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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 11, 2023 17:49:23 GMT -5
Charlton had a printing press for all their output; comics were just a sideline. Neither Marvel or DC had the volume to keep a press running fulltime.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 11, 2023 17:33:34 GMT -5
tarkintino
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 11, 2023 17:30:07 GMT -5
C
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 11, 2023 10:05:29 GMT -5
Carrots
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 11, 2023 0:26:22 GMT -5
Coil
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 10, 2023 22:30:41 GMT -5
Fire
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 10, 2023 14:53:47 GMT -5
Last week I finished a re-read of Marvel's 4-part adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade... This reminded me of something I read a few years ago, about one of the real-life "Last Crusades", also known as the Crusade of Nicopolis, which happened in 1396. I read about it in Barbara Tuchman's book A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century. It occurs to me that a graphic adaptation of this book would be a terrific idea. The book centers on the colorful life of Enguerrand VII de Coucy, who was one of the leaders of the Crusade. I'd love to see a good artist illustrate the story of his life. Does the comics industry have a suggestion box?
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 9, 2023 21:49:50 GMT -5
French
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 9, 2023 12:16:30 GMT -5
I remember watching the Republican convention in 1968, and seeing Nixon announce his somewhat surprising choice of running mate, "Governor Agnew of Maryland". Most of America had never heard of Agnew. Over the next few years he became known as Nixon's attack dog, with rhetoric that "could have served as the blueprint for the culture wars of the next twenty-to-thirty years, including the claim that Democrats were soft on crime, unpatriotic, and favored flag burning rather than flag waving", in the words of one historian which I lifted from Wikipedia. Agnew was known for colorful phrases, berating the left as "an effete corps of impudent snobs" and "nattering nabobs of negativism".
In the summer of 1973 my family went on vacation, and when we got back we found out that Agnew was in legal trouble. He resigned early in my senior year of high school. The next summer we went away again and by the time we got back, Nixon had resigned. I graduated from high school during the Nixon administration and started college in the Ford administration. It was an interesting time.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 9, 2023 9:51:42 GMT -5
Security
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 8, 2023 16:33:51 GMT -5
Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine Series #144, reprinted from #116 for the Bicentennial. Artist unknown.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 8, 2023 1:18:11 GMT -5
I've spent a lot of time in Maine. What part of the state will you be visiting? Ogunquit. I think this will be the 50th year consecutive year my family, or some portion, has gone there. Nice - not far from the Bushes in Kennebunkport. I spent most of my time further north, near Wiscasset and Damariscotta.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 7, 2023 15:57:47 GMT -5
Off to Maine on family vacation--will have to miss this one. I've spent a lot of time in Maine. What part of the state will you be visiting? I'll be around this Sunday, distracted by that same big project for work as last time.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 4, 2023 23:24:48 GMT -5
Salad
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Post by Rob Allen on Jul 3, 2023 19:52:09 GMT -5
Strange
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