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Ghost Rider 2099 issue one
Ghost Rider 2099Len Kaminski (writer)Chris Bachalo and Mark Buckingham (art)Marvel Comics, May 1994According to Ronin Ro in his book Tales to Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book...
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Lovely Day by Bill Withers
'Lovely Day' by Bill WithersJanuary 1978January 21, 1978, and amidst a Top 40 Singles chart crowded with major releases from artists such as the BeeGees, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, the Electric Light...
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Wonders by Maroto
Wondersby Esteban MarotoEurotica, 2002Spaniard Esteban Maroto (b.1942) is one of the most talented artists in comics and commercial sci-fi and fantasy art during the last 50 years. Disappointingly,...
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Book Review: Stopwatch
Book Review: 'Stopwatch' edited by George Hay2 / 5 Stars‘Stopwatch’ (224 pp) was published by the New English Library in November 1975. The cover art is by Tim White.In his Introduction, editor George...
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The Wizard's Venom by Frank Brunner
'The Wizard's Venom'by Frank Brunnerfrom Star*Reach Greatest Hits, 1979Featuring some fine graytone illustration, this comic from Frank Brunner offers a satirical take on the 'barbarian hero'...
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Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-Johnpublicity shoot for the movie Toomorrow Soho Square, London, July 1970
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Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool Cats
Girl Gangs, Biker Boys, and Real Cool CatsPulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 to 1980Edited by Iain McIntyre and Andrew NettePM Press, December 20172017 was a good year for lavishly illustrated...
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The Pretenders, 1980
The PretendersLondon, 1980left to right: Pete Farndon, Martin Chambers, Chrissie Hynde, and James Honeyman-ScottOne morning I received a call to say that Jimmy’s body had been found on the sofa of a...
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Book Review: Together Brothers
celebrating Black History Month 2018Book Review: 'Together Brothers' by Jim Robinson4 / 5 StarsHere at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to celebrate Black History Month by covering a book - fiction or...
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more Books from Britain
more Books from BritainAn eclectic mix of titles from a recent order from the UK: two horror potboilers from Laurence James; a rather obscure fantasy novel from Simon Majors; a disaster novel involving...
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Book Review: Dune Messiah
Book Review: 'Dune Messiah' by Frank Herbert1 / 5 Stars‘Dune Messiah’ first was serialized in Galaxy magazine in 1969; the hardcover version was released in that same year. This Berkley Books mass...
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Divine and John Waters, 1970s
Divine and John Waters, 1970sDivine (Glenn Harris Milstead) (left) and John Waters (right), sometime in the 1970s. Photograph by Christopher Makos
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The Rook: Hickey and the Pirates
The Rook in: 'Hickey and the Pirates'Story by Bill Dubay, art by Jose Ortizfrom Eerie 99 (February 1979)'Hickey and the Pirates', a Rook episode from Eerie No. 99, published in 1979, features some...
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The Jive Glossary
celebrating Black History Month 2018The Jive Glossaryfrom Can You Dig It ? The 70s Soul ExperienceRhino Records Boxed CD set, October 2001Back in the early 2000s, when Napster was just starting to gain...
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Book Review: The War in 2020
Book Review: 'The War in 2020'by Ralph Peters3 / 5 Stars‘The War in 2020’ first was published in hardback in 1991; this Pocket Books mass market paperback (607 pp) was published in January 1992.I...
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The Best of Bijou Funnies / The Apex Treasury of Underground Comics
The Best of Bijou Funnies / The Apex Treasury of Underground Comicsedited by Jay Lynch, Don Donahue, and Susan GoodrickQuick Fox, 1981At the time of its publication in 1981, this unusually formatted...
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March is 80s California Crazies Month
Here at the PorPor Books Blog, every once in a while we like to take a break from reading sci-fi, horror, and fantasy books from the interval from 1968 - 1988, and instead focus on books from another...
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Book Review: Captain Blood
Book Review: 'Captain Blood' by Michael Blodgett4 / 5 StarsThere's no better way to kick off 'California Crazies' month here at the PorPor Books Blog than to review what likely is the most deranged...
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Al Goldstein and Myron Fass
Al Goldstein and Myron Fassphotograph by Jeff GoodmanAl Goldstein (left) and Myron Fass (right)Two titans of Schlock Publishing pose for a friendly photo.For ten months in 1968, Al Goldstein (1936 -...
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Paloma Blanca by Georgie Dann
Georgie Dann'Paloma Blanca'1975In 1975 a Dutch singer named George Baker released a single titled 'Paloma Blanca' (White Dove). The song became a worldwide hit, was covered by a large number of...
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