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We just hit the 24,000 mark of visitors with approx 83,000 page views at 05:03 PM PDT today with a view of our October 13th 2006 blog post of "Spider-Man Collectible Series Comic Book in Sunday Newspapers"! Could be because the NEW Spider-Man 3 Movie DVD came 'swinging' in yesterday to stores!

For those that are new to us, here is a little Background on our Blog:

This Blog started June 7th 2006 shortly after eBay announced the new format.

July 15th 2006 we added on a stats counter as we found most viewers read but didn't comment!

We also started expanding our topics as we found that more and more new bloggers to eBay enjoyed several of the TV Shows that we also enjoyed. Thus 'Our Take' on episodes! 

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We want to thank ALL of you for stopping in and visiting our Blog. If there are topics we don't discuss but could fit our pop culture - comic books related theme, feel free to add them below! 

Join us for more blog posts on TV Shows, Movies, Comics, Books, DVDs, etc. in the near future!

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For our archived blog posts, please be aware that eBay techs have revised the blogging format, thus our archived posts may be distorted to read... sorry about that but it is out of our control here!

Thanks for reading this popular culture - comics - comic books blog post and feel free to comment below !

Michael (and Tina)

Elvira!

Because on our Time Warner Cable we DON'T get FoxRC channel 238!!

Booooooooo!

Hooooooooo!

No wonder I haven't been blogging about this... have missed the earlier episodes, and thanks to 4343martino just found out it was on yesterday when he commented on a post I was blogging on Elvira!

Oh well...  at least we have several of the Elvira Comics listed in our eBay Featured Store that I can treasure for a while longer before they are sold! LOL !

For those interested in Halloween Treats Just click on the comic book cover to the top left for Elvira Comics we have for sale!

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Michael

'Nuts'

Was the Fighting Word Used In the Season Finale of Last Season's Jericho!

For those interested in TV shows like 'Jericho', 'Lost', 'Invasion', 'Surface', etc., we have several Movie and TV based comic books  or magazines in our eBay Featured  Store .  Just click on the link provided! !

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Michael

Just Sold Another of the

EXCLUSIVE PROMO COMIC BOOKS

That Are 3rd Party Graded by CGC! 

We have one copy in 9.6 3rd party graded comic book, which is pictured to the top left in our eBay Featured Store.

We have just one left in 9.8 CGC Third Party Graded condition!

So as of this newest blog post we have just two copies left for sale!

Possibly enough time to check with your family member or friend to see if they would want one for the upcoming Holiday Season!

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Michael

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BUT... She's Not Jolly... She's The Incredible Hulk's Cousin!

And Where's Her Comic Book Movie??? Seems she should get one before some of these other ones in developement!

Especially after what Tina and I saw of the upcoming 'Hulk' Movie at the SDCC program in July!

Click Here to see Tina's 'Take' on that preview program!

OK, we know that in the late 1980s, Marvel Comics approached Brigitte Nielsen to pose for photographs dressed as the comic book character She-Hulk.

Brigitte had previously impressed the company with her prior portrayal of their character Red Sonja and accordingly they hoped she would prove just as successful in a new movie venture.

Unfortunately the photos that were produced did not enlicit a large amount of investors in the potential film and Marvel was forced to scrap the project.

The middle left photo shows Brigitte modelling a skimpy outfit and I 'photoshopped' the photo to reflect a greenish hue about her, as the She-Hulk is green like her cousin the Incredible Hulk!  You can see that Brigitte definitely had the body double of the She-Hulk at that time!

There are very few pics of Brigitte dressed as the She-Hulk, with the one to the top left being one of those.  As you can see by comparing the two aforementioned photos, Brigitte would have come across very well as the She-Hulk, alter ego of Jennifer Walters, who is a lawyer in her day job.

Since I first blogged about this previous non-movie, there has been some interest in producing a movie with the She-Hulk. We will keep you blogged on details as they come up!

She-Hulk is currently being published in a on-going title, and up to issue #22 this series!   

I personally enjoyed the second comics series, which had John Byrne write and pencil the series, where She-Hulk would break the 'fourth wall' and talk to readers of the comics, knowing that she was in a comic book with her adventures being told.  Kind of a strange humour book, but when reading the comic it makes more sense...

That wraps it up for this blog post... But I wanna see She-Hulk in a movie, not her less 'incredible' Hulk cousin's next movie!

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Michael

I First Noticed Teri Hatcher.... 

For those interested in Lois Lane comic book, just click on the Lois Lane comic book cover to the top left!

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Michael

'Nuts' Is the Fighting Word Used In the Season Finale of Last Season's Jericho!

For those interested in TV shows like 'Jericho', 'Lost', 'Invasion', 'Surface', etc., we have several Movie and TV based comic books  or magazines in our eBay Featured  Store .  Just click on the link provided! !

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Michael

Have Been Watching The New 'Chuck' TV Show...

Where Chuck's sister has a boyfriend that goes by the name of 'Captain Awesome'.

Which reminded me that we have a 'Captain Action' in our eBay Featured Store.

Say...... Wasn't Captain Action a 'doll' ????!

No, not a 'doll', he was an 'action figure'!

Plus a comic book series!!

Captain Action was created in 1966 and came with separate 'action' costumes.

You could 'dress' him.... strike that!  You could 'Outfit' him in superhero costumes like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Aquaman, the Lone Ranger (???), Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Sgt Fury and even like 'Captain America'.

WOW !! He was such an immediate hit that DC Comics licensed the character and had 5 issues published before the fad ended!  DC Comics used Wally Wood, Gil Kane, and Jim Shooter to work on the comic book feature.

Strange thing is, the toy only lasted for 2 1/2 years, was just a fad, and in competition with the G.I. Joe line... Today a 'Captain Action' with the Spider-Man costume, MIB (Mint In Box) would fetch upwards of $15,000.00 !

And to think that your mother probably threw yours out with the other 'childish' toys when you grew up!

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Michael

You Won't Want To After Reading This Series!

'Ghostly Haunts' was from Charlton Comics!

It ran from issue #20 in September of 1971 to issue #58 in April of 1978!

In the early 1970's The Big Two Comics Companies, Marvel and National (DC) Comics were expanding their HoRRoR and supernatural superhero comics lines.

This gave Charlton, the perennial #3 publisher, an opportunity to publish comic titles with the tried-and-true formula of having a 'host' or 'hostess' introduce the ghostly stories in the comic!

There were several good artists including Steve Ditko (who drew the cover at the top left), that drew the stories.

However, Charlton for years would use cheaper production methods and paper, thus causing the comics to have a 'cheaper' feel about them!  Which is why it is hard to find VF or better copies for sale today!

To see what issues we have in stock, just click on the comic book cover to the top left!

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Michael

Smoke Free Comics??? 

Not unless YOU have been the original owner of the comic book and bought it off the newstand or from the comic book store when it was first published and then stored it away properly.

Earlier this month I checked out another eBayer's listings because they had comics starting at a low beginning bid.

Comics were just added as a sideline ('other items') to this seller's eBay Store and the eBayer used their usual listing template stating that their items are from a 'smoke-free home'.

That could get the eBayer seller into a situation with a buyer who believes that statement, and purchases the item(s) thinking they are 'smoke free'.  

Trust me on this one folks, paper collectibles will pick up smells during the years they are stored.

As a matter of fact one