The first comic book in the Ollie's grab bag was a copy of Aquaman Annual #2 (2014). Arthur teams up with Wonder Woman to defeat some giant monsters. In the bonus story, Mera teams up with Wonder Woman to fight even more giant monsters. Yeah, this felt more like a Wonder Woman annual.
Thursday, November 04, 2021
Wednesday, November 03, 2021
Ollie's Comic Book Grab Bag
On my first visit to Ollie's last month, I discovered a bunch of comic book grab bags. I couldn't resist picking up a ten pack for $6.99 that supposedly has a retail value of $35. The front of the bag has the following text:
"A variety mix of 10 classic comic books!"
"Featuring Marvel, DC, Archie, Mirage, etc."
"Supreme Marketing 126 Shove St Box 9 Fall River, MA 02724"
The picture below shows the back of one of the comics that features an ad for warnerarchive.com (the site redirects to warnerbros.com now) that shows Batman now on blu-ray, Batman: The Brave and the Bold the complete first season now on blue-ray (Aquaman shown), Legends of the Superheroes tv special from 1979 (I still need to get that one) and Batman: The Brave and the Bold the complete second season coming soon (Batman is shown with Green Arrow and Blue Beetle). The comic didn't actually come that way in the bag but I didn't want to show the cover just yet. I will be posting the comic covers over the next ten days.
There is nothing on the back of the bag. I don't know when I'll be back at Ollie's again but I will pick up at least another comic book grab bag if they still have them.
Tuesday, November 02, 2021
Eternals Makkari Happy Meal Toy
My sister and I got Happy Meals from McDonald's on Saturday because she was hoping to get some more Disney 50th Birthday toys (she got Winnie the Pooh and one other). Instead, we got Makkari from the Eternals movie (unfortunately, we got generic Happy Meal boxes). She didn't want hers so I have two. Of course, I had to open mine so I could play with it. She has a button on the back of her head to make her arms go up and down. The double circle emblem on her chest lights up neon green if you shine a light through the plastic lens at the bottom.
To be honest, I don't know much about Markkari or the Eternals other than they were a comic book characters created by Jack Kirby in the 1970s. I've never read any issues of their series and I don't remember seeing them in any other comics that I have read. I looked Makkari up and she is supposed to the speedster of the group. The most interesting thing about her is that she was originally a man (her gender was changed to match the character in the movie).
Monday, November 01, 2021
WWE SuperCard Day of the Dead Cards
Today is not only All Saints Day but it's also Dia de los Muertos, which is Spanish for Day of the Dead. The actual celebration lasts from October 31st to November 2nd. In addition to the Halloween cards that I have been getting while playing WWE SuperCard on Facebook during October, I have also been getting Day of the Dead cards. I got a total of eight cards but I'm only showing the women wrestlers today because they are my favorites. They all have their faces painted up to look like skulls and there are skulls in three of the corners with flowers in one corner.
Sunday, October 31, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 31: The Walking Dead Playing Cards Walkers Edition
I had a dentist appointment earlier this month and that meant taking a road trip out of town. I went to Ollie's for the first time since one recently opened near my dentist. I picked up a deck of The Walking Dead Playing Cards Walkers Edition so called because they have half of Merle Dixon's zombified face plus other Walkers. This is actually half of a playing card set that originally came in a collectible tin. The other playing card deck is the Survivors Edition and features half of Daryl Dixon's face. Ollie's only had the Walkers Edition deck, which I picked up for ninety-nine cents because the back of the tuck box had a slight tear at the top. These are pretty cool cards to play Go Fish with during the Halloween season or to play with during the commercials when The Walking Dead is showing on AMC. I'm only showing the Diamond cards because the other suits has the same faces on them.
This is the final post for the thirteenth annual Halloween event here at Moongem Comics (yes, I started with a Halloween Countdown event in 2008) and I hope you all enjoyed it. I almost didn't do it this year and I almost didn't finish it (I'm not sure about next year yet). I was supposed to get a crown at the dentist this month but he wouldn't do it because he found out that the tooth had a dead nerve that was infected. I couldn't find another dentist to do a root canal that wouldn't cost me an arm and a leg. I ended up having the tooth pulled on October 22 so that is my horror story for this Halloween.
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 30: Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy in Hellraiser Animated Video
A special Halloween music treat for this year has to be: Animated Ozzy Osbourne & Lemmy Team Up In New "Hellraiser" Video. The heavy metal legends fight all kinds of monsters and aliens.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 29: WWE SuperCard Frankenstein Cards
I've been playing WWE SuperCard game a lot this month on Facebook mostly because they have cards with special Halloween themes. Among my favorites are the Frankenstein cards where the wrestlers are made up to look like the monster. I don't know how many are in each set but I only have Big E, Bobby Lashley, Sami Zayn and Seth Rollins so far. The other Halloween sets include Day of the Dead, Deadly Dollhouse, Ghosts and Vampires.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 28: Task Force Z
DC Comics released Task Force Z yesterday with Red Hood leading a team of super villains turned into zombies. He appears on the cover with Mr. Bloom, Man-Bat, Bane, Sundowner and Arkham Knight. They tackle Crazy Quilt and then Mr. Freeze. It's a good start for the twelve issue series.
