One of my first Aquaman comics was a good introduction to the character!
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
HOTW- The Comet
From Wiki- The Comet (John Dickering) is a character that first appeared in Pep Comics #1 in January 1940. A little over a year later, the Comet was the first superhero to be killed in the line of duty.[1] He died in issue #17 (July 1941), which also introduced his brother, a brutal hero called the Hangman. In Pep #1, in a story drawn by Jack Cole, young scientist John Dickering has discovered a gas fifty times lighter than hydrogen.[3] By injecting small doses of the gas into his bloodstream, he is able to make great leaps through the air. After a number of injections, twin beams come from Dickering's eyes and when he crosses the beams, whatever he is looking at disintegrates. He makes a glass shield (visor) as that is the only thing his beams will not disintegrate, a weakness often used against him from the first story onwards.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
337. Space Sentinels 13: The World Ship
Here it is- the ultimate episode of the young Space Sentinels!
Why- Soraia
I heard this for the first time about eight years ago on Steve van Zandt's Underground Radio.
Monday, November 25, 2024
Sunday, November 24, 2024
Sven- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein[a] is a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton. The film features Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), who has partnered with Dr. Sandra Mornay (Lenore Aubert) in order to find a brain to reactivate Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), and they find Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello), the ideal candidate. Larry Talbot makes an urgent phone call to a railway station in Florida, where Chick Young and Wilbur Grey work as baggage clerks. Talbot tries to warn Wilbur of a shipment due to arrive for "McDougal's House of Horrors". However, before he finishes, the moon rises and Talbot transforms into a werewolf, causing Wilbur to think the call is a prank. Meanwhile, McDougal demands the crates be personally delivered to his wax museum. back to me:
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
The Nine Demons (1984)
Joey and Gary are best friends and highly trained kung fu masters. The servants of their house betray them, wiping almost everyone out. Joey gets away, meets the 9th King of Hell, and sells his soul to help his best pal. He is given nine demons to command. Nothing about this can go wrong, can it? There is a lot of weird effects, odd camera work and great fights, if sped up a bit, but it is hard to follow.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
HOTW- Dracula
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Varan Lobby card
Lobby cards sure are cool, even if the movie isn't that great. I love Varan, but I am not blind to its various faults. But I had the 8mm version when I was a small agent, and we watched it a lot, though there were odd things about the digest that made no sense. I think for 8-10 minutes, there should have been a lot more monster action. This may be the subject of a podcast- the movie and the monster, that is. Be that as it may, the movie itself is now an old friend, good or not, I think we all have movies like this in our history, right? Unless you don't like movies, and if not, why are you reading this blog?
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
HOTW- Red Raven
From Marvel Fandom- The small child who was to become the Red Raven was riding with his parents aboard one of the first airplanes to cross the Atlantic Ocean when the plane entered a dense fog bank and struck the island of the Bird People which was concealed within. The Bird People were originally Inhumans who had seceded from their race's city of Attilan. The Bird People instead lived in a city built atop an "island," which, due to powerful anti-gravity drives, floated high above the Earth's surface. Whereas most Inhumans have different powers than the others, all of the Bird People resembled ordinary humans, except for their large, feathered wings, which made them capable of flight. The child who was to become the Red Raven was the only human to survive the plane crash, and the Bird People, who are also known as the Winged Ones, decided to raise him as one of their own.[2]
The Bird People named the child Red Raven because of his flaming red hair, and, as he grew older, gave him a costume that would enable him to fly. The costume contained miniature anti-gravity mechanisms and included large artificial wings which would help him steer himself and negotiate air currents while in flight. Me again:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
323. Space Sentinels 11: Fauna
In which the unwitting scientists play a reverse werewolf card, and turn a wolf into a man-wolf!
Monday, November 11, 2024
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Saturday, November 9, 2024
King Shisa and Godzilla by Yasushi Torisawa
Friday, November 8, 2024
Xenorama #71- The Heculoids!
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Revisiting Jurassic Park (1993)
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
HOTW- Wonder Girl
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia- Donna Troy is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the original Wonder Girl and later temporarily adopts another identity, Troia. Created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, she first appeared in The Brave and the Bold #60 (July 1965). Donna has been commonly featured in stories involving the Teen Titans, which she originally joined during their second adventure and is since depicted as a founding member of the team. Back to me:
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Sunday, November 3, 2024
Sven- The Mummy
In the film, Karloff stars as Imhotep, an ancient Egyptian mummy who was killed for attempting to resurrect his dead lover, Anck-es-en-Amon. After being discovered and accidentally brought to life by a team of archaeologists, he disguises himself as a modern Egyptian named Ardath Bey and searches for Anck-es-en-Amon, whom he believes has been reincarnated in the modern world. Me again: