status...<br /><br />The personality of the ship's computer, a complaining put-upon AI named Arthur that reminded one of C3PO, was amusing; as well as the fembot that had a crush on the Han Solo analog, Dagg Dabrini, after he forcibly reprogrammed her through a panel on her behind. Making someone love you through no choice of their own is not a good basis for a real relationship, though.<br /><br />The spaceship designs were excellent, particularly the one flown by Dagg, with its swiveling engines that changed positions according to the direction one wanted to go in. This design was really efficient for sharp course changes and vertical takeoffs. This ability was used to great effect as some of the most exciting space battle scenes involved the rapid reversals and spins as the ship out-manuevered their enemies.Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8947125621377796711.post-62452685173218694602012-01-17T06:55:00.000-08:002012-01-17T07:04:43.343-08:00"Go Ape!" Marathon Ads(Note: This entry was originally posted over on my Newspaper Movie Ad blog titled <a href="http://heldovermovies.blogspot.com/2008/08/o-apemarathon-ads.html">"Held Over!</a>" but since creating this blog I thought it might fit here also.)<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Falling out of the Scrapbook this time are:</strong><br /></div><div align="center">The "Go Ape" Marathon ads</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>(Click for larger images.)<br /></em></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEbLF-x4AynPB96j1AL3ZO5J0s57kx-gHUGl-4EG5KyQpdqnFvlgqEB8rh-ejZrxasd56ciaSNDVST7Pj63dxUpgdEWyRtzM6vl8K2wqEwj7hQ7w0ll80Lsh8IuHeqe2-VqKaHOtDVy-R/s1600-h/ape_o_thon.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232636162032915874" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEbLF-x4AynPB96j1AL3ZO5J0s57kx-gHUGl-4EG5KyQpdqnFvlgqEB8rh-ejZrxasd56ciaSNDVST7Pj63dxUpgdEWyRtzM6vl8K2wqEwj7hQ7w0ll80Lsh8IuHeqe2-VqKaHOtDVy-R/s400/ape_o_thon.jpg" border="0" /></a></div>The ads asks, "Can you take it...will you really Go Ape," but the real question is "Can your <em>butt </em>take it?"<br /><br />How well I remember the excitement I felt that summer in 1973 when these ads came out. At 15 years old, I was a little late getting into the Apes thing, it was only after "Battle" that I started becoming aware of them very much and was getting interested, even though I had never seen any of them. When they were all played back-t0-back in these Ape-o-thons, I was wishing I could go, but didn't bother to ask my parents. It gave my stepdad too much pleasure to say no, and I'd just get ridiculed for it.<br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83EuC0uYlDy2kwHlbgDOyjhPC1PDnXlO7Pg8LoJC_M-v27oyrjHo47ai7WaKiKzsfoMTo4cY8AJK8pPUOx0DFgT6yNktA2M48H56bmFthSsijmU0pEbk-4hUizVfD2mrkCDXL5JREp3L-/s1600-h/ape_o_thon2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232636166669613826" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83EuC0uYlDy2kwHlbgDOyjhPC1PDnXlO7Pg8LoJC_M-v27oyrjHo47ai7WaKiKzsfoMTo4cY8AJK8pPUOx0DFgT6yNktA2M48H56bmFthSsijmU0pEbk-4hUizVfD2mrkCDXL5JREp3L-/s400/ape_o_thon2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>That couldn't stop me from wishing, however, or clipping the newspaper ads, and soaking up everything I could about them through "The Monster Times." Finally, I was able to see the original when it showed on TV while I was at my Grandma's house, and I was in heaven. Yes, I was officially an Apes fan, and would always remain so. And beautiful Zira stirred a crush I have never gotten over! Then when the Apes TV series began in 1974 I really got into it, collecting with feverish thrill all of the Marvel POTA magazines that came out.<br /><br />Below is a little article I clipped from the Macon Herald (GA), like all of the ads above, about the marathon showings. In some future posts I'll revisit the Apes from time to time, including the ads about the series from TV Guide.<br /><p align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjHW596UP524t4WIxsOUcV8FjW4n6yIqr27dndbRGb44qRKUBkTGNzxMZz31w-2DxJWt-xG4zi5pYmZa71X4Xhfvhb20Dmpfj-bFuBioqlxIl9jtG_fg5H-T26J5dCNUMxyPM9DoJZqut/s1600-h/ape_o_thon_article.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232636170168631330" style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjHW596UP524t4WIxsOUcV8FjW4n6yIqr27dndbRGb44qRKUBkTGNzxMZz31w-2DxJWt-xG4zi5pYmZa71X4Xhfvhb20Dmpfj-bFuBioqlxIl9jtG_fg5H-T26J5dCNUMxyPM9DoJZqut/s400/ape_o_thon_article.jpg" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center">And here is the Go Ape! poster in all it's colorful glory.</p><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9Dn6-ebF-n7hgXSzGgkj4tmK1BPc6fkDFL2MRRqGngRVO4FUtCodS05lh91Voj3URipau3XUyHzahl-9m0NueaZ6Z5KAZ1ujGRZvjP8Bw1m-KFHxBjWTifzbfrfTvU-wScgLKmTzefMG/s1600-h/goape1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234378306331765362" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9Dn6-ebF-n7hgXSzGgkj4tmK1BPc6fkDFL2MRRqGngRVO4FUtCodS05lh91Voj3URipau3XUyHzahl-9m0NueaZ6Z5KAZ1ujGRZvjP8Bw1m-KFHxBjWTifzbfrfTvU-wScgLKmTzefMG/s400/goape1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://doctor-k100.blogspot.com/2008/03/apes-week-day-1-dr-ks-personal.html"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>(Image source.)</em></span><br /></a></div>Frederickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868719487717506764noreply@blogger.com2