Lost on Venus
Lost on Venuscover artwork by Richard Clifton-DeyFor the novel by Edgar Rice BurroughsNew English Library, 1965
View ArticleBattle for the Planet of the Apes Part V
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View ArticleAmerican Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s
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View ArticleBook Review: The Forest of Peldain
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View ArticleHawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull issue 1
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Book Review: 'Jirel of Joiry' by C. L. Moore2 / 5 Stars'Jirel of Joiry' (212 pp) was published by Ace Books in November 1982. The cover artist is Stephen Hickman.This paperback compiles five Jirel...
View ArticleFavorite 70s pop wines
Favorite 70s Pop WinesAnyone who Imbibed during the 70s is going to remember these cheap wines. Although these were the preferred choice of winos everywhere, you didn't have to be a wino to appreciate...
View ArticleThe Prophesy from Eerie No. 107
The Prophesyby Bill Kelly (writer) and Nestor De Leon (art)Eerie No. 107 (December 1979)A neat little 'monsters on the loose' tale from the skilled Filipino artist Nestor De Leon. Unfortunately, this...
View ArticleThe Fellowship of the Ring by the Brothers Hildebrandt
The Fellowship of the Ringby the Brothers Hildebrandtlate 70sThis was one of the Hildebrandt's better-known Tolkein posters from the late 70s.
View ArticleKillraven (2002)
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View Article'The Bus' by Paul Kirchner
'The Bus' by Paul Kirchnerfrom the November 1985 issue of Heavy Metal
View ArticleJanuary is Toxic 70s Month
Dead livestock, Seveso, Italy 1976warning sign at the entrance to Times Beach, MissouriJanuary is Toxic 70s Month at the PorPor Books Blog !Here at the PorPor Books Blog I occasionally take a respite...
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