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Hill Street Blues: The Complete Series
Escape From Tomorrow
The Rise and Fall Of The Clash
Flash Gordon Three-Disc Collectors Edition
Hallucination Strip
Up the Junction
Pop Focus: James Bond in print!
From a recent Heritage auction, here's a look at a batch of first edition Bonds along with a vintage video interview with 007's creator, Ian Fleming, and a complete listing of Fleming's Bond books.
Complete list of Bond novels by Ian Fleming:
- Casino Royale, 1953
- Live and Let Die, 1954
- Moonraker, 1954
- Diamonds Are Forever, 1956
- From Russia With Love, 1957
- Dr. No, 1958
- Goldfinger, 1959
- For Your Eyes Only, 1960
- Thunderball, 1961
- The Spy Who Loved Me, 1962
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1963
- You Only Live Twice, 1964
- The Man With the Golden Gun, 1965
- Octopussy and the Living Daylights, 1966
Behind-the-scenes: Making Batman 1966 "bendies"!
Via 13th Dimension, a cool photo feature of NJ Croce employees putting the finishing, hand-painted, touches on the company's new line of retro Batman figures.
Pop Culture Roundup: The Shadow! John Romita! Mego Marvel!
See some great Shadow artwork and memorabilia at the Golden Age!
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See original pencil art by John Romita, Sr., for an unpublished, alternate version of the humorous backup story, "Here We Go a'Plotting" from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, 1968.
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Diamond Select Toys is producing some retro, Mego-style action figures of Marvel superheroes. First up: Spidey.
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See original pencil art by John Romita, Sr., for an unpublished, alternate version of the humorous backup story, "Here We Go a'Plotting" from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, 1968.
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Diamond Select Toys is producing some retro, Mego-style action figures of Marvel superheroes. First up: Spidey.
....available as part of as special collector set, the Amazing Spider-Man will come as he first appeared in 1973, in his original "circle suit" costume and inside a reproduction window box. Additionally, the set contains all-new interchangeable heads, hands, outfits and accessories so that you can swap out parts on the classic figure to turn him into his alter ego: Daily Bugle photographer Peter Parker, or even a modern comic version of the wall-crawler!
Designed and sculpted for DST by the retro-toy craftsmen at EMCE Toys, the set will also contain a miniature booklet outlining the history of Spider-Man. Future sets in the line will turn the spotlight on Captain America, Iron Man and Wolverine, who was never included in the original 1970's line. Each set will be limited to just 3,000 pieces, and retail for approximately $80.
More info here.
It was 50 years ago today: John Lennon attends Foyles Literary Lunch in London, April 23, 1964
Another excerpt from my book-in-progress: I Read the News Today: The Beatles Phenomenon 1963-1970.
On April
23 – the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth – John was
celebrated as the guest of honor at the Foyle’s Literary Luncheon, an esteemed
event hosted each year by one of London’s oldest booksellers.
Christina
Foyle, herself, had extended the invitation for John to attend and the event
was packed with reporters, camera men and celebrities, including John’s movie
co-star Wilfred Bramble, fashion designer Mary Quant (promoter of the
increasingly popular mini-skirt), classical violinist Yehudi Menuhin and former
Goon Harry Secombe.
The
expectation, of course, was that John would give a speech that reflected the
sharp wit on display in his book. Perhaps he’d provide another news-making,
class-busting remark along the lines of his “rattle your jewelry” line during
the Royal Command Performance, or his joke about “purple hearts” in the
presence of Harold Wilson. As he stood up to acknowledge the room’s applause,
everyone was anxious with anticipation.
Glancing
across the crowd, John gave a nervous wave and said, “Thank you very much. God
bless you.” Then he quickly sat down, adding, “You’ve got a lucky face.” There
was an uncomfortable pause and then the bemused audience clapped. And that was
that.
This
time, John had made news by saying virtually nothing. Afterward, humorist and
former Member of Parliament Sir Alan Herbert leaned over to Brian Epstein, who
was seated next to him, and said: “A shameful affair, he should most certainly
have made a speech.” But recollecting the incident later in his own book,
Epstein said, “John was behaving like a Beatle. He was not prepared to do something
which was not only unnatural to him, but also something he might have done
badly. He was not going to fail.”
In her memoir, Cynthia Lennon recalled that
John was severely hungover during the luncheon due to partying the previous
night with friends at London’s Ad Lib Club. He could barely make it through
shaking hands and making small talk at the event, let alone giving a speech –
and he had had no idea that a speech was expected.
New Comics April 23, 2014: EC Weird Fantasy Archive 1; Rocketeer/Spirit Pulp Friction; Amazing Spider-Man Masterworks 16; Thor by Simonson 5!
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The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy Volume 1
Rocketeer / The Spirit: Pulp Friction
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 16
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 5
The EC Archives: Weird Fantasy Volume 1
Rocketeer / The Spirit: Pulp Friction
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 16
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 5
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