Happy 85th Birthday, Brenda Starr

Brenda Starr, Reporter first appeared in the Sunday section of the Chicago Tribune on June 30, 1940:

First Brenda Starr Comic Strip

Her last Sunday strip was on January 2, 2011:

Last Brenda Starr Comic Strip

The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots

I read an email earlier offering me 10,000 bonus coins to play The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots online game at Facebook. I love the description that they sent: "The Ghost Who Walks has made his way to Hit it Rich in our newest game for the web: The Phantom! With Falling Reels and Jungle Rescue Bonus, you’re going to love your adventure in Bangalla."

I couldn't resit so I started playing it and this was the first screen that greeted me:

Here's the second screen to great me:

They are offering a special coin sale:

Here's the first screen of the actual game itself (note: I didn't have enough coins for the large jackpot):

I bet the minimum which is 800 coins but I didn't win:

I did hit a big win with the fourth bet and got the coins up to 52,000. I bet 20,000 twice and lost both times so I went back to betting 800 coins until I lost it all in a matter of minutes.

I enjoyed playing The Phantom Hit It Rich! Casino Slots online game but I do wish the minimum bet was a lot less. I should note that some of the squares are animated when they are on a winning line (example: Diana Palmer goes from still portrait to pointing).

The Return of Captain Midnight

Dark Horse is releasing Captain Midnight #1 on July 31, 2013, which marks the return of the ace pilot that originally started as a radio serial in 1938. He then started appearing in a comic strip, a comic book serial published by Fawcett, a movie serial and a television series. This is not his first revival for Moonstone Publishing released Air Fighters Comics #1 in 2009 with a new Captain Midnight story. He was then reintroduced by Dark Horse in 2012 in Dark Horse Presents #18–#20, which was collected in Captain Midnight #0. In the new series, he will escape the Bermuda Triangle to the present time.

You can view a seven page preview of Captain Midnight #1 here.

Say Goodbye To Bazooka Joe Comic Strips

For they will be replaced by puzzles and brain teasers according to Bazooka Joe Character Chewed Up And Spit Out By Topps, Inc., After 59 Years. It has been a while since I last had any Bazooka Joe for it has been hard to find in the local stores. I always enjoyed the comic strips but never enjoyed the hard as a rock gum.

Yesterday's Thrift Store Find: Adventures of Tintin Volume 5

I found The Adventures of Tintin Volume 5 yesterday at a local thrift store for a dollar. The hardback collects the following three adventures: "Land of Black Gold", "Destination Moon" and "Explorers on the Moon". I was surprised that it was it in good condition considering that this was a used book.


I remember watching the Tintin cartoon on tv back in the early Nineties but I never read any of the comic strips so this is indeed a treat. If you want your own copy, then you can get one using the following: