Make your own flying Dumbo!

From Vacation in Disneyland #1:

Pop links: Wally Wood! Neal Adams! DC Comics shake up! Barbie is an astronaut!

From Golden Age Comic Books: Check out the stage of art behind this Wally Wood illustration for the 1979 Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide.



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Big Glee presents some Neal Adams Batman artwork.



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Newsarama takes a look at the big management/structural shakeup at DC Comics, now called DC Entertainment and what it might mean for fans.

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Coming from Mattel: Vintage Career Barbies. Apparently, back in the 1950s and 60s, a woman's career options were limited to secretary, nurse or, of course, astronaut.





New comics Sept. 10, 2009: Tarzan! Wednesday Comics! Lost Fantastic Four!

Items of interest this week.

TARZAN THE JESSE MARSH YEARS VOL 3 Classic Apeman stories illustrated by the great artist.

WEDNESDAY COMICS #10 DC's weekly tabloid enters its final few weeks. I guess I'm not a good weekly reader. Presumably, you're supposed to buy these things each week, read 'em right away and wait with baited breath for the next installment. Me? I've got a big stack of 'em waiting to be read. Might as well wait for the trade!

FANTASTIC FOUR LOST ADVENTURES A "reconstruction" of the FF's lost 103rd isssue--the one Jack Kirby plotted and partially penciled before leaving Marvel for DC in the early 70s.

Vintage comic book ads: Wheaties!





Pop links: Thunderbirds voice actor dies; early Jack Davis art

British actor Ray Barrett, who voiced some of the puppets on the Thunderbirds and Stingray, has died at age 82, the BBC reports.

Barrett was born in Brisbane, Queensland and moved to England in the late 1950s to star in the long-running British TV series The Troubleshooters.

He also appeared in Doctor Who, The Saint and Dixon of Dock Green, and voiced John Tracy in puppet adventure show Thunderbirds.


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Take a look at some early Jack Davis art.

Beatles remasters box sets now back in stock

Amazon is again listing the Beatles in Stereo and limited edition Beatles in Mono box sets of remasters as back in stock. Order fast!



Much more on the Beatles remasters at our spin-off site Beatles Blog Daily!

Dark Horse Comics December 2009 solicitations

Dark Horse Comics has announced its releases for this December. Here's a look at highlights.


BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: WILLOW
Joss Whedon (W), Karl Moline (P/Cover), Andy Owens (I), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale Dec 23
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
One-Shot
Willow Rosenberg has worn many faces--a shy computer geek, a loyal friend, a passionate lover, a fierce Wiccan, and a dark Willow.
Now in Season Eight of the critically acclaimed, award-winning Buffy comics series, Willow's powers have grown exponentially. She can fly. Teleport. And may or may not be immortal.
All we know is that Willow went on a walkabout following the demise of Sunnydale, and she met a very sultry, extremely powerful serpent lady who seems to be the key to unraveling the mysteries of what Willow is, and will become.
Joss Whedon and his Fray co-creator Karl Moline reunite for this special one-shot!


BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SUPERNATURAL DEFENSE KIT
On sale Feb 17
9.72" x 8.2" x 1.25"
$24.95
Back by popular demand! Die-hard Buffy fans just kept asking for this long-out-of-print book and keepsake package. Well, it is returning from the grave.
This slipcased package combines a great Buffy adventure with a dazzling trio of specially crafted items that are featured in the story. The book is a deluxe hardcover, about 80 percent of comic-book size, thread sewn, utilizing a fine matte art paper stock. The story is an expansion of "The Final Cut," part of which originally appeared in Buffy #8. New pages have been added by the creative team.
Actual elements from the story have been created, and are visible through die-cut windows in the slipcase: Buffy's trademark gold-colored cross, the traditional "Claddagh" ring, and a glass vial of holy water with silver flakes suspended in the fluid.
Defend yourself in style or provide the special someone in your life with a unique gift.


BORIS KARLOFF TALES OF MYSTERY ARCHIVES VOLUME 2
Dick Wood (W), Leo Dorfman (W), Paul S. Newman (W), Joe Certa (A), Ray Bailey (A), Alex Toth (A), Mike Sekowsky (A), and others
On sale Feb 3
FC, 240 pages
$49.99
HC, 6 5/8" x 10 3/16"
Spirits of a Ouija board possess a dutiful housewife . . . A pleading ghost haunts a father for his refusal to forgive . . . An army major's dead body carries a deceptive message to Nazis in World War II . . . A phantom ship seeks a new captain . . . A possessed armored hand defends a castle from a hostile takeover . . .
These stories and many, many more are collected in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives Volume 2! These are tales of suspense, crime, intrigue, horror, and irony hosted by the renowned actor Boris Karloff and featuring art from some of the finest comics storytellers from the sixties. Contains issues #5-#10 of Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery.
* Features a new introduction by Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner!


CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 6
Various (W/A)
On sale Feb 24
b&w, 240 pages
$49.99
HC, 8 3/8" x 10 7/8"
Dark Horse Comics continues to showcase its dedication to publishing the greatest comics of all time with the release of the sixth spooky volume of our Creepy magazine archives. This collection of legendary yell yarns includes selections from revered writers Archie Goodwin and Harlan Ellison, among others, and groundbreaking artistic contributions from Frank Frazetta, Neal Adams, Angelo Torres, Jack Davis, underground comics great Vaughn Bode, and more.
Treat yourself to this fright-filled tomb, and you'll see why these gore-geous collections have become freaky fixtures on the New York Times bestseller list!
* Creepy Archives won the 2009 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection!
* Creepy Archives includes bonus color pages.


JET SCOTT VOLUME 1
Sheldon Stark (W) and Jerry Robinson (A)
On sale Feb 10
FC, 216 pages
$34.99
HC, 12" x 9"
In the 1950s, when the world was faced with strange or anomalous threats, there was one man who was called on to set the situation right--Jet Scott of the Office of Scientifact! Whether it was tracking down deadly Banthrax germs, uncovering the source of strange ocean creatures, or discovering the cause of spontaneously combusting pipelines in Saudi Arabia, Jet Scott was the adventurer who could get to the truth!
* Jerry Robinson is one of the best known of all the artists who have drawn Batman over the years and is often credited with creating the Joker, one of comics' greatest villains!
* Dark Horse Comics is proud to collect the Jet Scott comic strips, for the first time ever, which were originally published from 1953 to 1955 by the New York Herald Tribune!

CD new releases Sept. 9, 2009: Beatles, Beatles, Beatles! And more!

New CDs of note this week. Click the links to order discounted titles from Amazon.


Here Comes Science (Amazon.com Exclusive) [CD/DVD] by They Might Be Giants


Abbey Road (Remastered) by The Beatles


Revolver (Remastered) by The Beatles


The White Album (Remastered) by The Beatles


Rubber Soul (Remastered) by The Beatles


Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Remastered) by The Beatles


Let It Be (Remastered) by The Beatles


Magical Mystery Tour (Remastered) by The Beatles


A Hard Day's Night (Remastered) by The Beatles


Past Masters (Remastered) by The Beatles


Help! (Remastered) by The Beatles


Please Please Me (Remastered) by The Beatles


With The Beatles (Remastered) by The Beatles


Beatles For Sale (Remastered) by The Beatles


Yellow Submarine (Remastered) by The Beatles


Popular Songs by Yo La Tengo


The Stone Roses 20th Anniversary (2CD/1 DVD Deluxe Edition) by Stone Roses


Heartbeat Radio by Sondre Lerche


Let's Change the World With Music by Prefab Sprout


A Strange Arrangement [CD + 4.5" LP] by Mayer Hawthorne


Theme Time Radio Hour: Season 2 - With Your Host Bob Dylan (2CD) by Various Artists


Haih Or Amortecedor by Os Mutantes


A Solitary Man: The Early Songs Of Neil Diamond by Various Artists


The Laurie Records Story, Vol. 3: Girls and Girls Groups by Various Artists

DVD new releases Sept. 8, 2009

New DVD releases of note this week. Click the title links to order discounted disks from Amazon.


The Office - Season Five


Fringe: The Complete First Season


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency


Bedknobs and Broomsticks


Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland


That Hamilton Woman- Criterion Collection


Groucho Marx Collection: You Bet Your Life


Bob Clampett's Beany And Cecil, Vol. 2

Vintage comic book ads: Eveready batteries



Pop links: Black Adder writers scripts Doctor Who! Wizard of Oz screens online! Batman Brave and the Bold figures! Beatles galore!

Richard Curtis, creator of "The Black Adder," is set to pen an episode of "Doctor Who."

Dad of three Richard confessed that he signed up for Doctor Who in a bid to impress his kids who are massive fans of the Time Lord.

He said: "It's tremendously good fun and a treat for my children.


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More Doctor Who: A bit of nice sharity.



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Netflix will stream the newly restored print of "The Wizard of Oz" online, for free Oct. 3.

The film, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and to be reissued later this month by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, can be instantly streamed for free for 24 hours, from 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, October 3 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern the following day, by visiting www.netflix.com/wizardofoz

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These are fun: "Batman: Brave and the Bold" Action League figures coming from Mattel.







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You may have heard: Long-awaited remasters of the complete Beatles catalog are out this week! Get all the latest news--and get video links to two new BBC TV documentaries about the Beatles--at our all-things-Fab sister site: Beatles Blog Daily!