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Forgotten Books: THE SHADOW OF THE TOMAHAWK by Hugh Pendexter
The Shadow of the Tomahawk is a novel so forgotten it had to wait 93 years to be published in book form. It first ran as a serial in Adventure in 1920 and 21 and was finally given new life last...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MPC WWII JAPANESE
These 2 1/4 inch soldiers came a little late to the war, showing up sometime in the early '60s, but they've made up for it by fighting ever since. And unless some future kid bites their heads off or...
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Cap Gun Monday: Kilgore CHAMPION
There were cap guns named "Champion" that I believe were named after Gene Autry's horse, but this isn't one of them. Instead, the name seems related to that funny looking metal lever attached to the...
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Overlooked Films: I, THE JURY (1953)
One of these days I'd like to see this movie in SHATTERING, SENSATIONAL, SEARING 3-D. Until then, I guess plain old 2-D will have to do.
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Knights of the Metropolitan Museum (Part 1)
My wife and I had only three and a half hours to tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art (a task requiring at least several days), so I budgeted my time as best I could: I spent two and half of those hours...
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Forgotten Books: SATAN'S VENGEANCE by Carroll John Daly (1936)
Here's a book so forgotten it's never actually been a book. Seventy-five years after its pulp appearance, "Satan's Vengeance" did finally appear in a book, but only as part of the complete (or...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: Marx SUPER CIRCUS (Part 1)
In the early '50s, Marx introduced this elaborate playset that included a tin litho big top, plastic accessories, animals, performers, laborers and even attendees. I don't have the set, but somewhere...
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Comic Gallery: Topps ZORRO (1994)
Keith Giffen & Joe SinnottMike MignolaPaul GulacyGeorge PerezEarlier Topp's ZorroHERE.
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Cap Gun Monday: MARX Miniature Detective Pistol
This little booger, from the late '50s and early '60s, is only 2 1/8" long - one of the smallest guns in the Marx Miniatures line. Great for carrying in your watch pocket and defending yourself from...
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Overlooked Films: THE THREE STOOGES in "Tricky Dicks"
The Stooges (Moe, Larry & Shemp edition) play detective.
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ART SCOTT STRIKES AGAIN: The Art of Robert E. McGinnis
Back in 2001, Mr. Art Scott became the celebrated author of the still-celebrated book The Paperback Art of Robert McGinnis. Well, he's at it again, with the soon-to-be-released volume pictured here. To...
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Forgotten Books: WYATT EARP Big Little Book (1958)
Whoooo-eeeeee. This one has everything. It starts in Dodge City, with trouble between cattlemen and nesters. and escalates into a cowman throwing a knife into his boss's back. Wyatt hits the trail in...
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Toy Soldier Saturday: MARX Astronauts
Four of these moon explorers are six inches tall, the others about 2 1/4". Can you tell which? I'm not sure how many poses there were. I have one more, not pictured. He's florescent orange, and...
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Cap Gun Monday: Nichols STALLION .32
The Nichols Stallion .32, little brother to the Stallion .38, is a finely made non-lethal weapon, despite measuring only 8 inches long. Except for the black plastic grips (and the unplated trigger),...
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Overlooked Films: Darren McGavin as Mike Hammer in "The High Cost of Dying"
A couple of weeks ago we looked at Hammer's screen debut in I, the Jury. Today we present the first episode of the 1958 TV series starring Darren McGavin. Did Spillane like the show? I don't know. Do you?
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