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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Amazing and very impressive! I'm sorry for the delayed response.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

My sincerest and deepest condolences to you and your family during this difficult time.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Did a comic book cover call it 46 years ago?!? #Supergirl #Supergirlmovie #Superfriends #RamonaFradon (Super Friends #37, Oct. '80; art by Ramona Fradon)

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Also I think it was up against "Shazam!" on CBS and "Krofft Supershow: on ABC. I'll have to check an old guide. I always thought NBC tried so hard in '70s with many shows, but most just remember Land of the Lost. And ALL of those in the cast and especially the guest villains would be great "TGITS"

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

THANK YOU! for sharing that with me! I loved seeing it! Means a lot to me!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Oh yes! This was a mid '70s Saturday morning show on NBC that had a real '60s Batman vibe; and Julie (Catwoman) Newmar played a villainess on this show too. I think this show was up against tough competition. And this YouTube video really looks as how the show looked on tv back then too. THANKS!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

*jaw drops* Whooooaaaa! Thank you very much for sharing those images! VERY impressive!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I love games like this! Thanks! Is one of the slabbed ones possibly Man-Thing #1? I'm still trying to figure out the others.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I'll guess Batman Beyond #1 on the right-ish side. I'm less-ish confident about Absolute Batman #1 on the left-ish side.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Great article! Aside from the contents, for some reason, this particular issue was tough to find with both centerfold staples attached in my local area (Memphis) at the time.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Great guest, great host, great show, Rob! I didn't know "Clambake" was Elvis' least favorite of his movies. I was living in Memphis when he died and that evening, the NBC TV affiliate, instead of network programming, aired "Clambake" in rememberence. Go figure.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Commercial Break Magazine Cover: Famous Films #2 (1964). Back to back #Svengoolie movies; both movies in one magazine!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

If the answer is still yes, then you have to ask yourself which grading service to go with. For all the pros and cons I've heard, CGC still seems to be the grading service many still lean towards. There is also CBCS, PSA, PGX, and some I am forgetting or maybe I don't even know about.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Ask yourself - - is that dollar amount worth your time and trouble less the fee - - the grading service wants reflective of its' value; that is, the more valuable the book, the higher the fee + the shipping costs back and forth.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

If the answer is yes, then, I'd have to do my homework. What did the book sell for recently on ebay and what did it recently sell for via the information on the website go collect?

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

3) Are you considering selling this book anytime soon? Because presumably your thought is to have no argument regarding the grading when it comes to selling the book. If the answer is no to any of these questions; then I'd hold off.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

It may be cost prohibitive to get everything graded. Perhaps start with your most valuable book and ask yourself 1) Is it a key issue? 2) Assuming you don't have a book from the 1950s or older, would you consider the book to be in very fine to excellent condition for its age?

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Great book! My dad got it when I was little; and I was just blown away with all the pics inside - forever burned in my brain. I probably had more hours with this book than he did.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Memphis, TN had Sivad who retired when I was little. Detroit, MI had Sir Graves Ghastly (and the Ghoul out of NE Ohio). I'd visit my buddy in Indianapolis, IN and they had Sammy Terry (cemetery). When our family moved to WI, Wausau had a show called "7 Cemetery Road," but I don't recall a host.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Outdoor scene with stock footage and weird up tempo jazz music. DRINK! #svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Director: "Okay extras, all of you just dance differently. Uhm, act like you are having fun and smile. And guys, when the "aliens" kidnap the women, just stand there. Ready? Action!" #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

My belated condolences. I enjoyed your recollections when you met her.

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Randy Andrews @frumpysketch.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Day 9. This project has been in the making for two months. It’s my complete Robot Spaceport. I’m very proud of it. #robotspaceport #drawing #robots #minirobots #scifi #starwars #startrek #buckrogers #battlestargalactica #frumpysketch

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Great conversation and points from both of you! (This is an issue I fondly remember; the first one I read of this title as a really little kid.)

