Tag: My Scrapbook

My Scrapbook: Darwyn Cooke’s Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley

My Scrapbook Darwyn Cooke's Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley (March 2001) Say what you will about Slam Bradley, arguably DC Comics' longest running detective character (first appearance: Detective Comics #1), but his revival in 2001 in a four-part backup that ran in issues #759-762 of that magazine may be the greatest and most sincere … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Darwyn Cooke’s Color Model Sheet for Slam Bradley →

My Scrapbook: The Winking Brown Eye

My Scrapbook The National Lampoon ReviewsJohn D. MacDonald's "New" Travis McGee Book In the July 1981 issue of the National Lampoon (the special “Endless, Mindless Summer Sex” issue), they ran “Would You Like Something to Read?,” a spoof of a regular book column,by Sean Kelly and Ted Mann. Yes, it's cheeky, politically incorrect and embarrassingly juvenile. You should probably … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Winking Brown Eye →

My Scrapbook: The Michael Shayne page from Radio’s Golden Years by Breese and Lynes

My Scrapbook The Michael Shayne page from Radio's Golden Years by Breese and Lynes This is the Michael Shayne entry from Radio's Golden Years: A Visual Guide to the Shows & Stars, a 1998 self-published, limited edition labour of love by Frank Bresee and Bobb Lynes. It may not be the most thorough of reference book on … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Michael Shayne page from Radio’s Golden Years by Breese and Lynes →

My Scrapbook: Miss Cora M. Strayer’s Private Detective Agency

My Scrapbook Miss Cora M. Strayer's Private Detective Agency I can't claim any credit for this one. It's lifted from Paul Reda's amazing Miss Cora M. Strayer's Private Detective Agency page  regarding a real-life private detective Cora M. Strayer (1867-1930), who ran an actual detective agency and lived a colorful life, full of mystery and multiple … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Miss Cora M. Strayer’s Private Detective Agency →

My Scrapbook: Phillipe Marlboro, Gumshoe

My Scrapbook Phillipe Marlboro, Gumshoe An original painting (2009) by Harold Edward Brooks, available as a print or photo from deviantart. I think of this painting every time I see some misguided yoyo out in the world trying to borrow a little 1940s cool by smoking like a chimney. Sorry, Leonardo, you ain't Bogie -- … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Phillipe Marlboro, Gumshoe →

My Scrapbook: Pete Emslie Does Jim Rockford!

My Scrapbook One of my favourite caricatures of Jim Rockford (James Garner) by master cartoonist Pete EmslieAnd a nifty one of his cop buddy Dennis (Joe Santos) and him. Ottawa-born Pete Emslie is a huge Rockford fan (my, what great taste he has), and posts a new caricature of James Garner every year on the actor's birthday … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Pete Emslie Does Jim Rockford! →

My Scrapbook: Private Eye Illustrated

My Scrapbook A pulp of interest I know absolutey zip about Private Eye Illustrated, a short-lived (two issues!) magazine from the late fifties, but it hits most of my sweet spots: a great, cheesy cover for the first issue that scans like a detective pulp trope greatest hits, and a title that makes my knees … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Private Eye Illustrated →