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If useless information were dynamite, I would be a weapon of mass destruction. I will mostly be posting items from my collection of comic book and Pulp magazine images. Other stuff and nonsense will no doubt ensue.
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Superman comic published in November, 1975.

Careful, Chris Delbart, I've heard all the Quaaludes in Metropolis are laced with Kryptonite.

#superman #wallstreet #DCcomics
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Paradise City
Kid reading a Golden Age Superman Kid reading a Golden Age comic Kid reading a Golden Age comic Kid reading a Golden Age Captain America
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Beadles New York Dime Library # 395, 1886 05/19
#DimeNovel #TopHat
November 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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So many monsters. Comic featuring The Frankenstein Monster, from 1945 to recently.

#themonster #rankensteinsmonster #frankenstein
November 1, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Humor magazine Judge, August 1911, art by Ruth Eastman

#rutheastman #sharing #vintagemagazine
November 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Humor magazine Judge for October 31, 1925.

Cover by Ruth Eastman

#witch #onehundredyearsago #halloween
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Mmmmm! Gruel!

For the record a “cabin biscuit” is what we would call a plain cracker.

#Titanic
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Boys of New York #944 Sep 16, 1893.
published by Frank Tousey

The White Wizard of the Bowery;
or, The Boy Slaves of New York: A Story of the Mysteries of Mesmerism
by Alexander Armstrong (a Tousey house pseudonym)

A good cover for the spooky season.
Front cover of The Boys of New York: A Paper for Young Americans, Vol. XIX, No. 944, dated September 16, 1893. The ornate masthead features elaborate typography. Below it, the lead serialized story is titled The White Wizard of the Bowery; or, The Boy Slaves of New York: A Story of the Mysteries of Mesmerism by Alexander Armstrong. The large engraved illustration beneath the title depicts a dramatic occult scene. At the center, a young man in evening clothes kneels beside an unconscious woman lying within a pentagram, her body illuminated by torchlight. A robed and bearded man—depicted as a wizard or mesmerist—stands nearby holding an open book and pointing a wand tipped with a glowing star toward the woman. Four braziers at the corners of the scene emit heavy smoke, forming a mystical, ritualistic atmosphere. The caption beneath reads: “I see an old, old man. He stands over my prostrate form—he wears a gown of silk—he wears a curious cap upon his head—he reads from a book—he points with a brass wand from which shoots a fiery star— I see Will Spencer—he is kneeling beside me—with one hand he stirs the contents of the smoking dish.” The text columns below begin the story.
October 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Illustrated Police News #1514, Oct 26, 1895

Caption: You Shall Not Look at the Shameless Thing!
A young wife at Amityville, NY, shuts off her husband's view of a dashing Brooklyn bicyclist in tights.

(Cambridge Church Convulsion explained in alt.)
The Cambridge Church Controversy blurbed in the logo is so bizarre that I checked it against other news accounts of the day... and it's even more strange than one would believe. So it came to pass that Pastor Frank Smith of the Cambridge Church of Boston was approached by some of his congregants about a plan to expand the scope of Sunday evening bible study sessions to include social events. Pastor Smith approved this plan, but this resulted in a cranky public meeting between him and other church figures who disagreed, and congregants were divided on the matter. Shortly after, congregants who opposed the matter began receiving what is described as "vile" postcards in the mail. A trap was laid for Pastor Smith involving marked postcards and private detectives. Smith's supporters suspected this was a frame up and there was more to the matter than a disagreement over some refreshments and entertainments on Sunday night at church, and based on the above scheme it's hard to disagree. Nevertheless, a warrant was issued for Pastor Smith's arrest based on this evidence, and he was subsequently tracked down in Denver arranging to take charge of a church there -- no doubt realizing that the situation in Boston had become untenable for him. And here the matter stood when this issue of Illustrated Police News was published. Unfortunately for Pastor Smith, the matter would get worse for him from there. In the subsequent trail, Smith's brother and the family physician would both testify at length that not only was his Smith insane, but also that the family had a long history of mental illness. And furthermore, that Smith was a believer in astrology and clairvoyancy. The judge ultimately agreed that Pastor Smith was insane, and Smith ended up in an asylum over this matter.
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Comics published in October, 1945.

#batman #golden-ageComics #blackhawk
October 15, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Revealed at last, why the miraculous hidden MedBed in the "news" of late is being kept secret.

They seem to have a major side effect, and those who use it are taken... somewhere else.

#medbeds #medicalbeds #hiddenscience
September 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Best Detective Magazine, January 1933.

Most of the covers for this magazine from Street & Smith were dull; however, this one, with a figure resembling a saint of crime sowing vice, followed by death, is impressive.

It’s like it’s an icon for a holiday that I’m not aware of.

