Just had to show this pic, even though I don't think it's the exact same inflatable YOGI BEAR I had as a kid. However Yogi Bear is Yogi Bear, and that's a good enough excuse for me to indulge in a bit of childhood nostalgia.
Friday, 19 August 2016
MISTER MACHINE IS A MAN...
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| MISTER MACHINE/MACHINE MAN copyright MARVEL COMICS |
Following our MACHINE MAN EPIC COLLECTION post, let's now take a look at the covers of the first three mags he appeared in when he was called MISTER MACHINE, way, way back in 1977. Created by JACK 'King' KIRBY for his 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY mag, MM appeared in the last three issues of the ten-ish series, before being awarded his own comic.
And if you'd like to read the stories, ATOMIC KOMMIE COMICS blog has all three issues for you to read, which you can do by clicking on this link to part one.
KID'S AWESOME AURORA MODELS...
I've shown my AURORA models before on this blog, but now comes the time to show them again in an 'omnibus' post, mainly 'cos I can't think of anything better to write about. Don't despair though, 'cos if you haven't seen them before then they're all new to you, and if you have, then what the hell - they're well-worth seeing again anyway. All built and painted by myself, it should go without saying (but I said it anyway, so sue me).
First up, above, is the FRANKENSTEIN kit from 1961. I've got four of them, but this is the only one I assembled, back in 1983 or '84. (Wait a minute - tell a lie. I built the LUMINATORS version as well in the late '80s or early '90s.) Below is the SUPERMAN kit from 1964. I've got an un-built one still tucked away in its box, which I really must build and paint one day. I've also got the MONOGRAM, MPC, and REVELL reissues.
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Below is the GIGANTIC FRANKENSTEIN kit from 1965, also known as BIG FRANKIE. This is a superb kit, and I want to have its babies. In an abstract, figurative manner of speaking of course. You think I'm some kind of weirdo?
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Next up (below) is the BATMAN kit from 1965, just in time to meet the demand generated by the '66 TV show. The camera-flash has slightly washed-out the colours, but don't let that deter you from swooning in awe and envy at my modelling skills.
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From 1966 comes The FORGOTTEN PRISONER of CASTEL-MARE (which means 'Castle by the sea'). See what happens when you put GROUP 4 in charge of prisoners?
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Next (below) is the 1974 reissue of SUPERMAN. The 'S' emblem outline of the first version had been removed from the costume and cape, and stickers (water-slide decals in subsequent reissues) supplied - but I painted them on by hand for a superior finish, 'cos I'm a perfectionist I am. Also, the nameplate was omitted from this version, so I used a spare '65 one.
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Below is the 1974 reissue of the BATMAN kit, which was ever-so-slightly modified. First, the name was deleted from the tree, as was the circular 'bat' emblem, which was replaced with an oval sticker. The little owl was also omitted, but I acquired a spare one from a '65 kit to 'complete' the model. Bought, built and painted in 1983, owl obtained, painted and added in 2007.
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Finally, the SUPERBOY and KRYPTO kit, reissued in 1974. Like the other '70s reissues, the nameplate which accompanied the original '65 release was omitted, so I made one myself. (A half-hearted one admittedly - so much for being a perfectionist, eh?) The 'S' emblems are reduced copies of ones from the 1984 MPC reissue of the Superman kit, as I acquired the model without its original stickers. I've also got a reissue with the nameplate, but it's still in its box.
I've got other Aurora kits (some of which are later reissues by other companies), but I haven't got 'round to assembling and painting them yet. Maybe one day, I hope. Now, I know you're all dying to tell me how wonderful I am, so I won't hold you back from expressing your admiration for a moment longer.
BABE Of The DAY - GABRIELLE 'TRIVAGO' MILLER...
Here's cutie-pie GABRIELLE MILLER
looking like LARA CROFT, so that's two Babes
in one. I'm spoiling you lot, I really am!
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