Beautiful Balloons

I had two in my Golden Age. For comics, it was Walt Kelly. For fantasy and science fiction, it was Edd Cartier. Cool thing is that Cartier is still alive — and living not too far from this con. I … See More

Anthony Tollin had two Nostalgia Ventures sets at his dealer’s table, though the con doesn’t start till tomorrow. Anyway, I bought a Sherlock Holmes set (previously unreleased shows starring John Stanley — not the comics JS) and an Espionage set. … See More

I’d been too busy to do so for the last couple of days. If the same goes for you, check them out now — especially Mark Evanier’s postings on Marie Severin (dang! fingers very crossed!) and The Spirit. Not to … See More

… you should drop in on the Friends of Old Time Radio convention in Newark. It sounds as if it might be a complicated trip, but a train, bus, or other ride to the Newark Airport will put you just … See More

You may have missed the interview with David Michaelis, since today’s Morning Edition broadcast was interrupted in many markets with NPR pledge drives, but you’ll at least know what people are talking about, if you listen, whether you end up … See More

I’ve been exploring exactly what it is that I found. For example, one place I look to find out what printing something is or what is being asked for a certain title is Bookfinder. So I checked Isobel by James … See More

Another type of book collecting was brought to mind, as I went through what I bought last night. (Did I mention that the books cost 50 cents each?) It’s the books that were illustrated with photos from films based on … See More

I take my hat off to myself! The Evil Blog Bug that likes to delete my posting has been thwarted again, thanks to my remembering to copy the posting before hitting “Post to Weblog.” Not that its loss would have … See More

I’ve finally noted a list of the 73 books I bought last night. At one point, I thought of posting them here, but my guess is that anyone’s interest but mine would quickly lag. A few items come to mind, … See More

It’s a sign of how long it took my Super-Phone to log on that the line behind me now seems to be 30 or more long. It’s out of sight behind the bookshelves, anyway. Memo for next year: It’s a … See More