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Huntsman from Bizarre Adventures No. 28
Huntsmanwritten by Archie Goodwinart by Michael Golden and Steve MitchellBizarre Adventures (Curtis/Marvel) No. 28, October 1981Issue 28 of Marvel's Bizarre Adventures had the usual grab-bag of tryout...
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The Rance Allen Group
The Rance Allen GroupSay My FriendLP cover art by Abe GurvinCapitol Records 1977Rance Allen, born in Monroe, Michigan in 1948, formed a group with his three brothers. The Rance Allen Group released its...
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The Thing Infection at Outpost 31 board game
The Thing - Infection at Outpost 31Board GameI've blogged previously about the paperback novelization of the classic 1982 John Carpenter movie The Thing, as well as a series of sequels released by Dark...
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Awaiting the Collapse by Paul Kirchner
Awaiting the Collapseby Paul KirchnerTanibis Editions 2017If you read High Times, Heavy Metal, or Epic Illustrated at all during the mid 70s to early 80s, then you surely are familiar with the artwork...
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Book Review: Mona Lisa Overdrive
Book Review: 'Mona Lisa Overdrive' by William Gibson4 / 5 StarsMona Lisa Overdrive first was published in hardback in November 1988; this Bantam Spectra mass market paperback version (308 pp) was...
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The Born Losers
The Born Losers1967He had just returned from the War….one of those Green Beret rangers.A trained killer, people would say later.Before the War, he had hunted down and broken wild horses in these...
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You're the Love by Seals and Crofts
You're the LoveSeals and CroftsMay 1978In May of 1978 I was a High School senior, and pretty much indifferent to what I was going to do once I graduated in the following month. I had vague ideas of...
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Book Review: The Druid Stone
Book Review: 'The Druid Stone' by Simon Majors2 / 5 Stars'Simon Majors' was one of the pseudonyms used by the prolific American author Gardner Fox (1911 - 1986). The Druid Stone first was published in...
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Meltdown Man progs 178 - 181
Meltdown Manby Alan Hebden (story) and Massimo Belardinelli (art)from 2000 AD, Progs 178 - 181September 1980 - October 1980'Meltdown Man' debuted in issue 178 (September 20, 1980) of 2000 AD. Created...
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Book Review: Caddyshack
Book Review: 'Caddyshack', by Chris Nashawaty5 / 5 Stars‘Caddyshack (The Making of a Hollywood Success Story)' was published in April, 2018 by Flatiron Books. It’s a small, 294 pp volume featuring an...
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Normal's Books and Records
Normal's Books and RecordsBaltimore, MDI began regularly patronizing Normal's Books and Records soon after it opened in 1990 on 31st Street in Baltimore's Waverly neighborhood, and stopped only when I...
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Book Review: The Goblin Reservation
Book Review: 'The Goblin Reservation' by Clifford D. Simak2 / 5 Stars‘The Goblin Reservation’ first was published in 1968; this DAW Books version (160 pp) was published in May 1982 and is DAW Book No....
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Hawkworld by Tim Truman
HawkworldTim Truman (artist and writer)Alcatena (inks)Sam Parsons (colors)DC Comics, 1991 This trade paperback compiles the three issues of Hawkworld published by DC from August - October 1989, and...
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Metal Hurlant: The French comic that changed the world
Metal Hurlant: The French comic that changed the worldby Tom LennonA well-written and well-illustrated article about the founding of Metal Hurlant magazine and its influence on pop culture, by British...
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Rick Griffin
Rick Griffinby Gordon McClellanLast Gasp, 2002'Rick Griffin' (100 pp), an overview of the renowned graphic artists' work, was published by Last Gasp in 2002. It's an authorized reprint of the volume...
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Book Review: The Pastel City
Book Review: 'The Pastel City' by M. John Harrison5 / 5 StarsI remember picking up the Avon Books 1976 paperback edition of The Pastel City back when it first was published. It stood out from the other...
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Grit newspaper advertisement parody
Grit newspaper advertisement parodyby Jay Kinneyfrom Young Lust No. 2, 1971Grit was a weekly newspaper that began publishing in 1882 and is still in circulation - as a magazine - today (you can find a...
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The Bee Gees in Central Park, 1975
The Bee Gees Central Park, New York CityJune 1975Robin, Maurice, and Barry GibbPhoto shoot prior to their concert at the park on June 17, 1975, as part of that year's 'Main Course' tour
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Dessert by Spain
'Dessert' by Spainfrom Young Lust No. 5, 1977celebrating Pride Month 2018Its content meant that this strip was not included in Spain's 2012 compilation Cruisin' with the Hound:The Life and Times of...
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