Author Archives: Saturday World
PEZ on Entertainment Tonight in 1993
Thanks to YouTube user Neato Coolville for uploading this video from Entertainment Tonight in 1993. The segment is about collecting PEZ and features a couple of collectors and the president of PEZ (at the time), Scott McWhinnie. I’ve been collecting … Continue reading
Pica Pic: Retro Handheld Gaming
I happen to be browsing through my Favorites folder in my internet browser, and I came across this site: http://www.pica-pic.com The site is created by a company called Hipopotam Studios. It features 26 games recreated in Flash and controlled by … Continue reading
Swamp Thing Public Service Announcement
I love bad cinema. I also love movies based off of comics and cartoons. When I have the ability to combine the two, it makes for some interesting adventures (or torture…sometimes I get the two mixed up). I was watching … Continue reading
Comic Strip Serials: The Phantom
Based off of the Lee Falk comic strip, The Phantom graced the silver screen in serial form in 1943. Tom Tyler, who also portrayed Captain Marvel in 1941, was cast as “The Ghost Who Walks” by Columbia Pictures. The serial … Continue reading
Get It Before It’s Gone – “DC Super Heroes: The Filmation Years”
In 1966, Filmation Animation Studios was given the rights to DC Comics library of characters, starting with Superman. They created a cartoon series based on the character, which was quite popular at the time. A year later, Aquaman shared the … Continue reading
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