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Forgotten Stories: "The House of Seven Dragons" - a SPICY ADVENTURE by Robert...
Not long ago I posted "Hop Cargo," a spicy adventure starring hard-wenching news photographer Johnnie Piper (that's HERE). Now our man John is back, and once again up to neck in scantily-clad females....
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX 60mm GIs (Part 2)
Part 1 of this Marx army appeared HERE. These stretcher bearers are interesting because (unlike the similarly posed Tim-Mee soldiers HERE) each man is a different pose. They guy in front looks grim,...
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Cap Gun Monday: ROY ROGERS Shoot'n Iron
Back in the '50s, when The Roy Rogers Show was riding the airwaves, several companies made guns bearing Roy's brand and signature. This is one of several variations from the George Schmidt company. I...
View ArticleOverlooked Films: Sherlock Holmes and THE CASE OF THE TEXAS COWGIRL
Yep, it's for real. From 1954.
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Forgotten Books: ADVENTURE HEROES by Jeff Rovin (1994)
Here's a book I've long admired. How long? Twenty years to be exact. That's how long it's been occupying my bookshelf.This massive volume (over 300 pages) gives you the scoop on fictional heroes from...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX Alamo Mexicans
These 54mm soldiers are usually called Alamo Mexicans to distinguish them from the "round hat" Mexicans in the Zorro playset.This rider's just been shot. Probably by Davy, at 600 yards, with his trusty...
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Cap Gun Monday: MARX Miniature TOMMY GUN
These Marx miniatures were marketed in the '50s and '60s in a variety of forms. I have a couple that were attached to cards and a few in plastic footlockers. I've also seen them on blister cards. Some...
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Overlooked Audio: Pulp-Pourri Theatre presents "By Order of Buck Brady" by...
It's no secret I'm a fan of W.C. Tuttle (you'll find a couple of book reviews HERE). So I'm pleased to recommend this dramatization of a Tuttle story by Pete Lutz and his pals at The Narada Radio...
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Friday's Forgotten Books: THE LINKS - and - Race Williams in "Victim for...
Now that Race Williams has your attention, here are the links to the latest batch of Friday's Forgotten Books. (Patti Abbott is taking a well-deserved week off.)These posts were up as of 9:30am Pacific...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX 60mm Indians (Part 1)
These guys, I believe, were some of Marx's earliest Indians, designed to bedevil pioneers (and special guests such as Buffalo Bill and General Custer) in the first Fort Apache playset - way back in...
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Cap Gun Monday: Wyandotte HOPALONG CASSIDY
Wyandotte Toys of Wyandotte, MI did not make a wide variety of cap guns, but they did make a lot of Hoppy guns in the early '50s. This one was also manufactured with a gold finish and black grips.This...
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Comic Gallery: ALEX SCHOMBURG'S Tara the Space Pirate (1948)
More Schomburg covers HERE.
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