Ramblings of a Closet Geek: 70's

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Godspeed Apollo, Richard Hatch : 1945 - 2017

Well so far 2017 isn't shaping up to be much better than 2016 was. And this one hits really close to home. Actor Richard Hatch passed away today at the age of 71 after battling pancreatic cancer.

Some of my best memories from being a kid was waiting for a new episode of Battlestar Galactica to come on. Looking back at my youth it's hard to believe it only lasted sadly that one season.

It was that magical era before VHS was common and affordable. The great wave that was "Star Wars Fever" was still awash the land. The one fix for a sci-Fi loving kid was Battlestar. And as much as every kid wanted to be Starbuck, we all knew that really, deep down we were more like Apollo.

Even years later he worked endlessly to keep the franchise alive, and when the Scifi channel did a re-boot/update of the beloved series in 2003/2004, he ended up joining that series as a new character.

He even had branched out into the Star Trek universe, playing Klingon General Kharn in the short fan web- film "Prelude to Axanar".

I personally never had the opportunity to meet him, but everything you hear about him was that he was nothing but kind, patient and gracious with his fans. He will be missed.

"Transferring launch control to Vipers...Launch when ready Blue Leader."

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Super Sunday!

Welcome to another weekly installment of "Super Sunday"! Hope you enjoy!

These hoodies are just one-offs done by some very talented artists. Too bad because I would so buy a few of these.

Kingdom Come Superman by Alex Ross

Mego Superman

Out of all the toys you had as a kid, some really stick with you. This 8" Mego Superman is one of mine. I packed him everywhere. Of course he was no where near as mint as the figure in the photo above (except when he was new). Mine was banged up, missing his boots, cape a little frayed and even had a replacement "S" shield cut out of a older cover of a Superman comic. I know, sacrilegious, but who knew back then that collecting them was going to be a thing. All my comic books where kept in a box under the bed, or the pile on my dresser. I don't know the fate of my old Superman. He may have been tossed when my old room was cleaned out after I left home, but there is a good chance he might be in a box stored someplace. My mom doesn't throw anything away. Maybe he will turn up someday.

Kneel before Zod

A cool bit of advertising

Mom and Dad

Man of Steel 6 part mini series, 1986.
The comic that told the new re-booted origin story of our favorite Kryptonian.

Superman by Joel DeSouza

Friday, September 5, 2014

Fantastic Friday

So, seeing as how I have done The Human Torch and The Invisible Woman, even though it wasn't something I had planned....here in all his ever lovin' glory...The Thing!

I remember just how popular this character was during the 70's. Monsters were big and superheros too. Here was a character that was both. And he was distinctively recognizable, so he was heavily marketed by Marvel back in the day.

The Thing: Mego action figure

Hanging out on Yancy Street

Fantastic Four #51

Baby Sitting with Uncle Ben

The thing I always liked about Ben Grimm (aka The Thing) was that even though he was the team tough guy and muscle, he was the biggest softy around. And the guy you would most want to hang out with. A former college football star and test pilot, he is the guy that would always have your back, no matter what.

Michael Chiklis as the Thing

The Thing in next years reboot? Maybe
The rumor is he is going to be mostly CGI.

7-11 cups circa 1975

Ever Lovin' Blue Eyed Thing

Disney's "The Sounds of Outer Space"

I used to have this album when I was a kid. Judging buy the "Black Hole" robot on the slipcover it came out in the late 70's, around 1979 or so.

No music on it, just sound effects. I had totally forgot about this. Wonder if it is still at my parents house? My mom throws nothing away so odds are good.