Chris
@btoandbatbooks.bsky.social
I post about comic books, horror, sci-fi, old tv shows & movies. I like theater, trivia, mysteries, audio plays, writing fiction and am a Jeopardy! fan.
Commercial Break Magazine Cover: Famous Films #2 (1964).
Back to back #Svengoolie movies; both movies in one magazine!
Back to back #Svengoolie movies; both movies in one magazine!
August 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Commercial Break Magazine Cover: Famous Films #2 (1964).
Back to back #Svengoolie movies; both movies in one magazine!
Back to back #Svengoolie movies; both movies in one magazine!
June 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Director: "Okay extras, all of you just dance differently. Uhm, act like you are having fun and smile. And guys, when the "aliens" kidnap the women, just stand there. Ready? Action!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
June 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Director: "Okay extras, all of you just dance differently. Uhm, act like you are having fun and smile. And guys, when the "aliens" kidnap the women, just stand there. Ready? Action!"
#Svengoolie
#Svengoolie
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Day 9. This project has been in the making for two months. It’s my complete Robot Spaceport. I’m very proud of it. #robotspaceport #drawing #robots #minirobots #scifi #starwars #startrek #buckrogers #battlestargalactica #frumpysketch
May 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Day 9. This project has been in the making for two months. It’s my complete Robot Spaceport. I’m very proud of it. #robotspaceport #drawing #robots #minirobots #scifi #starwars #startrek #buckrogers #battlestargalactica #frumpysketch
Commercial Break Comic Book Cover: Classics Illustrated #32
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
#Svengoolie
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
#Svengoolie
May 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Commercial Break Comic Book Cover: Classics Illustrated #32
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
#Svengoolie
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
#Svengoolie
April 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Commercial Break TV Listing of Yore: CBS aired Dan Curtis' Dracula starring Jack Palance as the CBS Friday Night Movies at 9PM EST on October 12, 1973. #Svengoolie #Dracula #Detroit #DetroitTV #TVmovie #JackPalance
March 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Commercial Break TV Listing of Yore: CBS aired Dan Curtis' Dracula starring Jack Palance as the CBS Friday Night Movies at 9PM EST on October 12, 1973. #Svengoolie #Dracula #Detroit #DetroitTV #TVmovie #JackPalance
TV Listing of Yore: The primetime network lineup at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977 gave us "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" on CBS; "Emergency!" on NBC; and the debut of "Blansky's Beauties" on ABC (and yes, since it was the '70s, not to be outdone by the Fonz, Pinky Tuscadero HAD to jump over something). #spinoff
February 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
TV Listing of Yore: The primetime network lineup at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977 gave us "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" on CBS; "Emergency!" on NBC; and the debut of "Blansky's Beauties" on ABC (and yes, since it was the '70s, not to be outdone by the Fonz, Pinky Tuscadero HAD to jump over something). #spinoff
TV Listing of Yore: "The Becker Connection" was the episode of "The Rockford Files" on NBC at 8:30PM EST #OTD in 1977. #TheRockfordFiles #JamesGarner
February 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
TV Listing of Yore: "The Becker Connection" was the episode of "The Rockford Files" on NBC at 8:30PM EST #OTD in 1977. #TheRockfordFiles #JamesGarner
TV Listing of Yore: "Code R" was on CBS; "Sanford and Son" was on NBC; and how in the world did "Donny and Marie" manage to book Jimmy Osmond on ABC at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977?
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
TV Listing of Yore: "Code R" was on CBS; "Sanford and Son" was on NBC; and how in the world did "Donny and Marie" manage to book Jimmy Osmond on ABC at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977?
Geez, William Hopper; you had ONE job!
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
February 2, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Geez, William Hopper; you had ONE job!
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
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#svengoolie
#svengoolie
February 2, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Commercial Break Digest Cover
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
Cage an unknown creature and plan to put it on display! What could possibly go wrong? Monster horror tale as old as time. They never learn.
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cage an unknown creature and plan to put it on display! What could possibly go wrong? Monster horror tale as old as time. They never learn.
#svengoolie
#svengoolie
TV Listing of Yore: Vincent Price was a guest on "The Muppet Show" (syndicated) #OTD in 1977.
#muppets #VincentPrice #themuppetshow
#muppets #VincentPrice #themuppetshow
January 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
TV Listing of Yore: Vincent Price was a guest on "The Muppet Show" (syndicated) #OTD in 1977.
#muppets #VincentPrice #themuppetshow
#muppets #VincentPrice #themuppetshow
TV Listing of Yore: A rerun of "Helter Skelter" aired on CBS; part 2 of "Roots" aired on ABC at 9PM EST, 8PM CST #OTD in 1977. The movie "Westworld" aired on NBC at this time.
#tvmovie #tvlistingofyore
#tvmovie #tvlistingofyore
January 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
TV Listing of Yore: A rerun of "Helter Skelter" aired on CBS; part 2 of "Roots" aired on ABC at 9PM EST, 8PM CST #OTD in 1977. The movie "Westworld" aired on NBC at this time.
#tvmovie #tvlistingofyore
#tvmovie #tvlistingofyore
A comic book panel burned in my brain:
#comicbookpanelburnedinmybrain
#comicbookpanelburnedinmybrain
January 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A comic book panel burned in my brain:
#comicbookpanelburnedinmybrain
#comicbookpanelburnedinmybrain
Stay warm!
"The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost"
(Tales of Suspense #45; Sept. '63, cover art by Jack Kirby & Don Heck)
"The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost"
(Tales of Suspense #45; Sept. '63, cover art by Jack Kirby & Don Heck)
January 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Stay warm!
"The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost"
(Tales of Suspense #45; Sept. '63, cover art by Jack Kirby & Don Heck)
"The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost"
(Tales of Suspense #45; Sept. '63, cover art by Jack Kirby & Don Heck)
The gold standard in '70s comic book ads: The Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle (Ideal) and Street Ball with Rick Barry and Dr. J (Spalding)! Art on the latter by MAD artist Jack Davis.
January 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The gold standard in '70s comic book ads: The Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle (Ideal) and Street Ball with Rick Barry and Dr. J (Spalding)! Art on the latter by MAD artist Jack Davis.
Lots of snow in the midwest and southern US; be careful out there! (Teen Titans #24, V1 Dec. '69, cover by Nick Cardy)
#teentitans #nickcardy
#teentitans #nickcardy
January 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lots of snow in the midwest and southern US; be careful out there! (Teen Titans #24, V1 Dec. '69, cover by Nick Cardy)
#teentitans #nickcardy
#teentitans #nickcardy
A comic book photo cover? Kinda rare. A comic book infinity cover? Kinda rare. A comic book photo AND infinity cover? WHOA - and Shazam #2 and Shazam #6 pulled it off twice in the series run. Art by C.C. Beck and Jack Adler.
December 21, 2024 at 3:28 AM
A comic book photo cover? Kinda rare. A comic book infinity cover? Kinda rare. A comic book photo AND infinity cover? WHOA - and Shazam #2 and Shazam #6 pulled it off twice in the series run. Art by C.C. Beck and Jack Adler.