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 27: Elvira Appearing On The Goldbergs Tonight
Elvira will be appearing on this year's Halloween episode of ABC's The Goldbergs tonight at 7 pm Central (8 pm Eastern). The title of the episode is "The Hunt for the Great Albino Pumpkin" according to Elvira Appearing on The Goldbergs 2021 Halloween Episode. I will be watching even though it will be Barry Goldberg meeting the Mistress of the Dark instead of Adam, who I like more (I wouldn't mind seeing Erica dressed up like Elvira either).
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 26: DC Trinity Candysticks Redux
I picked up a bag of the DC Trinity Candysticks at the local Dollar General at the end of September (the local Dollar Tree has them too). The bag is the exact same one from last year. The only difference is that the expiration date on the back is April 2024. I'm not even going to scan and post the front and back of this year's bag. Instead, I'm just going to repost last year bags.
I decided to scan the little boxes of Candysticks a little differently this year. I broke down each one of the different boxes and scanned them all on one page. There are some different artwork used on some of the boxes while others have totally different artwork. I got twenty-one boxes instead of twenty with Batman being on ten and Superman being on eleven. I ended up with five green boxes (Batman), three orange and yellow boxes (Batman), two purple boxes (Batman), four orange boxes (Superman), two purple boxes (Superman) and five yellow boxes (Superman). There were no Wonder Woman boxes at all in my bag. I'm thinking of getting another bag to see if they have any with her.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 25: Haunted Mansion CD
This Haunted Mansion CD is another one that I picked up at the local Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. The first insert exterior's left side has the track list that includes "Outside The Mansion" (Intro), "The Grand Foyer" - Bach's Toccata and Fugue, "Whsipers In The Library", "The Family Room" - Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, "Chaos In The Kitchen" - Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King, "Laboratory Of Madness" - Gounod's Funeral March of a Marionette, "Chills In The Cellar" - Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue, "Toys In The Attic" - Chopin's Funeral March, "Hallway Of Doors" and "The Cemetary" - Bach's Toccata and Fugue (Reprise). The right side is the front cover with a spooky haunted house, bats, a full moon and birds on a barb wire. The text states "Haunted Mansion - Traditional Halloween sounds & music to greet your guests".
The first insert interior's left side has a list of credits including Tom Hambleton - organ, piano, harpsichord, music box. The right side is the same picture as the front cover but without the text and the birds on a barbed wire. It would make a cool desktop wallpaper for Halloween.
The second insert's interior features a slightly bigger version of the haunted mansion found on the cover that would also make a good desktop wallpaper.
The second insert's exterior, which is the back cover, repeats the track list. The top text states "Put the haunt in your house with this creepy collection of spooky sounds featuring Halloween classics performed on pipe organ, harpsichord and piano". The bottom text proclaims "Over 50 minutes of Halloween sounds and music produced by Tom Hambleton". The Haunted Mansion CD was made in Canada in 2000 (yes, that's twenty-one years ago).
Sunday, October 24, 2021
Goodnight, Joanna Cameron aka Isis
I grew up watching The Secrets of Isis every Saturday morning on CBS and had the biggest crush on Joanna Cameron. Sadly, she passed away on October 22, 2021 according to Isis Actress Joanna Cameron’s Cause of Death at 70 Revealed.
Joanna Cameron aka Isis
(September 20, 195 - October 22, 2021)
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 24: Halloween Party CD
I picked up this Halloween Party CD at the local Dollar Tree a few weeks ago thinking it was one of those deals where studio musicians do covers of spooky songs for kids. What I ended up hearing was the sexy voice of Janice Hagan doing jazzy lounge renditions of Halloween favorites. This CD was originally produced in 2007 and rereleased in 2012. The left side of the exterior of the Halloween Party CD insert #1 has the musicians listed with Janice Hagan on vocals, Kenny Vehkavaarn on guitar, Pat Kilbride on bass, Randy Cooke on drums, Rob Gusevs on piano, organ and synthesizer, Glendo Smith on saxaphone, Phil Gray on trombone and William Sperandel on trumpet and flugelhorn (yes, a flugelhorn). The right side (front cover) has a sexy witch singing in old-fashion microphone attached to a broom. In the background is a mummy and skeleton giving a toast while holding martinis. Behind them are more witches partying on either side of a cauldron with a fire underneath it. There are also bats flying around and an old leafless tree on the side.
The right side of of the interior of the Halloween Party CD insert #1 has the song credits while the left side has a recipe for Witch's Brew that can be made with or without rum or brandy. Just make sure you have plenty of apple cider.
The interior of the Halloween Party CD insert #2 would make a great Halloween wallpaper since it has plenty of orange with some yellow and black.
