Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions...   Today In History, June 27th of 1966   The Premiere of 'Dark Shadows' On TV!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3894 -     My wife, Tina LoSasso, reminded me yesterday afternoon that today would be the Anniversary of the first episode of one of her favorite TV shows from her childhood... 'Dark Shadows'!  Actually it is the 47th Anniversary of that first showing on TV!

Well... I had to post a rememberance blog of the TV show, and of course a link to the comic books that were based on the TV Show!

Quite honestly, I didn't get into this show.  I was 13 going on 14 at the time, and watching TV in the afternoon wasn't something that I or my brother or sister did.

However, I did pick up some of the comic books later on.  The comics ran for 35 issues, from March of 1969 to February of 1976.  They were published by Gold Key Comics (Western Publishing).  One of those issues is shown at the top right of this blog post.

Here is a link to the Wikipedia entry for the Dark Shadows property.

With over 1200 episodes aired, I'm sure that many people have different recollections of the TV series.

Heck, Barnabas Collins didn't even appear until episode 210! 

Anyways, Happy 47th Anniversary to the 'Dark Shadows' TV series!

Oh, and when I do have any of those 35 different comic book issues of 'Dark Shadows', I have them listed at my online comic book shop, ComicBooksCircus.com!

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,894 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

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NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions the Upcoming...     2013 TGIF Jazz In The Park Concert Schedule For The City of Carlsbad, California     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3893 -    This blog post is just an update on an series of concerts that the City of Carlsbad, California has held for several years.   Actually this is the 28th Season of the series!   Plus there are three new bands to the concert series, and six returning bands!   Here are the dates of the series: Stagecoach Park 3420 Camino de los Coches, 92009 (Get Directions) June 28 Madame LeRoux & Krewe plus Euphoria Brass Band New Orleans R&B July 5 High Street Band Swing July 12 Brave Combo World mix Poinsettia Park 6600 Hidden Valley Road, 92011 (Get Directions) July 19 Café R&B Rhythm & blues July 26 Louie Cruz Beltran Brazilian/Afro-Cuban Aug. 2 The Bayou Brothers Zydeco Calavera Hills Park 2997 Glasgow Drive, 92010 (Get Directions) Aug. 9 Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars Afro-pop Aug. 16 The Styletones Soul Aug. 23 Big Time Operator Big band swing     This year, Tina and I won't be attending all of the concerts, as we have a trip planned during this time, and the San Diego Comic-Con International runs during one of those weeks.   Plus, I want to go to the annual Leo Carrillo Film Festival which starts & runs the final two nights of this TGIF Jazz Festival, (plus a few more weeks afterwards).   But... I did want to bring this series of FREE Jazz concerts to your attention, especially if you are in Southern California!   Here is the link to my previous years of review blogs for the TGIF Jazz Concerts.   Plus for those of you wondering what this has to do with comic books... Here's the link to the music themed comic books I have for sale right now!   I hope to see some of you at the TGIF Jazz In The Park Concerts this year!       All Sorts of Music Are Played at TGIF!    Bring Your Own Table & Chairs!     Big Time Operator swinging!       Our Preference For Drinks is Wine!  There usually is a crowd, so get there early!    You should have a Great Time in 2013!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,893 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions News From The June 22nd Planning Meeting of the Upcoming...      2013 San Diego Comic Fest   That Was Held Saturday June 22nd at the Town and Country Resort in San Diego, California     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3892 -    This past weekend was a busy comic book filled two days for me!   First, on Saturday, I attended the June Planning Meeting of the San Diego Comic Fest.    Then on Sunday, I drove to Baldwin Park, and attended the 2013 San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo, which I blogged about yesterday in blog #3891.   Anyways, I drove down to the Town and Country Resort on Saturday for the 1PM meeting.  Which lasted till about 3:30 PM.   Here are some of the topics that were covered at the Planning Meeting and that I can share here...   First of all... There has been another guest added to the Guest List.   You may have heard of him... Russ Heath!   I'll be sure to post more info on that as soon as it is up on the San Diego Comic Fest web site.   There is another guest that was semi-announced, but I'll wait till that is confirmed at the web site...   The San Diego Comic Fest will have a table at the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con International, that takes place July 18 thru 21st at the San Diego Convention Center.   The table will be at the Mezzanine floor, along with other group tables.  Volunteers are needed to help staff the long hours of the 4 day (+ Preview Night) event.   The Draco Tavern is taking shape, and sounds like it will be a fun addition at this year's San Diego Comic Fest.  Wendy All announced several items that will be part of the LeChanticleer room, which is on top of the Regency Tower at the Town and Country.   Posters were brought by Michael Lapins, and everyone at the meeting oohed & ahhed them as he showed them off.  See photo(s) at the right.   There was a question about APE being the same weekend as our convention.  However, that was incorrect.  APE is the following weekend in San Francisco, (October 12 & 13), so artists can attend both cons if they would like to set up at them.  Our San Diego Comic Fest is October 4th thru 6th.    There was a question about better signage for this year's event.   Peter Csanadi will be updating the map he designed for last year's event.  That 2012 map can be found at this link.  (Also pictured at the right.)  I will post the 2013 map after it is uploaded.   The 2013 event will basically be in the same area of the Town and Country Resort.  But there will be some differences.   Artist Alley may be moved... More on that in a later post.   That pretty much is all that I can publicly state at this time...   For the rest of the photos I shot at the Planning Meeting, see this link.   Be sure to 'Like' our San Diego Comic Fest Facebook Fan Page via this link.   Be sure to 'Follow' us at our Twitter account.   And also, keep an eye on our web site.   Oh, and membership for 2013 is open... So take a look at the page and purchase your membership now!   ~Michael       The Meeting House      The Sunset Room     Start of the Planning Meeting     Michael Lapins shows one set of posters    Michael showing another concept  The 2012 San Diego Comic Fest Photo Map to be Revised for 2013     The Site of our 2013 San Diego Comic Fest!

