Comic Cover: Gunsmoke
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Gunsmoke
- a comic book cover by Jack Kirby
(see Jack Kirby Museum, Monster Blog etc)
Via Tomb It May Concern
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Stamps: 60s Swedish
A few Swedish stamps from the 60s.
(The bottom pair promoting "The right-hand traffic diversion" in 1967. Mer om detta på svenska.)
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Vintage comics: You want I should bop you with this here lollipop?
"Herbie Popnecker, a parody of a superhero, first appeared in Forbidden Worlds #73 in December 1958, published by ACG, American Comics Group. It was the introduction of the antithesis of a hero -- short, fat, young -- but this unlikely hero was one of the most powerful and best known beings in history.
Deriving some of his powers from genetics and some from magical lollipops from the Unknown, Herbie could talk to animals (who knew him by name), fly (by walking on air), become invisible, and when he got his own comic, travel through time." (continue reading the Wikipedia article)
Herbie Popnecker: Examples of Recurring Themes
I didn't know of Herbie Popnecker until today when I read this post at I'm Learning To Share. Thanks, the in crowd!
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Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #2
Luch smerti (1925, USSR, AKA The Death Ray ) Poster by Anton Lavinsky
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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Poster Art: Sci-fi movie #1
L'Avventure Straordinarissime di Saturnino Farandola (1914, Italy, AKA The Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola) Poster by Frenchman Albert Robida.
A few stills courtesy of Manuel.
The Sci-fi movie poster series.
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Book Covers: Architecture paperbacks
Architecture paperbacks - a set on Flickr
by maraid
Maraid Design | Blog
Via Mr J
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Vintage Photos: Johnny Eck
www.johnnyeckmuseum.com
"Johnny Eck was born 27 August 1911 along with a twin brother named Robert. Johnny was born sans legs and with a truncated spine, resulting in the appearance of his body stopping midway through his torso.
In the mid '20s, Johnny began performing as a single-o (solo sideshow), although his brother traveled with him to emphasize their difference. He worked for years in the entertainment business, and is best known for his role in Tod Browning's Freaks. ( More (including very cute baby photos) )"
- uploaded to
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Quiz: Name the Movie Part 2
What movie is it?
Well, the answer is here if you want it.
Another name the movie (part 1) here. I'm still waiting for the answer...
UPDATE (080808):
I don't believe for a second that no one knows this but since there has been no answers yet (probably due to the fact that there is a link to the correct answer) I'm adding a couple of images. Just for fun.
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Anniversary: Happy Birthday to PCL LinkDump!
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Happy Birthday to PCL LinkDump! - Four years today.
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Book Design: German and Swiss
450+
examples of German and Swiss Modern Book Design.
Via Grain Edit and This isn't happiness
Problem: YouTube Freezing
I've been experiencing YouTube problems again... sigh! But - I also think I've found the solution! :D
The problem: When trying to watch the videos they load but won't play more than a second or so - it freezes.
The solution: Closing down Skype. There seems to be a conflict between the two.
Maybe this information is relevant to you too.
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UPDATE: Well I'm not so sure how relevant it was even to me. The problem came back so I googled some more and I hope this is going to help at least me: FireFox Support: Flash animations (like youtube video) stops playing after 2 seconds
I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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Vintage Photos: Lion in a sidecar
"This is a picture of people racing in a motorcycle and a go-cart with a sidecar with a lion in it on a vertical wall-of-death."
uploaded by wondrousstrange at
LiveJournal - Vintage Photographs
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Ephemera: German Sheet Music
This is the cover of a German early 1930's book of sheet music. I admit it's also a repost from about three years ago, but hey it's summertime. And it is beautiful. Right?
Here you can find another nice one that I found in the same thrift store.
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