Thrift Store Find: McDonald's Lightning Lad

Put me down on the list of not getting any of the Legion of Super Heroes toys when they originally came with McDonald's Happy Meals a few years ago. The action figures were based on the cartoon show. I found a Lightning Lad figure still in the original box this morning at a local thrift store for twenty-five cents. A trading card still in the plastic came with it. The figure itself does not stand on its own but I do like the box and card.

Michael Shanks As Hawkman

TV Guide Magazine's Hawkman Swoops Into Smallville has the following first look at Michael Shanks in costume as Hawkman:

The costume is based on the current version of the Winged Wonder. The helmet does look a lot better than the one that was worn by Bill Nuckols on the 1979's tv special, Legends of the Superheroes:

Yes, that's Black Canary (Danuta Rylko Soderman) and Captain Marvel (Garrett Craig) in the picture with him.

The Warlord Van

Now this van featuring the Warlord would have been a cool to have in the 1970s:

Other cool vans featuring superheroes can be found here.

Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths Trailer

The trailer for the next animated movie from DC Comics titled Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths with Mark Harmon as Superman and Billy Baldwin as Batman can be watched here. I would have embedded the video but it messes up the look of my blog.

Ghoultown's Mistress of the Dark CD/DVD

Here is the front cover of Ghoultown's Mistress of the Dark CD/DVD along with a promo ad featuring art and pictures of Elvira:



And here are they lyrics of the song:

Mistress of the Dark

raven hair and red lips
subtle wicked smile
the way you lay across that velvet
I really love your style

your legs go on forever
electrifying thrill
what I wouldn't give for one night
to climb those haunted hills

you're givin' me the chills
your black dress is drivin' me wild

elvira
elvira
mistress of the dark

you'll always be my mistress
the queen of halloween
haunting every midnight
on my tv screen

and if I die tomorrow
or a zombie eats my brain
I'd raise myself up from the dead
just to sing your name

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Last Friday's Comics

Last Friday, I had to take a road trip out of town for a doctor's appointment (I will be needing trigger finger surgery for my left middle finger in a few weeks). I stopped in at Hastings afterward and picked up several used comics for ninety-nine cents each. Most of the titles were from Marvel Comics but I did find a few from DC Comics I have no pictures but here is a list of comics that I picked up:

Booster Gold (first series) #21
52 #48
Silverblade #2
Superman #29
Team Titans #1
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures #6
Dark Tower: Gunslinger Born #2 and 3
Cloak & Dagger #3, 8, 9 and 11
Mutant Misadventures of Cloak & Dagger #2, 3, 4, 5 and 7

The Warlord #8 Preview

Halloween may be over but the treats are still coming in. Newsarma has an exclusive five page preview of The Warlord #8 from DC Comics here. The cover and interior art is by Mike Grell, who also wrote the story.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 31: Elvira Treats

This post is full of various treats dealing with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. To get the ball rolling, here is a look at some postcards from her official fan club:



Here is the Fright Sound Tape that was released in 1987 (I actually have this):

While we are on the subject of cassettes, here the insert for Elvira Presents Haunted Hits tape:

These Elvira greeting toons are from Comment Cherry:


I always wanted to know exactly what the Evil by Elvira cologne smelled:


This Italian charm watch may be for women but I would still like one:

This Coors Light Maliboo Beach table tent featuring Elvira is from 1993:

This is the official Elvira bracelet set still in the bag (the ones I bought came in a plastic shell on a card):

Finally, this is the official Elvira Black Widow earrings still in the bag (the ones I bought were in a plastic shell on a card):

Hope everyone enjoyed the Halloween Countdown 2009 posts. Be safe while trick or treating this year.

Halloween Countdown 2009 Night 30: Elvira Behind The Scenes On Medium

Yes, Elvira made a cameo on tonight's episode of Medium. You can watch a behind the scenes video here (I had to take down the embedded video since it overlaps on to my sidebar on the right).

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 30: Facebook Games and Gifts

Facebook has tons of online games that you can play and gifts that you can send your friends. Here is a look at what they have to offer for Halloween.

101 Halloween lets you go trick and treating at the doors of your friends:

Drinks On Me has special drinks that you can send friends:



You can rob a candy truck for a limited time in Mafia Wars plus a chance to gain Halloween themed loot:

The Mobster online game logo gets a Halloween makeover:

So does Sorority Life, which is more fun than it sounds:

The Super Poke Pets logo also gets modified:

Vampire Wars has special items that players can find:

Willy's Sweet Shop has limited time Halloween candy that you can give friends:

You can send various gifts featuring Witches to your friends (yes, that is Scarlet Witch saying "I'm the HOT witch from the west", which is funny considering that she is European):

Witchy Blessings are gifts more suitable for Wiccans and Pagans:

Yoville gets the Halloween treatment at Facebook:

The newest Facebook game is Ghost Town, where you go from house to house collecting candy and destroy zombies:

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 29: My Jack O Lantern

I carved my Jack O Lantern last night and here are some pictures:






To keep this post related to comics, here is a page from Super Friends #8 (November 1977) that introduced Jack O' Lantern (I actually have this issue):

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 28: The Witching #2, #3 and #4

The Witching was a Vertigo series about the Triple Goddess and witchcraft that lasted for ten issues with Tara McPherson doing all the covers. Jonathan Vankin wrote all the stories and Leigh Gallagher did the pencils. I only have #2 (September 2004) titled "Earth Oddity", #3 (October 2004) titled "Who Let the Cats Out?" and #4 (November 2004) titled "All These Friends and Lovers". The Witching #2 did contain a collectible Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" poster (#3 of 6).

Halloween Countdown 2009 Day 27: Weird Mystery Tales #23

The only issue that I have of Weird Mystery Tales is #23 (October 1975) and is a very worn copy (in fact, there is a loose page and a missing page). The series lasted from July/August 1972 to November 1975 with #24 being the last issue. Ernie Chua did the cover and the weird tales include "The Quiz Show" written by Michale Fleisher with art by Fred Carrillo and "Fair Exchange" written b Steve Skeates based on a plot by Sergio Aragones with art by Wallace Wood. The letters page is titled "Witch's Tales". Interesting ads include Sales Leadership Club (sell fifty-eight boxes for a 10 speed racing bike or twenty-five boxes for a portable 8-track tape player), Slim Jim, Hostess Twinkies presents Shazam (yes, they used Captain Marvel's magic word instead of the superhero's actual name) in "Minerva Menace", DC Family giant titles (Super-Team Family, Tarzan Family, Superman Family and Batman Family), Gold Crown/Tank Trap games from Helen of Toy ($2.49 for both), Olympic Sales Club (sell ten boxes for a weather forcasting outfit or six boxes for a Monster Plaster casting kit) and car-in-a-bottle model from Monogram.