Above is the 'REAL' Silver Surfer... All others are just an imitation!!!  LOL !

If interested in more about the Silver Naked Guy On A Flying Surfboard who just had a guest shot in the Fantastic Four Movie this summer....Just click on the comic book cover above!

  

  

 

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What's That ??? 

Saw a Blog Post yesterday where the blogger referred to themself as a 'Silver Surfer' because that is a new media catch phrase for 'older web users'...

Well, with my interest in comic books, and being a looooong time fan of the Fantastic Four where the 'Real' Silver Surfer was introduced, I hadda check this out for myself!!

It does appear that the term 'Silver Surfer' is starting to be applied to those 'senior' citizens that are surfing the web now!

That was news to me!  What will 'The Media' think of next??

Ok, let me see now...

I just turned 'double nickels' end of July just in time to celebrate at the Comic Con...

I 'have' to dye my beard otherwise I do have that 'silver' (actually salt and pepper... well, ok, mostly salt...) look to my beard color!

I am 'bald' on top.... nah... that's more like the 'Real' Silver Surfer....

So I am older, not technically a 'senior' citizen yet, altho I do now belong to AARP!

I do 'Surf' the Web.... every day....!

So I guess I could be tagged as a 'Silver Surfer'!

Jeez..... and here I also thought I was more like The Thing of the Fantastic Four!

LOL !!

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Michael (Thing / Silver Surfer) 

Above is the 'REAL' Wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm from the 1965 Fantastic Four Annual #3 ! Almost as much turmoil there as in the FF Movie 2: Rise Of The Silver Surfer!

If interested in finding out more about their 'marital bliss' and their other adventures.... Just click on the comic book cover above!

  

 

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Wedding Bells ??? 

Yes, I thought I ought to blog about something more pleasant today, after some of the blog posts titles yesterday...

You know: 

Death of Lois Lane...

Unmasked...

When You Need One...

Time For...

War Comics....

One Step Beyond.....!!

Oh.... wait a minute.... is 'Wedding Bells' all that much 'more pleasant' of a topic???

OUCH!!.... stop pinching me Tina!

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Michael

For those interested in the teeny tiny 'Ant-Man' and his partner 'the Wasp', we have several of those comic books in our eBay Featured Comic Book Store.  Just click on the link provided!

  

  

 

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That's Right! 

Spiders Do Have A 3rd Spider-Man Movie this year to spin a web with!

Dogs Do Have an 'Underdog' Movie to run with!

Turtles Do have a New TMNT Movie to poke their heads at!

But Ants still DON'T have the 'new' Ant-Man Movie to picnic at Yet!!

Howard the Duck That Is !!! 

Howard the Duck last ran for President back in 1976, as seen by the now RARE Howard the Duck Campaign Button to the right.

Howard was originally just a comic book character, but he became a movie star (some say flop) in the 1986 film produced by Lucasfilm and Universal Pictures, after his presidential campaign bid fizzled out...

The film about his life on Earth was directed by Willard Huyck from a script by Huyck and his wife Gloria Katz. The film starred Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, and Chip Zien as the voice of Howard.

Supposedly the film was inspired by the Marvel Comics characters Howard the Duck and Beverly Switzler who were created by Steve Gerber, although their appearance and portrayals in the film almost completely ignored their original source material.

The film was widely panned by the critics and was known as a box office bomb and reviled by fans, but it renewed enough attention on the character for the Marvel Comics Group to keep Howard the Duck in the Marvel Universe as a Guest Star here and there....

So since Howard the Duck isn't as busy as he once was, perhaps it is time for us to draft him as a presidential candidate again! 

Instead of these early mud-slinging verbal contests, and candidate sniping videos, Howard would excel at 'shaking the tail feathers' contests!!  Especially since the Rock Band 'Kiss' has special interest in performing at his gigs, (See issues #12 & #13 of his first solo series).

For those interested in figuring out if Howard is truly the one to vote for, we have several comic books about his early adventures in our eBay Featured Store!  Check them out and vote early (and often!!).

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Michael

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The Cisco Kid!

Pancho!

Leo Carillo!

Carillo Ranch! 

( Part 1 )

That's a lot of headlines on top!!

Well, it's because we went to see the Leo Carillo Ranch, which is now a Carlsbad park, but it had been the home and working ranch of Leo Carillo who had played the 'sidekick' to the Cisco Kid on the TV Show!!

Having a major interest in TV Westerns, and their collectibles, we decided to picnic at the LC Ranch today with my youngest son.

Additionally we took the tour with docent Ron Bykowski for about 2 hours.  He added great background stories to the hacienda and ranch, which we appreciated!

Carlsbad, the State of California, and the Federal Government, plus local organizations have invested about $7 million dollars into the restoration of the ranch. We highly recommend it to visitors that are interested in the Old California lifestyle of the days of the Spanish Land Grants. 

Leo used the ranch as a retreat from his Hollywood work, but invited many on Hollywood's 'A' List to come down to the ranch for his twice a year Rodeos.

Matter of fact Clark Gable and Carole Lombard honeymooned at the ranch, and others including Walt Disney, Danny Thomas etc came for visits.

The photo to the top left is a cover from Cisco Kid Comics #30. Duncan Renaldo played the Cisco Kid, and Leo Carillo played Pancho.

The middle photo is myself and Tina at the entrance to the Park, standing by the State Of California Historical Site Designation sign.

The bottom photo is of the Ranch Barn, and the stable to right is where Conquistador, Pancho's horse, stayed when not guest starring on TV !

This is end of Part 1. More to follow...

Now you know there is more in Carlsbad, California than just 'Legoland' and beaches!

For additional info on this ranch park, see www.carillo-ranch.org .

For those interested in our American 'Old West', we have several comic books about TV Westerns, Western Movies, and more Western Comics in our eBay Featured Store! 

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Michael

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