Wonder Woman Bilocates on Network TV! 

Tina

Bonanza.... As Seen on TV and

At the Ponderosa Ranch !

Michael

John Travolta.... Trading A Dress For A Stetson???

Imagine my surprise after writing a blog post on John Travolta in comics earier last week and then to see the above mentioned in this past Sunday's Parade Magazine !

John Travolta just recently finished his role in the upcoming 'Hairspray" musical film which is due out July 20th.

So the mention about 'trading a dress for a Stetson' was about his going from the 'Hairspray' role to the J.R. Ewing role in the film version of the 1980's TV Series 'Dallas'.

According to 'Parade' Magazine, the casting for that updated movie version of Dallas is in 'flux', with only John Travolta remaining attached!

Others rumored to have been in the cast were: Jennifer Lopez, Meg Ryan, Luke Wilson, Brad Pitt and Shirley MacLaine!

Dallas was a very popular, long-running  primetime television soap opera about the Ewings, who were a very wealthy Texas oil family. The show initially aired on the CBS network for 13 seasons, from April 2, 1978 to May 3, 1991.

Dallas was broadcast around the world and is still considered today to be the most successful drama series in TV history!

The Dallas TV series is probably best-known for the central character of J.R. Ewing.    J.R. was the vain, scheming, crass oil baron played by the Fort Worth Texas native Larry Hagman for the TV show's entire run.

Ironically, J.R. was only meant to be a supporting character when the show first premiered! The show was originally to be based around the life of J.R.'s brother Bobby and his new bride Pam. However, with Larry Hagman playing the J.R. role, the popularity of J.R. took off and he became the focus of the series. 

In my mind John Travolta, who looks really distinguished in a suit, (see top right pic), could play the J.R. role convincingly.  Too bad the film pre-production is in a state of flux. 

Then again, most of the remakes I have seen of my favorite TV shows have been really messed with, sometimes with no real link to what the film was originally based on! Or the characters are so changed they aren't like what made the TV show a hit!

For those interested in seeing more TV Show & Movie Comic Books, we have several comics listed in our Featured Store and eBay Pro Store!  Thanks for reading this comic book blog post!

Michael

John Travolta's role as 'Vinnie' in the Comic Books  based on 'Welcome Back, Kotter!'

Michael Selling TV Show Comic Books at the  San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 1973!

My Favorite Signature of All Time....

...Is the Personalized Signature of Stan Lee on my Fantastic Four #1, which was originally cover dated November 1961.

Stan signed this prized book to me, plus he signed my copy of Strange Tales Annual #2 featuring the first Amazing Spider-Man crossover, at an autograph signing at the 1993 San Diego Comic Con (SDCC), which was twenty years after my first officially setting up a booth at the SDCC as a college student! (See bottom right picture for pic & link to that story.)  

I have previously written about how the comic book, Journey Into Mystery #72,  cover dated September 1961, was the first comic book which made me realize that 'real people' were producing the comic I was holding.  I would have been nine years old at that time. 

Although it first was the artwork that made me realize that the comic was vastly different from the 'cookie cutter' art  of the funnybooks I had been reading till that time, (i.e. Chilly Willy, Woody Woodpecker, etc.), it was also the story that kept me awake at night!!  That story was written by Stan (the Man) Lee himself!

I had been able to see Stan multiple times during the years, both at signings and at comic convention programs and panels, but I finally broke down and had him sign my tattered copy of this 'key' Marvel book, because I decided I would not sell it but keep it for myself. Even though it is in 'Poor' condition due to the top left corner of the book, it was just too sentimental an item to let go of. It was the 'Holy Grail' of what was once my complete Fantastic Four collection!

I personally want to thank Stan Lee for the years of reading enjoyment he gave me during the formative years of my childhood, 1961-1970, and the ongoing opportunity today to spot his cameos in movies and TV shows, (his cameo as a bus driver in the NBC TV show 'Heroes' being the latest one!).  Thanks Stan !!

For those interested in seeing more Stan Lee comics, we have several hundred in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store!  Thanks for reading this blog post. Feel free to post your comment!!

Michael

  Stan Personalizing My Copy of FF #1

Stan Posing With My Copy of FF #1

Michael Selling Scores of Stan Lee Written and / or Edited Comic Books at the  San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 1973!

Honorary Member of.....

... the Fantastic Four !

Michael

The above Super Hero Card is from a 'Limited Edition' of ONE from the 1996 print run of Fleer Ultra FotoCards! Non-Sports Cards were 'hot' during the mid 1990's !   They would print anything! LOL !

The Above Picture is Showing Michael Selling Just Comic Books at the  San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in 1973!  Non-Sports Cards Were Far and Few Between in Those Days!!