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David Tipton
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New York Times bestselling author of Star Trek and Doctor Who comics. Posts stuff about Trek and early video games too.
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I took some photos along Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles this weekend.

More DTLA photos available here on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/22359...

#DTLA #LosAngeles #photos #photography #streetphotography
Tower Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Now an Apple Store. Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles.
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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ABC's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1969: The New Adventures of Casper The Friendly Ghost, The Smokey Bear Show, The Cattanooga Cats, Hot Wheels, The Hardy Boys, Sky Hawks, The Adventures of Gulliver, and Fantastic Voyage.
Two-page comic book ad showing the characters from ABC Television's 1969 Saturday morning cartoon lineup. One-page comic book ad for ABC's Super Saturday Club showing the characters from ABC Television's 1969 Saturday morning cartoon lineup.
October 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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CBS's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1967: Captain Kangaroo, Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles, Moby Dick and The Mighty Mightor, Shazzan!, Space Ghost, The Herculoids, The Superman-Aquaman Hour of Adventure, Jonny Quest, The Lone Ranger, and The Road Runner.
Comic-book ad from 1967 showing scenes from "Saturday's Super Hero Schedule on CBS."
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Going to STLV: Trek to Vegas? Join us at the opening Inglorious Treksperts panel Thursday at 10AM as we celebrate TNG’s “The Royale” and play some Fizzbin for exclusive prizes! @inglorioustrek.bsky.social @scotttipton.bsky.social
Kirk asks the odds for a Royal Fizzbin Data tells Riker that "Baby needs a new pair of shoes." Riker lets everyone know that "When the train comes in, everybody rides."
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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NBC's Saturday-morning cartoon lineup for 1969: The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, The Heckle and Jeckle Show, H.R. Pufnstuff, The Grump, The Pink Panther, Underdog, The Flintstones, and Jambo.
June 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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A few more photos from "Journey Through the Maze: 45 Years of Pac-Man" exhibit at the Great Park in Irvine, CA.

#retrogaming #pacman @dailypacman.bsky.social
A portion of the Pac-Man art wall at the "Journey Through the Maze: 45 Years of Pac-Man" exhibit at the Great Park in Irvine, CA. Art showing Pac-Man running from ghosts and Pac-Man and the ghosts at office break time. Art showing Pac-Man drinking from a Pac-Man cup. Various Pac-Man collectibles.
May 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Took some photos this weekend at the "Journey Through the Maze: 45 Years of Pac-Man" exhibit at the Great Park in Irvine, CA.

#retrogaming #pacman @dailypacman.bsky.social
A wall with posters describing the history of Pac-Man, with Pac-Man art in the background. A wall with various original paintings of Pac-Man art. Pac-Man merchandise: lunch boxes, plush, and other collectibles. Overview photo of the Journey Though the Maze: 45 years of Pac-Man exhibit at the Great Park in Irvine, CA.
May 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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In honor of today being Pac-Man Day (for Pac-Man's 45th anniversary), here are some photos of when I was nearly run over by Pac-Man and ghosts at San Diego Comic-Con in 2010.
#retrogaming #pacman @dailypacman.bsky.social
Pac-Man and ghosts coming through the exhibit floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. Pac-Man and ghosts coming through the exhibit floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2010. Pac-Man and ghosts coming through the exhibit floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
May 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Comic-book ad for ROM THE SPACEKNIGHT from 1979. “ROM HAS COME…EVIL IS ON THE RUN”
March 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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March 16, 1982: Atari released Pac-Man for the Atari 2600.

#atari #atari2600 #retrogaming
Macy's Pac-Man comic newspaper ad for the release of Atari 2600 Pac-Man. VideoConcepts newspaper ad for the release of Atari 2600 Pac-Man. Sears and JCPenney newspaper ads for the release of Atari 2600 Pac-Man.
March 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Atari ad for the Atari 7800 video game console featuring Xenophobe, Rampage, Double Dragon, and Commando. From GamePro #5, December 1989.

#atari #atari7800 #videogames #retrogames #retrogaming
"Pick A Fight After School" Atari ad for the Atari 7800 video game console, showing the boxes for Xenophobe, Rampage, Double Dragon, and Commando.
March 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Two more Heroes World ads from the Marvel Comics adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. 1) Marvel/DC MEGO figures and the Hulk Utility Belt (?!). 2) Buck Rogers and The Lord of the Rings action figures. From early 1980. "Ad produced by the Joe Kubert School."
Heroes World ad for Marvel/DC MEGO figures and the Hulk Utility Belt. Heroes World ad for Buck Rogers and The Lord of the Rings action figures.
March 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Comic-book ad for Kenner’s Star Wars toy line from 1979. Imperial Troop Transporter, Land of the Jawas Sandcrawler, Radio-Controlled R2, and the Creature Cantina. And who’s this new Boba Fett guy?

