Helen, born in 1963, was the star of the 1984 theatrical movie 'Supergirl'.

She is known as an actress and a singer-songwriter. Helen attended Manhattan's School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1982.  (Today she is an accomplished pianist with two solo albums in 2004 & 2005.)

Within months of her graduating, she attended auditions for an upcoming spin-off movie of the famous Superman (1978) film franchise. The film was to be shot in the United Kingdom at the Pinewood studios, where the first Superman films were filmed. .

After being the first to audition for the Supergirl role she won it. Although the Supergirl film received mixed reviews at its opening, most critics were impressed with her abilities to perform the role. In fact, most critics thought that she did a better job at keeping her secret identity, (a mousy school girl), than Christopher Reeve did as Clark Kent!

Personally, I just couldn't get into this movie when I first saw it. Marc McClure reprised his role as Jimmy Olsen in this film as he had in Superman, but something was missing.... maybe Superman in a cameo??   

Faye Dunaway was over the top as the primary villain in the movie, and the movie did not pull good reviews or box office money. The movie is technically of the same series that Christopher Reeves did as Superman from 1978 -1987 but is usually not included in any boxed sets of the movies.

For those interested in the Supergirl comic books or DC Comics that feature Supergirl, we have them listed in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store.

Michael

 X-Men's Blue Furry Beast.... Was Played by Kelsey Grammer in the X-Men 3 Movie....

..and I enjoyed his portrayal of the Beast in that movie.

In that third movie of the X-Men Trilogy, Dr Henry 'Hank' McCoy is a former student of Professor Xavier's School who is now the Secretary of Mutant Affairs in the U.S. government.

This version of the Beast is covered in blue fur and has a genius level I.Q., with heightened strength and agility.  However when the Beast first appeared in X-Men #1 way back in 1963 he did not sport the blue furry look. That came into being during the 1970's. 

I grew up with the non-furry look and prefer that look in the comics.  However in my opinion the producers of the movie couldn't have done any better than in getting Kelsey Grammer to portray the blue furry Beast in the movie!

Michael

I have to admit rembering the Hugh O'Brian version of Wyatt Earp on the TV show... yes I am that old, (baby boomer) !!

Growing up in the 1950's I watched a lot of westerns on TV.   I didn't get to see many western movies until the mid 1960's as they cost money and I was buying comics for my entertainment with my allowance instead. 

When looking for Wyatt Earp comics based upon my nostalgia for the TV Show, I came across Wyatt Earp comics from Atlas Comics that were published from November 1955 to June 1960. They had nothing to do with the Hugh O'Brian portrayal of Earp, but this Earp version was also printed in Gunsmoke Western, also published by Atlas.   Marvel Comics, (Atlas' sucessor), reprinted some of these stories from issue #30 to 34 from 1972 - 1973. 

Charlton Comics also got into the Wyatt Earp business about the same time with their Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshall comic in January 1956. Earp's name must have been in the public domain, as they had issues #12 thru #72 which ran until December 1967.

My main interest in Wyatt Earp was the TV show and the spinoff comics. However I do enjoy the Atlas/Marvel version also.  I would not put Hugh's version up there with either Roy Rogers, or  Gene Autry, but it was a good representation of the late 1950's cowboy heroes TV Shows.

For those interested in Wyatt Earp Comics run we have listed them in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store .  We have many more western comic books also!

Michael

"Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear..."  when The Lone Ranger had several series of comic books !!

One of the most popular series of Lone Ranger Comics is the  Dell Comics run.  It ran for 145 issues from January 1948 to May 1962.

The photo covers with Clayton Moore is the main reason for this title's popularity, (see comic book cover to the left for example).

Growing up in the 1950's I watched a lot of westerns on TV.   I didn't get to see many movies until the mid 1960's as they cost  money and I was buying comics for my entertainment with my allowance. 

However I did get to see the TV show with Clayton Moore which originally ran from 1950 - 1957. There was a break after two years of show where Clayton had a salary dispute and he was temporarily replaced. That I don't really remember, but found while researching for this blog post.

I didn't see the two feature films starring Clayton and Jay Silverheels, with the last one in 1959. Clayton basically left acting after that and spent several years in public appearances as the Lone Ranger. 

My main interest in the Lone Ranger was his TV show and the comics.  I would put him up there with Roy Rogers, and  Gene Autry, as three of my standout late 1950's cowboy heroes.

Clayton passed away in 1999, but his work as the Lone Ranger lives on in TV reruns and DVDs. 

For those interested in the Lone Ranger Comics run we have listed them in our eBay Featured Store and eBay Pro Store .  We have many more western comic books also!

Michael

What Makes Packing and Shipping Go Faster.....???

Why, listening to the eBay Radio Ask Griff Show and the eBay Radio Show on the Archives at WSRadio.com while doing that chore!

Three to four time a week I listen to his shows and catch up while packing our comic books to waiting customers!!

I just can't make the 'live' broadcast on Sunday afternoons, (3:00PM - 5:00PM PST)  or  on  Tuesday afternoons, (11:00AM - 2:00PM PST), as I don't normally package or ship at those time, so I find it easier to listen to the Archives!

While those shows were on End of the Year-End break, I found other radio archives on comic books or comic book related items...

...like we sell in our eBay Featured Store, but I missed hearing the questions from other eBayers or special features by outside vendors recommended by eBay.... plus Lee Mirabal has a great voice!

I also found that the PayPal Radio with Jason Miner on the same web site to be also informative... he is a comic book 'geek' also, sells comics sometimes on his eBay account!

If you find packing and shipping to be one of the hardest of tasks, then I recommend listening to the Archives like I do to make the time go faster and be better informed about all things eBay (and PayPal) !

Michael (and Tina)