‘Joker’ cover restoration
Craft project for 1966 Batman geeks Do you need to buy a copy of the 56-year-old paperback digest “Batman vs. the Joker” (Signet, 1966), but […]
Classic TV
Mayfield meets Marvel
Beaver had FF#1 I’m a little late in reporting this, but a 1985 episode of the syndicated series “Still the Beaver” (a.k.a. “The New Leave […]
‘The White Birch’ (1968)
Karloff’s dramatic farewell The final dramatic performance of Boris Karloff — I’ll offer my evidence on this point shortly — was in a TV movie […]
The Beatles meet Dracula
… in Saturday-morning cartoons, that is Lately, I began a dive into the Saturday-morning cartoon series titled, simply, “The Beatles” (1965-69). Try as I might, […]
My Lucy ‘Mame’ story
A childhood anecdote A friendly warning: The following childhood anecdote does not have a big payoff. When “Mame” starring Lucille Ball came out in 1974, […]
‘Deadline’ on DVD
Ripped from the headlines. Literally. ‘DEADLINE’ Film Chest Media Group, $19.98 39 episodes on 3 discs Running time: 16 hours and 46 minutes Not rated […]
Peter Tork (1942-2019)
The nice one By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” As people were learning of the death of Peter Tork at age 77 on Feb. 21, […]
Boris Karloff in ‘The Lark’
Actor’s late-career triumph on Broadway and TV Blogger’s note: Feb. 2, 2019, will be the 50th anniversary of Boris Karloff’s death. I’m marking the occasion […]
2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The ill-fated journey of Red Star #2 “This is for TV!” hollered a gentleman whose mission was to get Santa’s sleigh ready for its closeup […]
Lugosi, Chaney, Vampira on TV
Titans of terror in blurry grays Imagine my surprise upon discovering, after all these years, that Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr. and Maila “Vampira” Nurmi […]
More ‘Dark Shadows’ memes
Thank God it’s Frid Day Yep, I’m still sending those “Happy Frid Day” messages to my buddy at the Orange County Register every Friday … […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2017)
C.J.: The last balloon before Santa By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” I found myself in a position of […]
‘Dark Shadows’ memes
Happy Frid Day to all By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ A young friend, much younger and […]
‘Monstrkyd Manor’
Home for aging monster kids By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Yep, the 1960s monster kids are […]
‘Lookwell’ (1991)
The Adam West sitcom that should have been I’ve been going down the Adam West rabbit-hole on the web since his passing … a world without […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2016)
Rifles, confetti canons and candy-cane girls on stilts By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Friends and family […]
John Zacherle (1918-2016)
Zach made monster-movie-lovin’ fun By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ I’m still reeling with grief over the […]
Tiny Tim memories
I’ve been thinking about Tiny Tim lately, and remembered that a Jersey guy I’ve known for years — actor/singer Michael Townsend Wright — got to know […]
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (2015)
How I spent my Thanksgiving By Mark Voger, author, “Monster Mash: The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze in America 1957-1972″ Usually, I’m up at the crack of […]