Category Archives: Comic Books

‘The Abominable Showman’ Amazing Spiderman Record

Posted on January 21, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Power Records is actually a name used by Peter Pan Records. It seems that this alternate label is used when superheroes are the subject matter. When this is the case, as with Spiderman here, a repertory company of actors would … Continue reading →

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Disney’s The Dick Tracy Game by University

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Dick Tracy was released as a live-action movie in 1990 by Touchstone Pictures. It’s based on the comic strip created by Chester Gould and was directed by Warren Beatty, who also starred as the main character. Did it do well at the Box … Continue reading →

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Classic Series Hotwheels Diecast Batmobiles

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Today there is a new Dynamic Duo in Gotham City! One is big and powerful and the other is smaller and arguably cuter. Move over Batman and Robin, there’s a new Power Couple in town: The Original Series Batmobile is … Continue reading →

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Hotwheels Classic Batman TV Series Batboat

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dis-LEE

DC Comics Batman has so many vehicles it’s hard to keep track of them all! I’ve already featured the famous Batcopter on this site. Now it’s time to transition from the air to the water with the Hotwheels Classic Batman … Continue reading →

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The Fantastic Four Essentials Volume 5 Omnibus

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Okay, True Believers, it’s time to go back in time to when comic books were subtly racist, bigoted, and controversial, but oh-so fun, wild, and inexplicable! Welcome to the Fantastic Four Essentials Volume 5 omnibus in all it’s black and … Continue reading →

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Peterbourgh Examiner: TODAY Insert featuring Stan Lee

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dis-LEE

‘Stan the Man’. There could be only one man on the planet who deserves that nickname, and that’s the legendary Stan Lee! Of course, he could also be called ‘Captain Cameo’, but that’s for another article. The article in this … Continue reading →

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Funko Soda Stan Lee Vinyl Figure

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Stan ‘The Man’ Lee passed away on November 12 of 2018. A comic book legend, he helped to create some of the most iconic fictional characters of our modern age. Spiderman, anyone? To his fans, he was a superhero himself. … Continue reading →

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Disney’s The Black Hole Illustrated Adaption

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Merchandise tie-ins are a given today but we may not realize just how far back they go. Walt Disney especially liked to release promotional ephemera and toys to push whatever movie he was releasing at a given time. Walt is … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Celebrated Cases of Dick Tracy

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Dis-LEE

Publisher: The Wellfleet Press Year: 1990 Pages: 291  Type: Hardcover ISBN: 1-55521-620-X “Little crimes lead to big crimes.” – Dick Tracy This is an interesting collection of some of the ‘cases’, or strips, of Dick Tracy. But before you get to them, you are … Continue reading →

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Tiny TV Classic ‘Retro 60s’ – BATMAN

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Dis-LEE

“Holy Miniaturization, Batman!” Has the Joker shrunk the Bat TV? Or has some other nefarious villain, like a Network Executive, changed the programming format? Will our tiny heroes be able to overcome this huge problem? Tune in right now to … Continue reading →

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