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Category Archives: pop culture
Spider-man 1967, Episode 11
“The Night of the Villains”: Spider-Man fails to stop Blackbeard from stealing a treasure chest and Jesse James from robbing a bank. After tackling a Paris Executioner, Spider-Man finds the villains are all wax robots created by Parafino. “Here Comes … Continue reading
Spider-man 1967, Episode 10
“The Revenge of Dr. Magneto”: A disgruntled scientist uses magnetism to destroy parts of the city in order to gain recognition and fame. Spider-Man must race to prevent each catastrophe before the city is destroyed. “The Sinister Prime Minister”: The … Continue reading
That’s so gay!
I was watching a collection of 1970s cartoons recently with the maniacs, and when we got to a 1977 episode of Batman and Robin titled “The Pest.” I was pretty struck by the homoerotic undertones overtones. Now, my time as … Continue reading
Christine Jorgenson: An early transexual in the media
While reading and writing about an article on early 3-D cinema in Filmfax, I was taken by one particular bullet point in a sidebar time capsule about 1952: Returning from Ne York from Copenhagen on Dec. 15, after undergoing some … Continue reading
A Return to Kustom Kulture
I finally got around to picking up the latest issue of Filmfax, and I just happened to open up to Michael Stein’s “Confessions of a Rat Fink!”—an interview with Ed “Big Daddy” Roth who was an icon of the Kustom … Continue reading
Spider-man 1967, Epsiode 9
This week’s Spider-man features two episodes with two all-new villains: “The One-Eyed Idol” Someone has sent a one-eyed idol to Jonah Jameson. Jameson is hypnotised by the idol to steal his own cash. Spiderman finds the assailant the following night … Continue reading
Spider-man 1967, Episode 8
Finally, a little Rhinoceros action in the 8th installment from Marvel.com “Horn of the Rhino,” a tradition that continues to bring joy to my home.
Spider-man 1967, Episode 7
And yet another weekly treat.
Spider-man 1967, Episode 6
Here’s the sixth installation of Marvel’s weekly releases of the 1967 Spider-man. It’s remarkable that it took six weeks to get to the Green Goblin, you would think he would be top billing. But I’m not complaining for he was … Continue reading
Spider-man 1967, Epsiode 5
Also, the latest Episode of the 1967 Spider-man arrived yesterday, featuring the Scorpion and Sandman—classic villains that any kid would love. I’m particularly impressed with Sandman’s phlegmatic evil and very cool super-villain abilities.