#PulpMagazine.
September 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The first comic published based on The Planet of the Apes IP from Gold Key in 1970, and the latest one from Marvel in 2025.

#PlanetoftheApes #GoldKey #Marvelcomics
September 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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James Gunn has teased a secret DCU project coming to TV, and we now know the shocking news that it will involve superheroes.
Breaking News: James Gunn’s Secret DCU Project Has Superheroes In It
Gasp!
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September 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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#montypython
September 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Marvel Comics for sale in September, 1967.

#MarvelComics #DocOck #MillieTheModel
September 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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DC Comics on sale in September, 1967.

#DCComics #Metamorpho #DoomPatrol
September 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I recently realized that the one-page promotional Human Torch comic in the pulp Marvel Stories Nov. 1940 contains a reference to the legendary Human Torch vs Submariner battle in Marvel Mystery Comics #9 (or more accurately, issues #8-10), which ended about 3 months prior.
Cover of Marvel Stories pulp magazine, November 1940 issue. Bold yellow title “Marvel” dominates the top, with “Fiction That Thrills” beneath it. The main art shows a pilot or equipment operator and a woman in a red dress, looking terrified, held by purple alien soldiers who approach from behind via a circular portal. The left side banner advertises stories inside, including “Queen of Venus” by John Russell Fearn and “The Man Who” by A. Fedor and Henry Hasse. A black-and-white comic page titled Marvel Comics Presents, from the November 1940 issue of the pulp Marvel Stories. A short-short one page comic story featuring the Human Torch. The panels show the Human Torch, and the police commissioner discussing how to stop traitor organizations and “fifth column” threats. They investigate suspicious activity, receive a call from a squad car, and rush to join in. Instead of fifth column activity, they find that it's kids making a clamor to get the latest issue of "Marvel Comics".
August 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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I have to assume they don’t have a minimum drinking age in Riverdale in the 40s, or else that restaurant is breaking the law.

#ArchieComics #Daiquiri #GoldenAgeArchie
August 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Your grandparents were weird.

#jitterbug #dance #jive
August 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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L’Amant de la Mort
1895: A legend of the Kalina people of French Guiana, told by explorer Henri Coudreau

A son of one of their gods wished to live on Earth & became mortal. He fell in love with the spectral figure of a beautiful woman, realizing too late he was seeking Death herself #phantomsfriday
Cover of the January 13, 1885 issue of Journal des Voyages et des Aventures de Terre et de Mer, No. 914. The illustration for the featured story L’Amant de la Mort by Henri Coudreau shows a dramatic cliffside scene at sunset. A woman in a flowing black gown with long hair stands on a rocky outcrop, one arm raised in a commanding or mystical gesture. Below her, a bare-chested man with long hair, dressed in primitive or tribal attire and carrying a tomahawk, looks up at her in awe or fear. Rugged cliffs and a moody sky frame the tense moment. Caption below reads: “Elle l’arrêta d’un geste et, ce jour, elle parla.” ("She stopped him with a gesture and, that day, she spoke.")
August 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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The November 15, 1884 Police Gazette contains the story of Wells Fargo express agent Aaron Ross, who killed a would-be train robber near Monticello, California, and was thereafter said to be regularly haunted by the ghost of the man he killed, reenacting their gunfight. #phantomsfriday
November 15, 1884 Police Gazette illustration titled "A Ghost on the Rail." An express messenger, startled and recoiling, fires a revolver at a spectral figure resembling a man in a wide-brimmed hat and long coat. The ghostly figure is semi-transparent and surrounded by gun smoke. Scattered money packages fly through the air, and a tipped-over chair emphasizes the shock of the moment. The caption below reads: "The apparition that haunted an express messenger who, in the line of his duty, killed a train robber."
August 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Check it out, even Krypto has a tragic back story!

#Krypto #superdog #DCcomics #SilverAgeComic
July 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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NY Dime Library #8, 1878

The Headless Horseman
by Mayne Reid

Not inspired by Sleepy Hollow. Set in Texas in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War, this is inspired by Texas Ranger Creed Taylor's story of El Muerto, giving rise to the legend of a headless, spectral ghost rider. #phantomsfriday
Cover of Beadle’s Dime New York Library, Vol. I, No. 8, featuring the title “The Headless Horseman: A Strange Story of Texas” by Capt. Mayne Reid. The illustration shows a dramatic night scene of a cloaked, headless figure riding a horse across a barren landscape. The rider’s poncho covers the neck where a head should be, enhancing the eerie atmosphere. The sky is dark and ominous. The dime novel, published by Beadle & Adams, is priced at ten cents and marketed as "Complete in One Number."
July 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Two page art for arts sake spread from Detective Picture Stories, 1938.

#Golden-ageComic #crimecomic
July 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM