Thursday, June 30, 2022

Brewalda, Part 8

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  cover art by Marshall Frantz Read/Watch 'em In Order #141 The August 19, 1939 issue of Argosy brought us Philip Ketchum's eighth ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Travelin' Toughy, Part 3

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  Ding Dong #3 (1946) finally gives Travelin' Toughy a prominent cover appearance. And that's good, because the tough little guy de...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Cover Cavalcade

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  June is Adventure Magazine Month! This 1935 cover is by the great Walter Baumhofer.
Friday, June 24, 2022

Friday's Favorite OTR

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 Fibber McGee and Molly : "Fibber Takes Molly Out to Lunch" 3/12/40 Fibber takes his wife out to lunch so that she can get a break...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Counterspy Goes to the Movies

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  The radio show Counterspy ran from 1942 to 1957. Right smack in the middle of that run, there was a movie version made.  During World War...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Still in the Negative Zone

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  cover art by John Romita Fantastic Four #141 (December 1973) amps up the Sue/Reed marriage problems they've been having for far too l...
Monday, June 20, 2022

Cover Cavalcade

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  June is Adventure Magazine Month! A 1934 cover by Hubert Rogers.
Friday, June 17, 2022

Friday's Favorite OTR

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 Gunsmoke : "Scared Boy" 5/17/59 A young boy witnesses a murder, which makes him a target for the killer. Click HERE to listen or ...
Thursday, June 16, 2022

Robots Soldiers

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  cover art by Ed Emshwiller My nephew Josiah is visiting one day when I happen to muse aloud about what might make a good entry for my Thur...
Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Travellin' Toughie, Part 2

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  Ding Dong #2 (1946) finds Travelin' Toughy still testing out his new flying carpet. He ends up in Mexico. A panel on the first page r...