I can’t stress strongly enough how much reading has been a part of my life. I can’t remember how old I was when I learned to read, but I do remember during my childhood how much I read. I read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Here are a couple of the type of illustrations that are featured in this book. Many of them. like these, are by Sidney Paget.
Since Doc Savage was created before Action Comics #1 hit the stands one could say that he was the “original” Superman (though there are some who feel that Popeye was the original Superman). The main writer of these pulp adventures,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here are the nine Doc Savage Paperbacks that I bought long ago when I was a kid and still own today. Over the next few weeks I’ll be rereading all of them.
While it’s true that Roberto Clemente was a great Major League Baseball Player and he may have even been a greater person one thing I’ve noticed because he died so young and so tragically and by doing something so humane[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In case you were wondering, the reason why o was on Marvel Comics Comp List is that I was on the Hallmark Licensing studio. There, all the artists (including me) would create and illustrate all cards and party goods that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
While I’m happy that, thanks in part to comprehending what Schulz told me when I met him and discovering that what was written about him and his work in his biography clarified his advice to me, I’m still kicking myself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’d be surprised if anyone reading this comic has ever seen “I, Claudius” let alone had heard of it. It’s one of those excellent TV series from decades ago that has been long forgotten. (On a side note it pisses[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I would never get along with a “downsize” type of person. I’m sure there are many people who would read this and wonder why anyone would own books, let alone display them on book shelves. These are the same type[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So yes, this paperback that I bought in 1974 (for $2.25) and tried to read twice is still on my bookcases. I’ve moved many times since I went out on my own in November of 1983, moved to Pawtucket (RI),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…