BABE Of The DAY - HEATHER THOMAS...

HEATHER can't come to the 'phone -

she's a little 'tied-up' at the moment.  Yup, that

joke's a little 'ropey', but come on - it's the best I

can do at such short notice.  Stunning Heather was

kicking at my bedroom door for over six hours last

night.  In the end, I had no choice but to get up

 and let her out!  Boom-boom!

PART TWO Of PLAYMATES From FAR-AWAY PLACES...

Image copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

I'm not quite sure just how common the name SUZIE is in China, but I'd hazard a guess and say not very.  From the back cover of LITTLE STAR #2, published 43 years ago in 1972.

JIM REEVES 'LIVE'...

Here's JIM REEVES recording The BLUE

CANADIAN ROCKIES in the studio back in the

early '60s.  Marvel at the ease with which he does it,

and don't be fooled if the audio appears slightly out-

of-sync with the video.   I have a superior version of

this clip on DVD - and there's nothing about it to

suggest he's lip-syncing to a pre-recorded tape.

PART EIGHT Of CAPTAIN BRITAIN COVER, SPLASH PAGE & IMAGE GALLERY...

Images copyright MARVEL COMICS

Some stunning pics await you in this latest post in the CAPTAIN BRITAIN gallery series, so I'll try not to hold you back from the good stuff for too long.  With top artists like BUSCEMA, STERANKO and MOONEY, it's a wonder that the comic only lasted 39 issues.  What's the world coming to when all that talent can't ensure success?

Having said that, some of the new splash pages designed to bridge the gaps between stories divided into parts for episodic presentation over a number of weeks weren't always in the same class as the pages they fronted, so perhaps that fact deterred some readers from sticking with the title for longer, who knows?  (It sure ain't me!)

Were you a CB fan back in the day?  Feel free to reminisce to your heart's content in our cataclysmic comments section!  (And don't forget to remember to come back for part nine.)

BEAR Of The DAY - YOGI BEAR...

Seems like YOGI's claim to being smarter

than the average bear is absolutely true!  Look

- he can ride a scooter.  Wotta bear!

PLAYMATES From FAR-AWAY PLACES - PART ONE...

Image copyright D.C. THOMSON & Co., Ltd

Nope, not the type of playmates that first spring to mind if your a follower of HUGH HEFNER's magazine, but something altogether more innocent.  Back in 1972, the first dozen issues of LITTLE STAR featured a series on the back cover called PLAYMATES FROM FAR-AWAY PLACES.  They're nice and colourful (with a few age spots, alas) and I thought it would be nice to show them on the blog.

So here's the first one.  Reminds me of the illustrations in the LADYBIRD books I read in school as a child.  (Wish I was again.)  I bought the first 25 issues of Little Star not too long ago, to hopefully mine the content for material to publish on the Blog, so you can let me know if it's the sort of comics-stuff you're interested in.