Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Fantastic Four

It's Saturday Morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons with the 1967 version of the Fantastic Four.

1967 ABC Promo

Remember when the Networks use to put on a half an hour special to promote their new and returning shows in the fall? I do. They even did it for their Saturday morning shows too. Here is one from 1967 with Adam West, Burt Ward and Milton Bearle called 7 Nights to Remember.

Moon Knight the TV Star

I just saw at Comicbookmovie.com that Marvel has signed a deal to give Moon Knight his own live action TV Show. With the Batman movies being a big hit this may work. After all MK was at one time suppose to be Marvel's answer to Batman. I can't wait to see this show. It would be fun to see the Halloween episode where he takes on Werewolf By Night.

Revelation Chapter 2

Revelation, Chapter 2
1: Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
2: I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars:
3: And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
4: Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
5: Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
6: But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitanes, which I also hate.
7: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
8: And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
9: I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
10: Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
11: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
12: And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;
13: I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
14: But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
15: So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.
16: Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
17: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it.
18: And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;
19: I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first.
20: Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
21: And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.
22: Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
23: And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
24: But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.
25: But that which ye have already hold fast till I come.
26: And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
27: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.
28: And I will give him the morning star.
29: He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

The Invisible Man

I have mentioned this show on this site before. Well here is the opening to the 1975 series The Invisible Man starring David McCallum.

A Monkees fill in the blank contest

On the right you see I asked readers of this blog to vote on their favorite Monkees love songs. I did this as I was going to run this contest. Fill in something that Peter is saying and for the winner I will burn off a CD of Monkees love songs for you to get before Valentines Day. Hopefully Rhino Records will see this and release a real CD of them in time for Valentines Day next year. The one that I think is the funniest will be the winner. The contest will end on Feb. 1st. I will notify the winner so I can get his or her address to mail it to by the end of the first week in Feb.Also you cannot just e-mail the caption. You have to put it in the word balloon yourself and create a link to this site on your site. I in turn will create a link to your family friendly site. Click on the about me section on the right to contact me by e-mail. Good luck to all of you Monkee fans.

Saturday Morning Cartoons:

It's Saturday morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons with Sabrina The Teenage Witch.

Monkees Poll

With Valentines day right around the corner have posted a poll to the right. It is to see what are the favorite love songs of the Monkees. If you wish, and I hope you do, please vote on this poll.

Video of the Week: Paul and John Sing

Here is an amusing look at Paul and John.

My First Comic Shop

Well I went to Phil's Records today perhaps for the last time. Oh I still like the place but it's just that they are moving. I heard about it a couple of weeks ago but I didn't hear the date. I just stop for one last visit and found out that today was the last day. So I bought a little bit more then I planned on. You see they are moving to an area where I haven't been in about 10 years. So I may never see the store again. Now why am I writing about a record store when the title is called my first comic shop? Well they also sold comic books. They didn't have a huge supply but I could always go there and find something if the regular store didn't have it and that was rare. After I left I thought about the first comic book store that Ifound in my area. My cousin Randy and I saw an ad in the newspaper for Conner's Comics. It was near Industrial Road and both of us had our parents drive us over there to look for the store. My folks must have driven me up and down that road and the side roads at least a dozen times before they gave up hope of finding it. About a week later Randy and I were going down Dixie Highway to the YMCA. We saw a small store across the street that had comic books in the window. We made a promise to each other to stop there on the way back. After a good time of swimming at the Y we headed home and stop there on the way back. It was when I was looking at the books that I saw in the window from the street that I noticed something. It was laying flat so it wasn't viewable from the street. I picked it up with my eyes wide in amazement. I called to Randy and held up what I had just found. It was a wood sign and carved into it was the name of the store. It was Conner's Comics. It seems that it was near Industrial Road when the ad came out but soon moved to this location. We wound up finding the store when we quit looking for it. The store was only at that location for less then a year but I had alot of fun there and learned alot about my hobby. It was the first time I took a comic book to the store to sell to them. It was Justice League of America #129. Like any kid I folded it up and put it in my back pocket and made my way to the store. When I took it out and tried to sell it the counter person told me the crease made it worthless. That was how I learned to keep them in the best condition that I can.
I only saw one person at the store and when Randy and I talk to him he told us he knew nothing about comic books. He only collected baseball cards. When someone had a question about comic books he had to look it up. I was amazed at that revelation. Why hire someone who doesn't know anything about the hobby? Maybe he was the only one who applied. Maybe I will remember more stories related to this subject and share them with you some time later.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Funny Company

It's Saturday Morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons. This week it is the Funny Company from 1963. In the computer you will see that they mention a portable computer. An early version of the laptop computer.

