Monday, July 1, 2013

Reading Room: SPACE ACTION "Dangerous Migration of the Baalites"

Where did they come up with some of these weird titles?
Perhaps this never-reprinted tale from Ace's Space Action #2 (1952) will clear up some of the mystery...
The "migration" is a minor plot point.
Personally, I would've gone with something like "The Outlaw Who Saved the Earth" or "Seek Treasure, Find Death!"
But that's just me.
Art is by Bill Molno, the writer is unknown.

Sunday, June 30, 2013

No Post Today Due to Google / Picasa Problems Redux

Due to problems with Picasa, we'll be unable to do our scheduled post for today.
Whenever we try to access Picasa, a popup forcing us to join Google+ or we can't access our albums "pops-up"!
We hope to resolve the problem (or figure out a workaround) by Monday.
Thank you for your patience.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

It's Lone Ranger & Tonto Month at Western Comics Adventures!

With a new (and somewhat controversial) Lone Ranger (and Tonto) movie opening next Wednesday, our brother blog, Western Comics Adventures™ will be dedicating July to entries about the most famous Western duo in fiction (whom we've covered a number of times previously).
This Monday, you'll see a classic feature on Tonto; his biography, cultural background, and skills & abilities, that was consistent through the various versions in radio, tv, comics, pulps (yes, pulps) and movies up to the late 1990s!
There'll also be entries about the incarnations of the duo in various media with lots of hard-to-find stuff to link to and/or download.
And maybe an explanation for the bird on Johnny Depp's head...

Friday, June 28, 2013

No Post Today Due to Google / Picasa Problems

Due to problems with Picasa, we'll be unable to do our scheduled post for today.
Whenever we try to access Picasa, a popup forcing us to join Google+ or we can't access our albums "pops-up"!
We hope to resolve the problem (or figure out a workaround) by Monday.
Thank you for your patience.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

FLYING SAUCERS Comic Covers

Here's the cover art by Gene Fawcette...
...to the story we've been running the past few days.
Oddly, when the issue was reprinted a couple of years later, the art was altered...
...and I've never heard an explanation as to why!
For the record, I like the original cover better!