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Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective comics: "The Devil's Ballet"
This one's from the August 1945 issue of Hollywood Detective.More of Dan's comic adventures HERE.
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Cap Gun Monday: HOPALONG CASSIDY Shoot'n Iron
The George Schmidt Company made several styles of Hopalong Cassidy guns in the early '50s. This 9-inch beauty was also issued with white grips and black busts.More Cap Gun galleries HERE.
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Overlooked Films: Mr. Moto in DANGER ISLAND (Watch it Here!)
Legend has it that this, the sixth of eight Moto movies featuring Peter Lorre, was intended to be a Charlie Chan film, but was quickly rewritten following the death of Warner Oland. The Chan movie was...
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Forgotten Books: DANGER ZONE by Raoul Whitfield (1931)
After reading Raoul Whitfield's Danger Circus (discussed HERE) I expected Danger Zone to be the same sort of book - semi-juvenile with plenty of action and mystery, but not much plot.Well. I was right...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: LIDO KNIGHTS
I came upon this box one happy day at a thrift store. The knights, horses and accessories were still attached with antique rubber bands to the inside tray. A few of the figures bore sloppily-applied...
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Cap Gun Monday: MATTEL FANNER 50 HOLSTER
Stalwart Almanack reader El Kabong (How ya doin', El?) issued a special request to see a holster, and I am pleased to comply. I possess a few, and some are pretty fancy, but back in the day my rig of...
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Overlooked Films: Mike Hammer in MY GUN IS QUICK (Watch it here!)
Here, from 1957, is the third of Mike's six big screen outings. Star Robert Bray was later a regular on the TV series Stagecoach West and guest-starred on a passel of western and other shows before...
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Forgotten Stories: SMART GUY by Cleve F. Adams (Read it Here!)
You may have noticed I'm a big fan of Cleve F. Adams. So far on this blog I've yapped about eight of his novels, and there are several more to come. I've also posted an earlier story from Detective...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX 60mm GIs (Part 1)
These 60mm GIs (from the early '50s, I believe) are probably among the first toy soldiers manufactured by the Marx company, and possibly some of the earliest soft plastic toy soldiers made in America....
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Cap Gun Monday: Hubley Buffalo Rifle
This fine weapon, marketed by Hubley in the mid-fifties, measures just under 21 inches. They made an identical model with the name "Davy Crockett" in gold on the forestock, but somehow I failed to own...
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Overlooked TV: THE REBEL
"Hey, Ted Turner! Time to haul my series out of your vault and release it on DVD!"
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Comic Gallery: ALEX SCHOMBURG'S Judy of the Jungle (1947-48)
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Forgotten Books: THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT by Robert B. Parker (1974)
I’ve read The Godwulf Manuscript many more times than I can remember, certainly more times than any other book (and listened to the audio book many times too) and I never get tired of it. The reason...
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