tencenttakes, to comics
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New episode! What does a pulp hero from the 1930s have in common with a bunch of meddling teenagers? They're our choices for this episode's theme of "classic characters!"

Mike checked out The Shadow 1, while Jessika picked up Scooby Doo, Where Are You 83!
Listen anywhere but Spotify, or just go here: https://tencenttakes.podbean.com/e/dollar-bin-discoveries-classic-characters-ediiton

Ttubretep, to random
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SFRuminations, to scifi
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John Broome (1913-1999) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1864

L, Rudolph Belarski, 1941; R, Rudolph Belarski, 1941

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berlintuesdaystudio, to Wargaming
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Editor Mort Weisinger (1915-1978) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1243

L, Earle Bergey, 1940; R, Howard V. Brown, 1939

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Readbean, to books
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Buckaroo Banzai
The Destroyer

We need more books/series like these. Not because they are good, but because they are good because they are fun.

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SFRuminations, to art
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Artist Frank R. Paul (1884-1963) was born on this day. List of covers: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?731

L, 1927; R, 1933, reused in 2012

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ancienthistory, to legal
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It's a mid-week special on Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein with "Deeper Cut: Weird Tales, Birth Control, and the Mysterious Dr. Fouts" - a deep dive into advertising, Comstock laws, and the grim consequences of mail-order sex education.

https://deepcuts.blog/2024/04/17/deeper-cut-weird-tales-birth-control-and-the-mysterious-dr-fouts/

Readbean, to books
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Readbean, to books
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LongShotts, to art
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‘Hidden treasure!’

Original artist: Peter Caras
Source: ‘Best True Detective’ (1962)

Ttubretep, to random
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Readbean, to books
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Readbean, to books
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Readbean, to books
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SFRuminations, to scifi
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Influential editor Cele Goldsmith (1933-2002) was born on this day. She published first SF works by Thomas M. Disch, Ursula K. Le Guin, Keith Laumer, Sonya Dorman, and Roger Zelazny and brought Fritz Leiber out of retirement! Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?23574

L, Alex Schomburg, 1962; R, Ed Emshwiller, 1964

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GayOldTime, to Vintage
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That's some gorgeous cover art. Probably better than the pulpy contents.

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