Tag Archives: Comic Books

The Story of TRON ‘See, Hear, and Read’ Record

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Dis-LEE

It may be a small record formatted to a 33 1/3 speed, but it carries a big story and even bigger adventure! Walt Disney Productions has done it again with a very nice piece of cross-over marketing. The Story of … Continue reading →

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HotWheels Premium Spiderman Spider-Mobile Diecast

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Dis-LEE

Yup. Spiderman had a car. Why? Because he needed money. Let me explain: Corona Motors, in an effort to promote their new non-polluting car engine, hired the advertising firm of Carter & Lombardo to approach Spider-Man about building a Spider-Mobile. Of course, Spiderman … Continue reading →

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‘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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Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. Movie & Book Review

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Dis-LEE

Dick Van Dyke is beloved by Disney fans for his work in Mary Poppins. But what many don’t know is that he did two other movies for Walt. One of those would go on to be one of the worst … 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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Walt Disney’s Annette DELL Comic Book

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Dis-LEE

The Mickey Mouse Club was a children’s variety show that was first televised from 1955 to 1959 for four seasons by the ABC network. Walt Disney created it to fulfill part of his contract to ABC to provide television programming in exchange for money … 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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