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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
KONGTOBER 15 — 1977 RKO King Kong plastic coin bank
We’ve just about reached the halfway point for KONGTOBER, and today’s offering is an excellent plastic bank produced by RKO General in 1977. Kong is straddling what appears to be a Pagoda in this bank so maybe this was based on the King Kong vs. Godzilla movie rather than the just-released Dino De Laurentiis movie. […]
The League has spoken — State of the Site
Last week, the League was asked to write about how their site is doing and where they want to take it in the year ahead. After reading the responses, I feel like we should all sing kumbaya or something. It was one of the best week’s yet, filled with insightful moments, so let’s all hold […]