Tuesday, 28 June 2022

BATMAN AND, ER... WHO'S THE OTHER GUY? I DON'T KNOW HIM FROM ADAM... (RELAX, OF COURSE I DO!)

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I t's amazing how you can forget what you own, isn't it?  (Frightening too, sometimes.)  The Batman on the left of the picture is o...
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Monday, 27 June 2022

THE 'BEAR'-FACED MASK OF YOGI...

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F ellow Crivvies, rejoice with me.  Remember the cardboard/papier-mache Yogi Bear mask I've previously mentioned owning back in my chil...
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Saturday, 25 June 2022

THE FOUR FRANKIES...

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P op sensation The Four Frankies are on tour at the moment and, last night, they played The Olympia Ballroom in my hometown.  From the mom...
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Thursday, 23 June 2022

BAT Into SPIDER...

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I know all you Crivvies just love my posts about Mego 8 inch action figures (whaddya mean "He's delusional" ?) so here's...
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Wednesday, 22 June 2022

The NAME'S MARTIN - ASTON MARTIN, D.B.5...

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Yup, they're mine - all oh... oh... seven of them T he first issue of the  Corgi Toys James Bond Aston Martin D.B.5  ( 261 ) went on sal...
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Sunday, 19 June 2022

TIME EBAY DID SOMETHING ABOUT SOME OF THEIR SELLERS... (Updated)

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Copyright DC COMICS S ome eBay sellers continue to astound me with their attitudes and behaviour.  Case in point is one by the name of Cann...
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Sunday, 12 June 2022

WHEN THE FIRST ISSUE IS NOT NECESSARILY NUMBER ONE (AND VICE VERSA)...

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Copyright DC COMICS I recently acquired the above 1964 80 Page Giant Superman Annual Issue #1 , which raises an interesting question.  You ...
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Saturday, 11 June 2022

HE'S MAKING A LIST, HE'S CHECKING IT TWICE...

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J ust to let those in my blog list know that I operate in a reciprocal way.  If I'm in your blog list, you'll be in mine .  If I...
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Saturday, 4 June 2022

DETECTIVE COMICS #416...

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Copyright DC COMICS T here's something about Detective Comics #416 that seems awfully familiar to me as I thumb through its pages, so I...
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Wednesday, 1 June 2022

WALLS MAY HAVE EARS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE POSTERS... (In MY house anyway.)

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Copyright DC COMICS O n one of my walls is a Superman poster which originally comprised two pages of a UK Annual, acquired in the very late...
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Tuesday, 31 May 2022

DID YOU KNOW THAT SCOTT TRACY WENT TO SCHOOL WITH ME?

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Armed and ready for action T here he stands (above), Scott Tracy , pilot of TB1 from Thunderbirds , as manufactured by Matchbox Toys in th...
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Monday, 30 May 2022

BABE Of The DAY - CAROLINE HAWLEY...

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O ne of my favourite presenters from the various TV antique shows is Caroline Hawley , so here she is as  Babe of the  Day . Wotta darlin...
Sunday, 29 May 2022

IS THERE A ROBOT IN THE HOUSE - WITH A DOCTOR? YES, THERE IS AS IT HAPPENS...

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B eing a collector who buys toys but doesn't play with them is, I suspect, a bit like having a harem and not availing oneself of the ...
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Friday, 27 May 2022

A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM...

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I have a recurring dream in which myself and my family have just moved back to the house where we lived between 1965 and '72.  At first...
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Thursday, 26 May 2022

LOIS LANE COVER GALLERY, INCLUDING LAST ISSUE... (Updated)

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Copyright DC COMICS I n an earlier post on Lois Lane covers I said that I had around half a dozen yet to show, but was waiting for a trio o...
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