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Famous BLITZKRIEGS of the Past (1941)
These quickie history lessons are presented as a public service by Master Comics, comicbookplus and Davy Crockett's Almanack, in that order.
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TOM CORBETT, SPACE CADET Push-Outs (1952)
More spacey stuff from the Larry Paschelke Collection. These push-out paper people from the early 1950s stand about 9" tall, each with a base meant to be folded back to stand on their own. The ray-guns...
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Forgotten Stories: "Tarzan and the Tarmangani" by ???
This short adventure from a 1940s comic book was penned by someone whose initials were almost assuredly not ERB. But hey, that's okay. It's the Ape Man.
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THE SHADOW Dailies: "The Riddle of the Sealed Box" Week 5
Previously on The Shadow: Just before his death, the mayor sends a box of dirt on the local graft ring to retired businessman Richard Whilton. Whilton, of course, is promptly bumped off, and the box...
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THE GREEN HORNET and "The Case of the Murdering Clown" (1942)
Here's the Lone Ranger's Grand-Nephew in a swell adventure from Green Hornet #7, dated June 1942. Thanks to "narfstar" for scanning this for The Digital Comic Museum and Comic Book Plus.
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LIFE ON OTHER WORLDS: Uranus, Saturn & Venus as seen by Murphy Anderson...
These stylish non-fiction features from Planet Comics showed us what was going on up there seventy-odd years ago. Gotta wonder what's happening now. More of Murphy's worlds coming soon.
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Forgotten Stories: JON JARL of the Space Patrol by Eando Binder (1946)
Back in 1946, Otto Binder began this series of text shorts that appeared in 83 straight issues of Captain Marvel Adventures. The first, you'll note, appeared under his own name, while the rest bore the...
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THE SHADOW Dailies: "The Riddle of the Sealed Box" Week 6
Previously on The Shadow: Just before his death, the mayor sends a box of dirt on the local graft ring to retired businessman Richard Whilton. Whilton, of course, is promptly bumped off, and the box...
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COLORAMA by Bob Powell & Howard Nostrand (1953)
Back in '53, with the 3-D craze in full swing, comics found various ways to cash in. This tale from Black Cat #45, dated August 1953, is a case in point. As with many stories from later issues of this...
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GREEN HORNET U-Solve-It Crime Cases (1948)
These cases challenged readers in The Green Hornet #s 40 and 41 from 1948. So how about it, can U-Solve-Em without reading upside down?
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Forgotten Books: WILD TIMES by Brian Garfield (1979)
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a big honkin' fan of Brian Garfield. The Marshal Jeremy Six novels I've yapped about as Forgotten Books are my favorites, and those reviews recount my second trip...
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Dixie Cup Picturebook of Stars: ROY, DALE & GABBY
From the collection of Mike Britt, who has damn near everything - and then some, comes these very cool Dixie Cup premiums. (That's him at right, as depicted by Mr. R. Crumb back in 1958.) Kids who...
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THE SHADOW Dailies: "The Riddle of the Sealed Box" Week 7
Previously on The Shadow: Just before his death, the mayor sends a box of dirt on the local graft ring to retired businessman Richard Whilton. Whilton, of course, is promptly bumped off, and the box...
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