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Monday, May 11, 2026

Russkie-Smashers PRIMUS "Saboteur"

Before "detente" occured in the mid-1970s...

...the Russkies were reliable baddies in fiction, as this never-reprinted comics tale, derived from a short-lived TV series in 1971-72, demonstrates!

Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Joe Staton, this tale from Charlton's Primus #7 (1972) was one of two tales in the same issue with Russkies as the bad guys!

(The other story involved a plan to have an impersonator replace President Nixon!)

The syndicated TV series detailed the adventures of Carter Primus (Robert Brown), scuba-diving scientist-adventurer dealing with everything from eco-terrorists to drug-runners to Russkie spies!

Because it ran during the Family Hour (7-8pm) it was limited as to how much violence it could show.

As a result, it wasn't even as action-packed as it's 1960s predecessor Sea Hunt, starring Lloyd Bridges!

So, unlike Sea Hunt, which ran for 155 episodes, Primus sank without a trace after only 26 shows.

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Friday, August 29, 2025

Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "Black Cat Crimes!"

The Penguin and The Joker Have Failed to Capture or Kill The Batman and Robin...

...now, the Felonious Feline Femme Fatale herself, The Catwoman, will attempt to finish off the Caped Crusaders in this cover-featured story from DC's Detective Comics #122 (1947) produced by The Batman's co-creators, writer Bill Finger and penciler Bob Kane, with the assistance of inker Charles Paris!

You've read the comic tale, now read the prose version via these links...

Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Note that the novel describes Catwoman in the costume you see above, not the slinky, dark green, iridescent ensemble Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether, and Eartha Kitt wore in the TV series!

The Silver Age comics copied the TV costume's design, but, for some reason, made it bright green!
Remember, you can read the entire novel, start to finish, by clicking HERE!

We hope you've enjoyed this journey into a previously-unrevealed secret about the book that began a whole line of prose novels and short story anthologies that continue to this day!

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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "Crime Parade"

We Have Already Witnessed...

...how a Penguin comic book story was adapted into the premiere Batman prose novel Batman vs 3 Villains of Doom in 1966 by "Winston Lyon" aka William Wollfolk!

Now the Comedic Crown Prince of Crime, The Joker, has his turn to torment the Dynamic Duo in a story from DC's Detective Comics #124 (1947) by writer Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Bob Kane himself, and inked by George Roussos, converted from this illustrated version to text below!
Pop Culture Note: The title "Crime Parade" is based on the popular live weekly show Your Hit Parade, which ran on radio from 1935 to 1953, overlapping with a TV version that ran from 1950 to 1959, featuring a in-house band and various big-name vocalists performing the best-selling songs from that week!

Now that you've read the comic tale, read the prose version via these links...
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
...and be back on Friday, as we conclude our presentation with the final story starring the Felonious Feline Femme Fatale herself, The Catwoman!
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Monday, August 25, 2025

Behind BATMAN VS 3 VILLAINS OF DOOM "The State Bird Crimes!"

As We Pointed Out HERE...

...this premiere original-material Batman prose novel from 1966 adapted several comic stories into it's storyline, much as the TV series itself did!

(You can read the entire novel, chapter by chapter starting HERE!)

Here's the first one, starring the Foul Felonious Fowl himself, The Penguin, in a story from DC's Batman #58 (1950), written by William Woolfolk (who also penned the novel), penciled by Dick Sprang, anad inked by Charles Paris!