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One of the disadvantages to a gmail address is that the e-mails you send and receive are sorta monitored, spied-upon, you name it. It pays attention to what is said and plugs in ads, contacts, and so on. One of … See More
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World’s Largest Trivia Contest invades CBG!
Yes, it’s early April and, as I’ve done the past 14 years, I’m getting ready to participate in The World’s Largest Trivia Contest in nearby Stevens Point, Wisconsin this coming weekend as part of Yaargh!, a team captained by former … See More
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Snarl
So I’m tottering around in the early morning, preparing to head out for a before-breakfast swim, and National Public Radio is doing a catch-up on weekend news. Charlton Heston’s death is one of the topics, and suddenly we’re into a … See More
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Michael Uslan Talks
The interview I wrote about yesterday is now available as a podcast. There’s a bunch of news hiding in the genial conversation about conventions, creators, and comics in general. So check it out — and grab the opportunity to see … See More
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Just Talked with Michael Uslan
And, technology permitting, it should be available before too much longer as a CBGXtra podcast. As I posted on the primary site’s “Ticker” forum, Michael will be involved with a special Garden State Film Festival showing Saturday of The Legends … See More
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It's Bob, Bob, Bob and Ray, Ray, Ray!
Sorry to post this so late in the day, but I wanted to notify everyone that I have just shoveled a skidload of [credit-card] cash to the website for Bob and Ray. This is the final day for a Half-Off … See More
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Here Are the Other Two Easter Covers
Just so’s you can see them all, here are the rest. By the way, I wonder whether that background color on #140 was actually a fifth ink. It’d have been unusual, to say the least. (And I’ve never found copies … See More
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Whew!
My website is mended, after being absent most of the weekend. So you can take another look at my favorite Spring cover there. In the meantime, I’ve posted a couple more Spring covers at the CBGXtra site. Now, if we … See More
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Have You Checked the Links Lately?
One reason this site is set up the way it is is that I want a fast way to check some of my favorite sites. In case you’re one of the folks who doesn’t look at them with the fervor … See More
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And Even More Spring
I’ve posted a couple more Spring covers at CBGXtra.com — as well as a complete Walt Kelly Easter story. Check them out. And here’s the cover of the Easter with Mother Goose issue (Dell Four Color #220, 1949) in which … See More
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