Another scan from a Christmas Catalog, this one is the 1980 JCPenny page that features Buck Rogers toys! The “Laserscope Space Fighter” was never shown on the TV series, but it’s really cool. Here’s some more info on that toy.…
Category: Geek Ephemera
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Movies
Famous Monsters of Filmland, Issue 1
Since Halloween is coming up, I thought it was appropriate to post this for everyone’s enjoyment – a downloadable PDF of Famous Monsters of Filmland’s first issue. Famous Monsters magazine influenced hundreds of filmmakers, from Joe Dante to Steven Spielberg,…
Geek Ephemera
Put a Marvel on your chest!
This ad for Marvel T-shirts from the mid seventies is suffering from a bad case of Batman-itis. “Zap, Pow, or Kazowie?” Speaking of which, someone needs to put a video up remixing some of the Marvel movie fight scenes with…
Geek Ephemera
Hulk toys from 1979 make me green with envy
This page from the 1979 Sears Wishbone is SO wonderful. While there are other superhero toys on this page, it was pretty obvious that they were playing second fiddle to the green goliath, The Incredible Hulk. The TV show was…
Geek Ephemera
Full color poster spectacular!
From Marvel comics, circa 1978, this ad leaves me almost speechless. A KISS collage! Life size Giant Ladd! Giant McNichols!! Coneheads! L.A. Farrah! Still want that Lynda Carter poster, though I think She Who Must Be Obeyed would not be…
Geek Ephemera, The Prisoner, TV
“The Prisoner Puzzle” educational guide from 1976
I’m a fan of The Prisoner – it’s one of my top 10 favorite shows of all time – so I have always been on the lookout for items associated with the show. In that search, I found this: An…
Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
The preview issue of The Twin Peaks Gazette fan newsletter
When Twin Peaks exploded as a pop culture phenomenon in 1991, ABC and Lynch/Frost Productions took full advantage by releasing the show’s soundtrack, The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer, a Guide to Twin Peaks, and – of course – by starting a fan…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Star Trek: The Motion Picture toys!
Star Trek: The Motion Picture toys? Yup, they made them and they… kinda sucked. The action figures were small and lacked detail, they didn’t make any toys of the ships – very Meh. The two highlights: The McDonald’s Happy Meals (which…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, Movies
Go Ape! With Planet of the Apes belt buckles!
God, I loved the seventies. Only in that mixed-up decade would this product idea exist in real life. Ladies and gentlemen… Planet of the Apes belt buckles, with matching belts! And matching western tie!!
Geek, Geek Ephemera
G.I.Joe Fan Club Certificates!
I’m a G.I.Joe collector and fan – mostly of the 12″ figures, though I have quite a few of the 3 3/4″ figures as well. Way back in 1968, the original Joe toy line changed to “explorers” in reaction to…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks TV Guide Ads!
From 1990/1991. Enjoy.
Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
“We are on the air!” TV Guide reviews Lynch/Frost’s On The Air
Lost in all the excitement of the Twin Peaks revival is the fact that David Lynch and Mark Frost did more than just Twin Peaks together. They did a fantastic documentary series called American Chronicles… and a sitcom named On The Air.…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
From the 1979 Sears Wishbook… SPACE TOYS!
I have been spending a ridiculous amount of time looking through Christmas catalog scans on WishbookWeb.com this week… The nostalgia! The FEELS! I’ll be sharing some of the pages scanned from the toy section over the next couple of weeks…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
Some more Twin Peaks ephemera for ya…
Since this is National “Twin Peaks is Coming Back” week, I’m gonna just keep posting cool paperwork and articles from when the show first aired. Here’s a great satirical portrait that was in an issue of Entertainment Weekly: Here’s the…
Geek Ephemera, TV
BOB Wanted Poster
You may want to print this out to get ready for 2016…
Geek, Geek Ephemera, TV, Twin Peaks
A letter from the mayor of Twin Peaks
The Twin Peaks nostalgia continues, this time with a scan of the letter from the Mayor of Twin Peaks the Honorable Dwayne Milford. This letter was sent to members of the Twin Peaks fan club along with the free Twin…