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Stoner books, 1979
Stoner books, 1979'Yeah, man......that's a cool roach clip......thanks......<pffffttt>.........those are some trippy books, y'know ? I mean, how do you <pfffftttt> even pronounce, like, a...
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Playboy magazine February 1972
Playboy magazine February 1972Let's take a trip back in time, 51 years, in fact, to February 1972. The latest issue of Playboy magazine is on the stands.This 232-page issue is of course thick with...
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International Dateline from National Lampoon
International Datelinefrom National Lampoon, March 1976Well, it's Valentine's Day, and thus, a good a time as any for some snide humor about looking for love. This is the 'International Dateline'...
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Book Review: Fires of Azeroth
Book Review: 'Fires of Azeroth' by C. J. Cherryh3 / 5 Stars'Fires of Azeroth' (236 pp.) is DAW Book No. 341, and was published in June, 1979. It features cover art by Michael Whelan. This is the final...
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Book Review: Rough Trade
Celebrating Black History Month 2023Book Review: 'Rough Trade' by Cole Riley2 / 5 Stars“That’s youth talking.” Benny Seven snatched the pipe from the woman. “Well, I’ll say this. Enjoy your youth now,...
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Karl Edward Wagner's 'Sticks' audio drama
Karl Edward Wagner's 'Sticks' audio drama (?!)Well, this is weird..........kind of an exemplar of how the internet can lead you down the rabbit hole.I was idly putzing through Discogs, looking for...
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Zippy's Day
Zippy's Dayby Bill GriffithThis brilliant little five-page comic, drawn in 1977 and featured in Zippy Stories (Last Gasp, 1986), features meticulous shading and cross-hatching by artist Griffith....
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Two sci-fi stories from Playboy, 1972
Two sci-fi stories from Playboy, 1972I'm not a big fan of comedic sci-fi stories, but the February, 1972 issue of Playboy magazine has two pretty good ones, including one by R. A. Lafferty, an author...
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Book Review: Interzone: The 1st Anthology
Book Review: 'Interzone: The 1st Anthology' edited by John Clute, Colin Greenland, and David Pringle3 / 5 Stars'Interzone: The 1st Anthology' (202 pp.), was published by Everyman Paperbacks (UK) in...
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At Cupboard Maker Books
At Cupboard Maker BooksEnola, PACupboard Maker Books is a used bookstore located in Enola, Pennsylvania, a town on the western shore of the Susquehanna River, across the river from Harrisburg. It's at...
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Book Review: A Dream of Kinship
Book Review: 'A Dream of Kinship' by Richard Cowper3 / 5 Stars'A Dream of Kinship' (240 pp.) was published by Pocket Books / Timescape in August, 1981. The cover artist is uncredited.This is the second...
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Penthouse magazine March 1975
Penthouse magazine, March 1975Let's go back in time to March, 1975, where Spring is in the air, and the latest issue of Penthouse magazine is on the stands.The 'Forum' showcases the usual deviants:...
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The Myron Fass Fan Club
The Myron Fass Fan ClubJeff Goodman was a staffer at Countrywide Publications, the publishing company run by schlock magazine mogul Myron Fass (March 29, 1926 - September 14, 2006). Fass started in...
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Remembering Reptilian Records
Remembering Reptilian RecordsFell's Point, Baltimore, 1990sAs I get older, I find myself thinking back to those days, over 30 years ago, when I was a graduate student living in Baltimore. I didn't have...
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Paintings by Brad Johannsen
Paintings by Brad Johannsenfrom the collection of Mark SuallIn response to one of my postings about the artist Brad Johannsen, who in the 1970s did the bookOccupied Spaces, as well as album cover...
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Book Review: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
Book Review: 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me'Edited by Robert Arthur5 / 5 Stars'Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me' (463 pp.) was published in hardback by...
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National Lampoon March 1976
National LampoonMarch 1976It's March, 1976, and the number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 is 'December 1963 (Oh What A Night)' by the Four Seasons, and the latest issue of National Lampoon is on the...
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Book Review: The Faded Sun: Kesrith
Book Review: 'The Faded Sun: Kesrith' by C. J. Cherry2 / 5 Stars‘The Faded Sun: Kesrith’ (252 pp.) is DAW Book No. UE1600 and was published in August 1978. The cover illustration is by Dino D’Achille....
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Book Review: Cthulhu 2000
Book Review: 'Cthulhu 2000' edited by Jim Turner 3 / 5 Stars'Cthulhu 2000' first was published in hardback in 1995 by Arkham House. This Del Rey trade paperback version (398 pp.) was issued in June,...
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April 2023 is Brit Crime month
April 2023 is Brit Crime Month at the PorPor Books Blog !Here at the PorPor Books Blog, we like to take a break from reading science fiction, horror, and fantasy media from the late 1960s to the late...
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