by 40926pwpadmin | Jun 28, 2025 | Essays
A deep retrospective dive into the brief saga of OMAC, a futuristic super soldier created by visionary comic book artist/writer Jack Kirby in the mid-1970s for DC Comics. Originally published in JACK OF ALL COMICS: A FAN CONVERSATION ABOUT “THE KING OF COMICS” (Becky...
by 40926pwpadmin | May 11, 2025 | Essays
My gradual discovery of the earliest iteration of STAR TREK in syndicated reruns on my local independent UHF station, just a couple years after the original series went off the air. Originally published in GALLOPING AROUND THE COSMOS: MEMORIES OF TV’S WAGON TRAIN TO...
by 40926pwpadmin | May 10, 2025 | Essays
Memories of the original Ultraman, the intergalactic hero of Japanese television in the 1960s, and that one dark day when he finally met his match. Originally published in RISING SUN RERUNS: MEMORIES OF JAPANESE TV SHOWS FROM TODAY’S GROWN-UP KIDS (Becky Books, 2022)....
by 40926pwpadmin | May 9, 2025 | Essays
An in-depth examination of the 1960s Batman TV series’ second-season episode featuring veteran English actor Michael Rennie, best known for his iconic role in THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL in 1951. Originally published in BIFF! BAM! EEE-YOW! THE SUBTERRANEAN BLUE...
by 40926pwpadmin | Apr 17, 2025 | Essays
Tracking my relationship with G.I. Joe as he transformed from a military action figure of the 1960s to an adventure hero of the post-Vietnam era of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Originally published in THE JOY OF JOE: MEMORIES OF AMERICA’S MOVABLE FIGHTING MAN FROM TODAYS...