The exterior of the Halloween Party CD insert #2 (back cover) proclaims "Add a spooktacula to this year's Halloween Party with frightening festive music and scary sounds." The song list includes "Evil Ways", "That Old Black Magic", "Ding, Dong, The Witch Is Dead", "People Are Strange", "Witchy Woman", "I Put A Spell On You", "Spooky", "Black Magic Woman", "Witchcraft", "Monster Mash", "Bad Moon Rising" and "Welcome To My Nightmare". It's hard for me to pick just one favorite song since they all want me to drown a few martinis and just mellow out. The final track features about twenty minutes of spooky sounds, which seems out of place on this album.
You can listen to the entire album here for free on Spotify.
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 23: Elvira's 40th Anniversary Boo-Tastic Blend from Deadsled Coffee
Deadsled Coffee is offering pre-orders for the limited edition Elvira's 40th Anniversary Boo-Tastic Blend. Only a thousand bags will be produced for twenty dollars each.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 22 Bonus: Another Elvira's Movie Macabre on Comet TV Update
Elvira's Movie Macabre will be starting at 5 pm Central today on Comet TV with Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966) followed by A Bucket of Blood (1959).
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 22: Hot Wheels Halloween 2021 #1: '33 Ford Lo Boy
The only Hot Wheels Halloween 2021 diecast car that I found this year at the local Dillons store was the '33 Ford Lo Boy. This is number one in a set of five and I'm surprised that I couldn't find any of the others in the set. This year's theme is Day of the Dead so there are plenty of skulls to be found. In fact, the wheels have red skulls in a red circle on them. The body of the car is metallic green and the interior is red. I really like the artwork on the card that features a skeleton driving the '33 Ford Lo Boy against the '76 Camero SS, which is the fifth car in the set. The other cars in the set include'71 Maverick Grabber, '74 Corvette Stingray and King Kuda. The only place to pick up the Hot Wheels Halloween cars is at the Kroger stores.
Here is a close up shot of the '33 Ford Lo Boy still in the blister pack:
I decided to add a picture that I found online with the diecast car out of the package to give you a better look at the amazing paint job:
You can view the Kroger Halloween Hot Wheels 2020 Set here.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Wonder Woman Gifts at DC Universe Online
You can get Wonder Woman gifts at DC Universe Online to help celebrate Wonder Woman Day. All players can collect the following items: Amazonian Warrior Chroma Pack, Bombshell Wonder Woman's Aegis (back item), Champion of Themyscira's Shield (back item), Reforged Wonder Girl's Bracers, Wonder Woman's 80th Anniversary Emblem, Wonder Woman's 80th Anniversary Poster. Members can also get a Transparent Wonder Plane (accessory). Click on the above link for some really cool screenshots. Unfortunately, I haven't played DC Univers Online since I had to get a new computer last month. For some reason, I couldn't get the online game to load so I gave up on it.
Happy Wonder Woman Day
You didn't think I would forget to post something for Wonder Woman Day did you? DC Comics released Wonder Woman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (December 2021) on October 5, 2021 so you may still be able to find a copy. The nine stories include "In Memoriam" (the story continues in Wonder Woman #780), Young Diana in "Dreamers", "Fresh Catch" (she is saved by Etta Candy and her cheerleader squad in the 1940s), "Dear Diana..." (members of the JLA asks her for advice), "Dated" (Diana goes on a date with Clark Kent after they get him some hip mod clothes), "Better Angels" (Wonder Woman battles Cheetah again but with a nice twist), "Saturn Rises" (Diana introduces Saturnette, Ambassador from Saturn), "Immortal Mysteries" (Wonder Woman faces Demeter to save Professor Barnes) and "Low Orbit" (she saves people aboard a space station in 2109 AD). There are also several pin-ups of various Wonder Women over the years and even one of a very muscular Cheetah.
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 21: Kellogg's The Addams Family 2 Cereals and Snacks
I have yet to find any of the local stores stocking the cereals and snacks that Kellogg's is doing to promote the new The Addams Family 2 animated movie. The cereals include Apple Jacks with Wednesday, Chocolate Frosted Flakes with Lurch and Froot Loops with Cousin Itt while the snacks include Rice Krispie Treats with Wednesday and Pop-Tarts Kooky Chocolatey Fudge Bites with Morticia. Kind of odd since the local theater has been running the movie for the past three weeks.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 20: World of Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #9
Here's the cover of World of Betty & Veronica Jumbo Comics Digest #9 featuring Betty, Veronica, Archie and Jughead in costumes that was released last week (I do wish all of the stories inside were Halloween related but only about four are):
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Countdown to Halloween 2021 Day 19: Meet Rob Zombie's The Munsters
Yesterday, Rob Zombie posted on Instagram the first look at the main cast members of his new movie, The Munsters, that features Jeff Daniel Phillips as Herman Munster, Sheri Moon Zombie as Lily Munster and Daniel Roebuck as the Count. In the background is the newly completed house at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. I'm a fan of the original tv series so I can't wait to see what Rob Zombie does with them.
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