Comics, old time radio and other cool stuff

COMICS, OLD-TIME RADIO and OTHER COOL STUFF: Random Thoughts about pre-digital Pop Culture, covering subjects such as pulp fiction, B-movies, comic strips, comic books and old-time radio. WRITTEN BY TIM DEFOREST. EDITED BY MELVIN THE VELOCIRAPTOR. New content published every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Friday's Favorite OTR

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Escape : "Conqueror's Isle" 3/5/49 The crew of a Navy bomber crash lands on a remote island in the Pacific near the end ...
Thursday, March 1, 2018

Roman Holiday

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Read/Watch 'em In Order #91 Our journey through the August 1939 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories now takes us back in time to anci...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Robot vs. Robot

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G.I. Robot, who first appeared in Star Spangled War Stories #101 in 1961, is one of writer Bob Kanigher's most magnificent creation...
Monday, February 26, 2018

Cover Cavalcade

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Jack Vance was a superb writer who was also fortunate enough to have some great cover artists help sell his books.
Friday, February 23, 2018

Friday's Favorite OTR

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Dragnet : "The Helen Corday Murder" 7/7/49 A young lady is murdered. The crime scene yields a few weak clues. A lot of leg wor...
Thursday, February 22, 2018

Pluto and Space Pirates

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Read/Watch 'em In Order #90 We continue our journey through the August 1939 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories with "The Dwell...
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Captain America Fought Zombies Before Zombies Were Cool!

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I am not a fan of modern zombie fiction. In part, this is because of my distaste for graphic violence, which I think is one of the worst...
Monday, February 19, 2018

Cover Cavalcade

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A fun Steve Ditko cover from 1954.
Friday, February 16, 2018

Friday's Favorite OTR

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Ozzie and Harriet : "Lodge of the Unicorn" 9/16/45 In order to join a lodge, Ozzie must go through the day agreeing with abso...
Thursday, February 15, 2018

For More Fun, Add a Gatling Gun

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Novelist and screenwriter Clair Huffaker published the novel Badman in 1958. The title character is a guy named Jack Tawlin (called ...
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