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Good eye; great catch! Yeah; and how in the world can he hang onto the dog without one or both falling?! In this comic version based on the novel, the character Cyrus had a dog named Top. (Also, there were no female characters; nor giant creatures, but a "sea cow" and a jaguar.)

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Commercial Break Comic Book Cover: Classics Illustrated #32 The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

It's stupendous! I'm so glad you shared this amazing artwork with others!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I'm not sure what was in writer Robert Kanigher's head at the time; he wrote both stories. In WW122, aliens sent a giant Wonder Woman to cause problems for Wonder Woman; and in WW136, aliens turned Wonder Woman into a giant. Silver age WW was a trip!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Commercial Break Comic Book Cover: Marvel Adventures Avengers #13 (art by Leonard Kirk) #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Commercial Break Comic Book Covers: Wonder Woman Nos. 122 & 136 (art by Ross Andru) #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Commercial Break Comic Book Cover: Spider-Girl #90 (art by Ron Frenz) #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

And great mentions of Columbo, Ellery Queen, Banacek, and Elsbeth among many others as well! (Was Poker Face mentioned?) I think I'd put Monk on my honorable mention list ... and now my mind is going on overdrive to try to think of more. Thanks for a great show!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Great guests! Great topic! Great host! Great discussion! I was taking notes on this one for shows I didn't know was out there. If you like Sister Boniface, you may like Father Brown. I recently found/watched "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" - a period British mystery mini-series a few years old.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Commercial Break Comic Book of Yore: Dell Four Color #1145 (August 1960) #Svengoolie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Commercial Break TV Listing of Yore: CBS aired Dan Curtis' Dracula starring Jack Palance as the CBS Friday Night Movies at 9PM EST on October 12, 1973. #Svengoolie #Dracula #Detroit #DetroitTV #TVmovie #JackPalance

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Nice! I remember getting that one off a 7-11 spinner rack.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I have a mental struggle between what I consider "favorite" episodes and "best" episodes; and those that are both. "Opie the Birdman" "Citizen's Arrest" "Barney Gets His Man" "A Black Day for Mayberry" "Barney and the Choir" And the color episode "Dinner at Eight,"

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

TV Listing of Yore: The primetime network lineup at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977 gave us "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" on CBS; "Emergency!" on NBC; and the debut of "Blansky's Beauties" on ABC (and yes, since it was the '70s, not to be outdone by the Fonz, Pinky Tuscadero HAD to jump over something). #spinoff

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

TV Listing of Yore: No, it wasn't sophisticated as Batman: The Animated Series; but it WAS Batman. "The New Adventures of Batman," with voices done by Adam West and Burt Ward debuted at 10:30AM EST #OTD in 1977. #Batman #AdamWest #BurtWard

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Raisinets, Goobers, or Praline Pecans - depending on my mood.

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

TV Listing of Yore: Jim Nabors and Debbie Reynolds were guests on "Sonny and Cher" on CBS; and since "The Last Dinosaur," a Japanese/American co-production couldn't find a distributor, it was an "ABC Friday Night Movie" at 9PM EST #OTD in 1977. #TVMovie

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

TV Listing of Yore: "The Becker Connection" was the episode of "The Rockford Files" on NBC at 8:30PM EST #OTD in 1977. #TheRockfordFiles #JamesGarner

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

TV Listing of Yore: "Code R" was on CBS; "Sanford and Son" was on NBC; and how in the world did "Donny and Marie" manage to book Jimmy Osmond on ABC at 8PM EST #OTD in 1977?

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

And a way-out there Silver Age story inside behind that Neal Adams cover!

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

And looking at every black/white pic of the comics on every page; from "I didn't know they made THAT into a comic book," ones I had, ones I know I'd never get, and ones I'd stumble on while looking up the prices of Batman comics

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Good night, Chris! Best wishes, peace and "Hi-Keeba!"

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Chris @btoandbatbooks.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

FWIW: Eli Wallach was the third and last actor to play Mr. Freeze on Batman. He was preceeded by Otto Preminger who was bald. (George Sanders first played Mr. Freeze on Batman and had hair. Mr. Freeze has traditionally been bald in the comic books.)

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