unForgotten Books: LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry (1985)
No one has forgotten Lonesome Dove, and it ain’t likely anyone ever will. But I re-read (or more precisely re-listened to) it recently, and discovered a few things I'd forgotten. Remember when there...
View ArticleDavy Crockett Comics: FRONTIER SCOUT!
This thrilling slice of history, featuring special guest stars Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Barrett Travis and Sam Houston, appeared in Young Heroes #37, from June-July 1955, and was uploaded to...
View ArticleForgotten Books: TO TRY MEN'S SOULS by New Gingrich and William R. Forstchen...
In gearing up to visit George Washington's Mount Vernon® later this year, I googled around for historical fiction featuring old Georgie. And found surprisingly little. Along with a one called Citizen...
View ArticlePHANTOM LADY in "Knights of the Crooked Cross" by Matt Baker (1947)
Phantom Lady, created by Eisner & Iger Studios, made her debut in Police Comics in 1941, but didn't hit her stride until 1947, when Matt Baker took over the drawing board in Phantom Lady 13. This...
View ArticleForgotten Books: DISCOVERING THE MALTESE FALCON AND SAM SPADE (2005)
This amazing volume is packed with so much information I'm tempted to say it's everything you'd ever want to know on the subject. But after 342 two-columned, small-print pages, it provides a list of...
View ArticleOnce Again, Texas Leads the Way
A recycled post from 2010.Bill's comment was, "I can hardly wait to get my own copy!"
View Article"Captain Science and the Insidious Doctor Khartoum" by Orlando & Wood (1951
This E.C. calibre artwork, penciled by Joe Orlando and inked by Wally Wood, was uploaded to comicbookplus by movielover, for which the world owes homage. It's from the June 1951 issue of Captain Science.
View ArticleThe Sweat Mag Art of Stanley Borack
Adventures for Men May '59Cavalcade April '60Male August '58
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