GaF Double Vue Presents Superman In Wisp Of Wickedness

I had a GaF Double Vue Movie Player when I was a teen that played silent cartoons in a loop. I would go through AA batteries watching Superman in Wisp of Wickedness and Wicked Warlock, Batman in The Evil Penguin, Road Runner in Wild About Harry, Mighty Mouse in Beauty on the Beach, Heckle & Jeckle in Wild Life, Captain America in Fights the Sleeper and the Hulk in Rampage. The cartoons were not very long, perhaps a minute or two, and they were very heavily edited versions of longer cartoons. The motor gave out so I ended up having to throw away the GaF Double Vue Movie Player that looked like this:

I kept the cartridges until I got a film projector several years later at a yard sale. I took the cartridges apart (yes, I hear you gasping at the thought of destroying them) and spliced the cartoons together so I could enjoy them on the wall. The only super 8 mm film that I ever had was Jason and the Argonauts #1: Battle with Talos that I also found at a yard sale. I may no longer have the GaF Double Vue Player, the cartridges or the packaging but I do have the film. I am presenting eight strips from Wisp of Wickedness starring Superman:

Blog Alert: Cosplay Kitten

Any woman that looks this good as Vampirella automatically gets an A+ in my book. Heidi aka Cosplay Kitten dresses up as a lot of different characters including original ones so check her blog out.

Goodbye Heroes

Official: NBC cancels 'Heroes' comes to no surprise to most. What surprised me was that the tv series lasted for four seasons. I will miss Hiro the most.

Goodnight Frank Frazetta

I just read the post, Frank Frazetta Dead at 82, and tears just filled my eyes. I have been a fan of his every since seeing his artwork on Edgar Rice Burroughs paperback covers and then the horror magazine covers for Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella. He died of a stroke on May 10, 2010 and he indeed will be missed.

Savage Pellucidar by Frank Frazetta

Vampirella by Frank Frazetta

Frank Frazette in 1994

Thrift Store Find: Earthquake In Metropolis (Superman Returns)

Yesterday morning I found Earthquake In Metropolis (Superman Returns) by David E. Sky (2006) for a dollar at a local thrift store. The six inches by nine inches volume has a credits page, thirty pages of pictures from the movie with captions and an ad page of the other books in the series that includes Last Son of Krypton, Coming Home, I Am Superman and Be A Hero. I like the two-page spread of Lex Luthor's miniature Metropolis the best.

You can buy your own copy below:

New Elvira Winking Variant Action Figure From Amok Time

Amok Time is releasing a new seven inch Elvira winking variant action figure this May/June:




Looks more like a statue since there appears to be no articulation.

Blog Alert: Flashback Universe

Flashback Universe is where the Golden Age meets the Digital Age. The current post discusses the reason that DC Comics new Doc Savage #1 failed mostly due to Howard Porter's artwork. You will also find downloadable Golden Age comics and original digital comics such as Saturn Knight, The Paladin, Fantom Force and League of Monsters. Flashback Universe is also home of Mister Crimson, a weekly web comic about a masked avenger thrust three hundred years into the future.

Woman Wednesday: Modesty Blaise

I believe it is only fitting to have this week's Woman Wednesday devoted to Modesty Blaise since her creator, Peter O'Donnell passed away on May 3, 2010.

Goodnight Peter O'Donnell

Newsarama reported that Peter O’Donnell, creator of Modesty Blaise, passed away at the age of ninety on May 3, 2010. His collaboration with artist Jim Holdaway on the female action hero/undercover trouble-shooter/enforcer lasted almost forty years. He also wrote historical romances as Madeleine Brent.

Peter O'Donnell
(April 11, 1920 – May 3, 2010)

Thrift Store Find: Spider-Man DVDs And Switchplate

I found two Spider-Man DVDs at one thrift store this morning for three dollars each. Daredevil vs. Spider-Man is from 2003 and the extras include "King Pinned" from 1966, a Fantastic Four episode featuring Daredevil and Stan Lee's Soapbox. Spider-Man: The Venom Saga is from 2005 and the extras include Stan Lee's Soapbox, five exclusive episode introductions by Stan Lee and "The Venomous Web" that reveals Venom's origins by his creators.

At another thrift store, I found a plastic Spider-Man switch plate for fifty cents. The screws were included in the baggie.

Chris Hemsworth As Thor

The first official picture of Chris Hemsworth as the Thunder God is circulating at various sites so here he is:

I am reserving judgment until I see him in action.

Jonah Hex Poster And Trailer

Here is the poster for the live action Jonah Hex movie that is set to be released on June 18, 2010:

You can watch the trailer here.