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,892 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The...      2013 San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo   That Was Held Sunday June 23rd in Baldwin Park, California         TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3891 -    This past weekend was a busy comic book filled two days for me!   First, on Saturday, I attended the latest planning meeting for the upcoming San Diego Comic Fest, (to be blogged tomorrow), and then on Sunday, I attended the 2013 San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo.    There hadn't been a SGV Comic Book Expo since 2010, when it was held in the Cuban Hall in El Monte, (see my review blogs at #3239A & #3239B.   The 2010 show had been the 3rd SGV Expo, and the last two years the expo had not been held due to the death of a major Nuvein Foundation member.  (Nuvein Foundation is the backer for this comic book expo.)   Plus, the 4th SGV Comic Book Expo had moved once again.   This time to the City of Baldwin Park, at the Arts & Recreation Center.   I arrived early to this show, (after a hour & a half drive from Carlsbad), so immediately started taking photos.   Since the artists were starting to set up their tables, I went upstairs to check out the Art Gallery.  I had missed the Friday Night Opening Reception that was held from 5-8 PM.    Those photos, and all of the photos taken by my camera will be uploaded to the special 2013 SGV Comic Book Expo photo album at my Facebook Fan Page.   The videos I took will be uploaded at my YouTube Channel in the near future.   Anyways, I checked out the Art Gallery, and then came back down and started shooting photos of the attending comic book artists & writers. There were several of them, most of whom I already knew.  So it was a friendly atmosphere for me.   There were also panels held at this comic book expo.  I took in all three that were held in the Baldwin Park City Council Chambers, in the building next door to Arts & Recreation Center.    The three programs that were held upstairs were the ones I missed.  Those three were mainly for the youngest generation with arts & crafts.   Between the two buildings, there were three small tents set up.  One for refreshments, (as the Food Truck was cancelled), the other a comic book shop selling back issue comics and toys, and the third was the tent for the Nuvein Foundation, which had the SGV Comic Book Expo program pamphlet.   I found this renewed Comic Book Expo to once again to be fun. The nicest thing for me was that there was air conditioning here, unlike at the Cuban Hall in El Monte in 2010. However, there no mojitos at this event, unlike the 2010 show!   I talked with Javier Hernandez, who was the chairman of this year's SGV Comic Book Expo, on whether or not the 2014 event would be held here.  He mentioned that it was not large enough to hold a large crowd of attendees.  I pointed out to him that there was room on the first floor for additional artists tables, and that he could actually add tables upstairs where the Art Gallery was held.  So there was enough room for at least the 2014 setup.   The main exhibit floor was filled with artists & writers, with their indie publications.  Enough tables to warrant the visit by those interested in comic books to the show. Plus the cost of admittance was FREE!   The panels I attended were fun and / or informative.  The choice of panelists were wide ranging in background.   There was only one comic book vendor at this event, so the choice of back issues was a little slim. Possibly more vendors could be added to the 2014 event?   All in all, I had a good time at this comic book expo.  And from the looks of the faces of the other attendees, they had fun also!   I look forward to attending the 2014 San Gabriel Valley Comic Book Expo.  And I thank those that organized the 2013 event!   Oh, and again, don't forget to check out the full set of photos that I shot at this event, at my special Facebook Fan Page photo album!   ~Michael         Plenty of Parking at the SGV Comic Book Expo       Upstairs Entry to the Art Gallery    One of the Many Paintings Exhibited - This one by Grasiela Rodriguez     Upstairs at the Arts & Crafts Room     Allen Carter at his Table    Dani Dixon and Myself in Artists Alley  Renato Aguirre & Javier Hernandez     Power Girl & Wonder Woman were just two of the cosplayers to attend!    Jim Lujan Presenting at his Panel

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,891 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That...      Jane Russell, Born on June 21st of 1921... Was Featured In Several...   Comic Books!     TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3890 -    Today is the anniversary of Jane Russell's birthdate!   I meant to post a blog about her today, but instead I posted on a KickStarter Campaign, earlier this morning.   So, I just finished posting a few of the comic book covers that she was featured on in a special album at my Facebook Fan Page! And thought I would briefly post a mention of that album in my Blog!   Jane's history is shown at her Wikipedia entry.     Her film & TV history is shown at her IDMb page.   I personally liked several of her films, but I believe my favorites of her films are:  'Paleface' from 1948, and 'Son of Paleface' from 1952!   The photo at the top left of this blog post is on the set of 'Son of Paleface', with Jane, Bob Hope, Roy Rogers & Trigger, back in 1953!   The scans of the comic books presented here are:   Love Letters #17 cover dated January of 1952, published by Quality Comics.   Famous Stars #4 cover dated May/June of 1952, published by Ziff-Davis.   Heart Throbs #9 cover dated March of 1952, published by Quality Comics.   I thought it would be nice to remember Jane Russell today, on her birthdate.  Jane passed away February 28th of 2011.     She will be remembered by film fans and comic book fans for a long time to come!   ~Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,890 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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