My sons have excitedly started to use the newest edition of the Dungeons and Dragons rules system, and I can’t help but look at all the great online resources and tools they have and respond sounding like Grandpa Simpson: “In…
Category: Geek Ephemera
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Movies
In praise of World Watch One
I was… and am… a Blue Blaze Irregular. When The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was released in 1984, it was not well received by critics and most audiences. But with me.,.. well, I “got” the movie…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Science Fiction Book Club ad showcases some classics
Ah, look at this Science Fiction Book Club ad from an early issue of Starlog magazine… So many classic titles. Heinlein! Xanth! Asimov! Though there’s some books that are not exactly “science fiction.” Carl Sagan’s book, for instance. And The…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Classic ad – Ride into adventure with Evel Knievel!
Love that his name is trademarked in this ad… I remember beating the hell out this Evel action figure when I was a kid – I think I abused my plastic Evel more than Evel himself… Err, abused himself. Doing…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, The Prisoner, TV
Jack Kirby’s The Prisoner adaptation could have been awesome
In 1976 Jack Kirby created an adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was quite an odd choice, in that the movie was over seven years old at the time. The adaptation, which ran for issues, is analyzed in depth…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Movies
King Kong 1976 remake poster hits new heights in hyperbole
This King Kong poster for the 1976 remake features the most over-the-top ad slogan, ever. The most exciting original motion picture event of all time. This line – and the poster – requires a bit of dissection. First, let’s look…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
G.I.Joe Blueprints!
One of the coolest things about collecting G.I.Joe toys way back when the line was reformed in 3 3/4″ size in 1982 was that every vehicle and plates came with blueprints. Yes, it was all rubbish, but as a fan…
Geek Ephemera, Movies
Star Wars t-shirts!
I remember these t-shirts fondly… When you were an eight year old and Star Wars came out, you HAD to have one. It was almost mandatory, to show that “yes, you saw it and yes, you loved it.” A friend of…
Geek Ephemera
The Commodore 64: The best Christmas present I ever got
As I wind down work for the year and look at the many presents that are stacked underneath our Christmas tree, I’m feeling a twinge of nostalgia. Since I got my son a new computer, I’m remembering the first and…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Trek
Lincoln Enterprises comic book ad! Star Trek!
This ad for Gene Roddenberry’s company Lincoln Enterprises makes me drool. Look at all that classic Trek goodness! I’d still love to own that Enterprise Evolution poster or the 3-D Enterprise gold pendant. (In case you did not know, Lincoln…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Handheld computer games from 1980!
Another Christmas catalog page, this one from the 1980 JC Penney catalog… Handheld computer games! How many of you had these? I had both the Mattel Football 2 and Baseball game, and I played the HELL out of them. When…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Frazetta posters!
I think every young geek in the seventies had at least one of these posters on his (or her) wall. Frazetta, man… that guy just BROUGHT IT. Here’s an ad for his posters, “from the original Conan paperback covers,” and the idea…
Geek Ephemera
You asked for it! Monster Stationery!
From Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, an ad for Monster stationery. $2.75!
Geek Ephemera
You can have Zacherley… IN YOUR OWN HOME!
Zacherley was a television horror movie host in New York and Philadelphia in the 1950s and 60s, and he was one of the pioneers that helped make Elvira, Mystery Science Theatre 3000, and many other shows/hosts possible. Zacherley developed quite a…
Geek Ephemera
Famous Monster Convention program from 1974!
In the spirit of Halloween, here’s the scanned program from the 1974 Famous Monsters Convention! I would have loved to have attended, unfortunately I was only four years old at the time…
Geek Ephemera
Very Very Special People
Since American Horror Story: Freakshow is getting lots of attention of late, I thought it would be appropriate to post this, a magazine ad for a book on human oddities from the mid 70s. “The struggles, loves, and triumphs of human…