#starwars #comicbooks #bobafett
March 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Ad for Star Trek merchandise from Issue #2 of the Marvel Comics adaptation of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Early 1980. MEGO figures; the belt, buckle, and insignia set; and AMT model kits. #StarTrek #mego
Comic-style art from 1980 showing Star Trek MEGO figures; a belt, buckle, and insignia set; and AMT model kits. Order form for Heroes World included at the bottom.
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Toys"R"Us ad October 22 1982
March 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Ad for Star Trek: 25th Anniversary games for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Nintendo Game Boy from Ultra Games. (Two-page advertisement from the April 1992 issue of VideoGames & Computer Entertainment Magazine.)
Page 1 of ad showing Star Trek: 25th Anniversary game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) showing gameplay screenshots and the box art. Page 2 of ad showing Star Trek: 25th Anniversary game for the Nintendo Game Boy showing gameplay screenshots and the box art.
March 7, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Cover of an Atari catalog from 1980, and the page from inside the catalog about the upcoming new game "Adventure." I've always liked that the dragon posed for a portrait on the cover.

#atari #atarivcs #atari2600 #retrogaming
1980 Atari catalog cover showing various characters from Atari VCS games including the green dragon from "Adventure." Page from a 1980 Atari catalog describing the upcoming new game "Adventure" for the Atari VCS.
January 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Review of Dark Chambers for Atari 2600, 7800, and XE from August 1989 Atarian Video Game Magazine. Dark Chambers was Atari Corp's 1988 revised version of John Howard Palevich's pioneering 1983 Atari 800 dungeon crawl game, Dandy.

#atari #retrogames #retrogaming
Review of Dark Chambers for Atari 2600, 7800, and XE from August 1989 Atarian Video Game Magazine. Cover of Dandy, a dungeon exploration game for the Atari 800. Front and back of the box for Atari 7800 Dark Chambers. Screenshot from Atari 7800 Dark Chambers.
January 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Day #31 of The 31 Days of Randomly Selected Gold Key Comics Star Trek Panels. Last one for now! Happy New Year! Thinking about another series of posts about early Star Trek comics for sometime in 2025!
#startrek
Spock muses about turning humans into plants in Gold Key Star Trek #60, February 1979: "The Empire Man."
December 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Day #30 of The 31 Days of Randomly Selected Gold Key Comics Star Trek Panels. These panels are from June 1969's Gold Key Star Trek #4, "The Peril of Planet Quick Change." The original NBC TV run of Star Trek ended in June 1969, but Gold Key Star Trek comics would continue on until March 1979!
Spock removes the parasitic Textra and then has a beverage on the bridge while bantering with McCoy in Gold Key Star Trek #4, June 1969: "The Peril of Planet Quick Change."
December 30, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Scotty has the answer to a complex problem in Gold Key Star Trek #55, September 1978: "A World Against Itself!"
December 29, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Day #29 of The 31 Days of Randomly Selected Gold Key Comics Star Trek Panels. Scotty versus a germ, from Gold Key #25.
Scotty pelts a germ in Gold Key Star Trek #25, July 1974: "Dwarf Planet." Scotty defeats a germ and is rescued in Gold Key Star Trek #25, July 1974: "Dwarf Planet."
December 29, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Day #28 of The 31 Days of Randomly Selected Gold Key Comics Star Trek Panels.
Blue people rise up against red people, setting off a civil war, and the Enterprise crew realize they were the catalyst in Gold Key Star Trek #27, November 1974: "Ice Journey."
December 28, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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Some bonus panels from Gold Key Star Trek #10, May 1971: "Sceptre of the Sun." Chang might not have been the smartest of Star Trek villains.
Chang attempts to pull down the Enterprise from orbit in Gold Key Star Trek #10, May 1971: "Sceptre of the Sun." Chang cannot believe the Enterprise cannot land in Gold Key Star Trek #10, May 1971: "Sceptre of the Sun."
December 27, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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Day #27 of The 31 Days of Randomly Selected Gold Key Comics Star Trek Panels.
Enterprise crew members face a giant robot guardian in Gold Key Star Trek #10, May 1971: "Sceptre of the Sun." Enterprise crew members taunt a giant robot guardian in Gold Key Star Trek #10, May 1971: "Sceptre of the Sun."
December 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM