From March 1976, It's DETENTE TREK!

 It looks like a Gold Key Star Trek comic, but it's really from the March 1976 National Lampoon.

The art is by real-life comics artist Alan Kupperberg, famous for Spider-Man and others.

You can tell that President Ford plays Kirk, while Henry Kissinger is in the Spock role.  SOMEBODY tell me who is supposed to be Dr McCoy?!?! 

After a visit from the August calendar page from 1971 and today, join us on Monday, August 2nd, for an entire month TREKKING WITH CLIPPINGS!

 

Julie Schwartz -- American Hero!

 It's one of my eternal regrets that I DID not make it a point to meet Julie Schwartz when he was a SoonerCon guest in November 1992 here in OKC.

This interview with the cultural giant is from Comics Interview #88, in 1990.

See you on Thursday for the last installment of this cockeyed salute to some of the crazy, glorious facets of this spiffy country.

IN AUGUST:  MORE TREKKING WITH CLIPPINGS!

  

From 1986: Superman at War!

This is from Comics Feature #49, November 1986.

A greater fan than I will have to produce Part 1 of this article.  Alas, I ain't got it!

Come back Monday for more illustrations of insufficiency from Yours Truly.

  

We're in Space to Stay!

 That is, according to the April 27, 1981 issue of Newsweek.

Kids, I can't tell you how exciting it was to watch the Shuttles fly!

PS every Monday you can see a new clipping about the space program and Apollo at MARK'S MOON MEMORIES, one of my other blogs.

  

Shoppin’ Silly, the Amazon Way! #4

We all know that websites, especially sellers, use algorithms to analyze our transactions.  They then tailor “suggestions” targeted to our presumed buying practices.

But sometimes those algorithms produce silly results!  Cases in point:

What do rubber car bumpers have to do with 2001: A Space Odyssey?

You might argue that this makes tangential sense.  If I own Frankenstein, I might want to learn how to get him started!

Now, Maybe Amazon thinks that after reading all those gory fairy tales, I might want to plant somebody in my garden?  I'll never tell!

See you on Monday with more fascinatin' Americana!

  

Gulf Breeze UFOs Were all the Rage

In 1990, that is!

Ed Walters fooled a bunch of people.  But as you can see in the final paragraphs of this July 6, 1990 article from USA Today, it sure was good for local tourism!  That's the American way! (or one of them)

See you Thursday for something momentous or maybe monkey business!

  

A 1984 Investigation into a 1977 Hit

 This article is from the June 16, 1984 issue of OK Digest.

Some folks say it's all a bunch o' hooey.

See you on Monday!  Don't forget to duck!

  

Super Sites Super List for the Super Blog

A 2003 article in the Oklahoman about attracting filmmakers to our great Sooner State.

Published on July 4th!  How appropriate!

See you on Thursday.

 

Humor and Entertainment?

Here's another dumb Amazon suggestion:

I don't think that purportedly nonfiction books about the murder of an American president qualify as "Humor & Entertainment."  Fail, Amazon!

See you on Monday.  Have a safe Fourth of July.  Give thanks that, despite the failings of men, this country strives to be a home of equality and aspiration.  It's up to YOU to help achieve that lofty goal.

  

Celebrate July Like It's 1971!

Here are the header art and calendar page for the 1970-1971 PsychoFLAIRapy calendar.

I guess in Flair Land, the sky doesn't get blue or black at night, it goes brown.  I only counted about 31 stars, so it's a toss-up as to WHOSE flag it is.  I think there are more than 13 stripes, too.

You can tell I went all obsessive-compulsive with the red and blue Flairs on the calendar page.  And on the 26th, we celebrate the Jung-at-heart.

See you later, campers!

Snooty Types Discover LOTR

This is fiercely photocopied from the January 16, 1956 The New Republic.

More accurately, a bound copy, which explains the tight margin.  Sorry!

See you on Thursday with more what-have-you.