Watching Bart Simpson crank call Moe, messing with his head, brought back some silly childhood memories of being the same age and playing a similar sociopath phone game. I wasn’t as sophisticated in my crime or as clever as Bart, but I did my best. Once The Banana Splits show – with “Danger Island,” live [...]
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Al Lewis Tribute
March 26th, 2010 
rberry Last week I re-watched a double-bill of TV films, The Night Stalker and the sequel called The Night Strangler, in anticipation of finally viewing the whole first season of “The Night Stalker” on DVD. Good movies—and written by no less than Richard Matheson. Check ‘em out. But the reason I mention them here is because [...]
Robert Culp…Rest In Peace
March 24th, 2010 rberry I used to watch “I Spy” at my grandfather’s house, Culp and Cosby a great pair playing tennis, but I remember the shades the most. They had great sunglasses. I don’t know why I stayed at my grandfather’s house at night. Maybe my parents escaped, out partying and I didn’t know about it or want [...]
A Collection Of Green Heroes and Villains
March 17th, 2010 rberry THE GREEN HORNET: Created by George W. Trendle, the same guy that gave us the Lone Ranger. In fact the Green Hornet and the Lone Ranger are related! First appearance: American radio program from 1936 to 1952. The Green Hornet was one of the most interesting pulp era mystery heroes and certainly a huge influence [...]
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No Comments »The Spectre: A Golden Age Retro Review by Brad Hamlin
February 24th, 2010 rberry “No one suspects that Jim Corrigan is in reality the earthbound ‘Spectre,’ whose mission is to rid the world of crime …” The Spectre: a superhero ghost who can do pretty much anything he wants, up to and including murder, as long as his motives lie within the confines of American “justice,” rather than the [...]
Cartoons and Cornflakes- Dave Stevens Tribute
October 11th, 2009 rberry (originally published by Bradley Mason Hamlin in 2008) Well, we lost another great one. But as I think that, write that, doesn’t seem fitting for the individuality of Dave Stevens.
Cartoons and Cornflakes- The Bubblegum Bandits
October 11th, 2009 rberry “We’ll be twelve next year,” he said. “Yeah, so?” “You wanna live forever?” he asked. “Guess not.” We hid behind the summer bushes as the ugly cars sped up and down the hills of Highland Road. The common wacky fun thing to do was to nail a hubcap with a rock. Ping! That made the [...]
Cartoons and Cornflakes- The Ultimate Pirate Arrrrrticle
October 11th, 2009 rberry I’ve often been asked about my fascination with skulls & crossbones, buried treasure, wenches, grog, island atmosphere, sailing the high seas, and of course, pirates—and I suppose my natural reaction has always been surprise. What do you mean—you don’t like bloody swords and peg legs? What’s not to love? However, I believe popular culture has [...]
Cartoons and Cornflakes- Cereal Box Treasure
October 11th, 2009 rberry Here’s the thing, the key of why I love cereal: it’s that irresistible sort of junky-gambler high as you open the cereal box, reach in and dig through that great smelling grain (and most likely sugar) until your fingers close around the prize and you pull out that little piece of treasure as if unearthing [...]
Cartoons and Cornflakes – “The Dark Knight” Reviewed
October 3rd, 2009 rberry I should say right up front that I, like most crazy comic book readers—love the character that inspired the film The Dark Knight. The mythology of Batman is a true treasure trove of creativity. Sure, he wasn’t the first costumed superhero (see: Superman) or the first to stir up a great rogues gallery (see: Dick [...]