I've Been Interviewed

I am writing this for all my blogs to let my readers know that I have been interviewed about my site Comic Book Letterheads Museum. You can read it at Ephemera where I was interviewed by Marty the owner of that site. Wow! When I started my first blog On My Mind years ago I never thought someone would want to interview me about one of my blogs.

Hear Davy Jones

Yes if you go to Smithsonian Channel you can hear Davy Jones from a phone interview tell his thoughts on the program Making the Monkees that was on their channel and the state of show business today.

Brave and the Bold: Enter the Outsiders

This is the hardest review I have had to write on this series. It is hards because I have loved every episode. Even the Ted Kord-less Blue Beetle one. However, I had mixed feelings regarding this one.

I loved that they teamed up Batman with Wildcat and that he was Batman's boxing instructor when Batman was starting his crimefighting career. I just didn't like how they made Wildcat to look and sound like he was old enough to be his Grandfather. I always thought of Wildcat as being only 10 years older then Batman. Not 30 years older. Still it was thrilling to see Batman do battle with Wildcat at his side.

Next I had a trouble with making the members of the Outsiders so young. Especially my favorite Black Lightning. A Fan site for Black Lightning was one of my earlist sites and I was happy to see him on the show but I was hoping for a team-up with the more adult version. Wildcat had a sly comment when he said "It takes more them some "Static Shock" to take him out." They combined BL and SS to come up with this version to lead the Outsiders.

But if Tony Isabella is reading this we all know that it was BL and I hope they pay you for it since you are his proud Father. Don't get cheated out of money that you should have.

I know I have not read every comic book so the underground Fagin like character of Slug may have appeared in another book. However, to me he looked like the old Black Lightning villain Tobias Whale.

Once I got use to these differences I liked how they ended the show. The Outsiders save the life of Wildcat and he becomes their role model and trainer. If there is a spin-off series I guess it will be called Wildcat and the Outsiders.

The part I really loved was the mini team-up teaser with B'Wana Beast. I have never read a story with B'Wana Beast but this made him look fun, adventurous and cool. Yes to me he looked cool. I hope B'Wana Beast gets an action figure along with others from this series.

Smithsonian Channel Documentry on the Monkees

Just a reminder that The Smithsonian Channel is showing a documentary on the Monkees at 8pm tonight. Below is the promo video for it. You can find out more when you go to Smithsonian Channel's Site.

Saturday Morning Cartoons

It's Saturday morning adn time for the Saturday morning cartoons with Plastic Man.




If you like Plastic man then you may like my fan site at Plastic Man Platitudes.

Revelation Chapter 1

1.The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass ; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2.Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw .
3.Blessed is he that readeth , and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein : for the time is at hand.
4.John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is , and which was , and which is to come ; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5.And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6.And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7.Behold , he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8.I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is , and which was , and which is to come , the Almighty.
9.I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10.I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11.Saying , I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest , write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12.And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned , I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13.And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14.His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15.And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16.And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17.And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18.I am he that liveth , and was dead; and, behold , I am alive for evermore , Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19.Write the things which thou hast seen , and the things which are , and the things which shall be hereafter ;
20.The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.

Happy Birthday Elvis

I can't let this day go by without saying Happy Birthday to Elvis the true King of Rock and Roll. Without him Rock and Roll wouldn't have been the same. Perhaps his best known song that is known by even people who aren't Elvis fans is "Hound Dog." In honor of his birthday here is John Lennon, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bon Jovi and Elvis himself singing his most famous song.



Now here is Elvis from his live appearance on the Milton Berle show on June 5th 1956.

No Plastic Man Series to Spin-Off From Brave and theBold

I recently sent an e-mail to James Finch after Plastic Man's apperance on Brave and the Bold and asked if there are plans for a Plastic Man series. Here is what he said.

Thanks for the email! As you probably know, Tom Kenny did a Plastic Man Pilot several years ago that did not make it to series. I know everyone at Warner Bros. Animation is excited about the character and Tom’s fantastic work on Batman: The Brave and The Bold. There are no immediate plans to spin off Plastic Man that I am aware of, but as you know it all comes down to the fans.

Keep your fingers crossed and let me know if you hear any rumblings from the fans!

If you have any questions or are available to do interviews with our talent – drop me an email and I will set you up.

If you notice that last sentence I would love to do an interview with any of the talent. Problem is Ihave enver done one so I don't know what I should ask. If there are any Questions that my readers here would like to ask any of the actors on the show let me know and I will note them to ask if I ever do interview them.

Trouble for cartoonist

Over at Switched they report on troubles that syndicated cartoonist are facing as the newspapers slim down.