Welcome back to another Fabulous Find for the week before Christmas. I am continuing with the contents of the fanzine Fan # 1 this week to make it a little easier on myself and because there are lots more Christmas goodness within Fan # 1 to share with you. Recapping last week’s post, Fan # 1…
I’m a little short on time again this week, so I’m opting for another lost 45 post. For today’s Fabulous Find I bring to your ears; It’s A Cry’n Shame by The Gentlemen from December 1966, or fifty-two years ago. It was cut on Vandan Records and the song features a driving fuzz-riff, almost punk,…
This week, I bring to light Swamp Thing # 7, published by DC Comics, it is cover dated December 1973. It features a moody cover of the Swamp Thing clinging to a side of a building with the Batman swinging through the air, toward him, on his bat-rope. The cover is both penciled and inked by…
Hi gang! Time for a Thanksgiving Fabulous Find and what better than my own Thanksgiving tradition, the playing of Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. Rather than writing a bunch about the song, set at Thanksgiving, I’m going to share it right here. And yes, I really do get up on Thanksgiving morning and play this…
For this week’s Fabulous Find, I’m back in the fanzine annex and I pulled out this nice fanzine entitled; Mr. A. It was published in 1973 by Comic Art Publishers and edited by Joe Brancatelli. And for those in the know, Mr. A. is a character that was created by none other than, Steve Ditko. …
Hi gang! Glad you all found your way back to my humble post. This week it’s time for another RETRO REVIEW. So, a couple of weeks ago I was rummaging around in the Marvel Comics annex of the great comic book vault and unearthed my copy of Marvel Premiere # 3, featuring Dr. Strange, Master…
I’m happy to see you made it back for a new RETRO REVIEW. This week, from the Marvel Comics annex of the comic book vault, I have pulled out Thor # 200, cover dated June 1972. The cover sports a great illustration, both penciled and inked by, John Buscema. The story within is entitled; “Beware!…
Greetings all. I received enough positive feedback from the musical post two weeks ago, that I decided to try another one. This week from January 1966, comes You’re Gonna Miss Me from the Thirteenth Floor Elevators. This 45 RPM, seven (7) inch record was first released by a small local record company in Texas, Contact as…
Hi there folks, I’m back this week with a new RETRO REVIEW for your reading pleasure. Digging around deep within the comic book vault, I came upon this little gem, cover dated March 1977, Marvel Team-Up # 55, from Marvel Comics. The basis for this series was the teaming up of two heroes facing off against a…
And now for something completely different, another Fabulous Find, but one looking at the music field rather than comic books. That’s right, this week I’ve pulled out of my old 45 RPM record case one of my all-time favorite songs. It is Open Up Your Door, by Richard and the Young Lions. Anyone that knows…