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Elvis Presley January 8, 1935 - August 16, 1977
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Massacre by Hermann Huppen
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'Conan' comic magazines
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Horrible Harvey's House
Horrible Harvey's Houseby Richard Corbenfrom Skull Comics No. 3, 1971
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Brian Aldiss 1925 - 2017
Brian Aldiss dies at age 9218 August 1925 - 19 August 2017Aldiss in 2007An obituary at the Guardian is available here.Aldiss could be a hit-or-miss kind of author. His 1962 / 1976 novel Hothouse...
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Book Review: The Sky Lords
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The Citadel At The Center Of Time
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The Luck in the Head
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Vermillion issue 8
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September is Outbreak Month
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Book Review: The Black Death
September is Outbreak Month.......at the PorPor Books Blog !Book Review: 'The Black Death' by Gwyneth Cravens and John S. Marr4 / 5 Stars‘The Black Death’ (354 pp) first was published in 1977 in...
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Moebius' Airtight Garage issue 3
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Jerry Pournelle dies at age 84
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Book Review: The Ringway Virus
September is Outbreak Month........at the PorPor Books Blog !Book Review: 'The Ringway Virus' by Russell Foreman2 / 5 StarsRussell Foreman (1921 – 2000) was an Australian author and artist. Among his...
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Joboxers: 'Just Got Lucky'
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Vermillion: The Seriesby Lucius Shepard (writer) and Al Davison, John Totleben, and Gary Erskine (art)DC / Helix, 1996 - 1997In 1996, DC launched a new imprint, called 'Helix', designed to showcase sf...
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Book Review: A War of Shadows
September is Outbreak Month.......at the PorPor Books Blog !Book Review: 'A War of Shadows' by Jack L. Chalker1 / 5 Stars'A War of Shadows' (314 pp) was published by Ace Books in 1979. The outstanding...
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Sin or Salvation
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The Reaper by Masse
'The Reaper' (El Segador) by Massefrom Metal Hurlant (Spanish-language edition), 1983A hint of Bruegel, a hint of Durer, perhaps some Millet, too......this one-page comic delivers Old World Insight...
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