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king kong mad magazine #192

October 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

KONGTOBER 17 — MAD Magazine #192 King Kong parody

Mad Magazine #192 from July 1977 skewers the 1976 Dino De Laurentiis movie with a spoof titled “King Korn.” I love this cover by Bob Jones. Nobody does it better than Mad Magazine’s Harry North and Dick De Bartolo! Here are a few snippets… Sergio Aragones produced four pages of his signature humor. Here are […]

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Firefly: a celebration -- Joss Whedon

October 16, 2012 By Brian 13 Comments

Book report — Firefly: A Celebration

Calling all Browncoats! Run, don’t walk to the nearest bookstore or online outlet and buy this book! Firefly: A Celebration contains 545 information-packed pages of Joss Whedon’s epic space western, and is beautifully bound in a soft leather cover. This is one of those books that fans of the show simply have on their shelf. It […]

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mfl week 6

October 16, 2012 By 6 Comments

Madball Football League — Week 6

We have a new leader this week folks! That right there is a whole lot of mediocrity. 39pts–really Shezcrafti? You might look into the meaning of the term “BYE” before next Sunday. Infinite Hollywood’s wedding present to Team Hellions was a good old fashioned whoopin’–focus Kevin, focus! Unfortunately for me, this is the week that the real […]

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vintage king kong ceramic bank made in japan

October 16, 2012 By 6 Comments

KONGTOBER 16 — Vintage King Kong chalkware bank

This vintage chalkware bank was made in Japan, but beyond that I really don’t know much about it. It’s old, and it may or may not be an officially-licensed King Kong product, but if it’s not, it sure looks like it is!   The bank stands around 8″ tall. There’s a coin slot on Kong’s […]

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October 15, 2012 By 27 Comments

This week’s assignment from the League — A nice place to visit

Last week’s assignment was a challenge, so this week’s task will be a bit easier…or will it? — Take a trip to anywhere in pop culturedom. What fictional town, time, or world would you want to visit? — Once you put up a post on your site add a comment below with the URL. Next Monday, […]

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