Welcome to Comic World's *Night Owl* SATURDAY FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE!!
We hope you'll enjoy the links we've provided tonight for your viewing pleasure!! Our Night Owl selection includes episodes of ~"The Addams Family", "One Step Beyond", "The Outer Limits", plus a bone-tingling thriller when we face -- "Dark Night of the Scarecrow", starring Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, and Tonya Crowe!! As always, there's another awesome bonus episode of "Kolchak The Night Stalker" starring the late, great Darren McGavin!! As we get into the Christmas holidays, many of you folks will recognize Mr. McGavin as 'The Old Man' from "A Christmas Story"!! Can *you* say, "Fra-gile! It must be Italian!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comic World's *Night Owl* Saturday Fright Night Theatre One Step Beyond "Epilogue" Season 1, Episode 6 Aired: Tuesday 10:00 PM 24 February 1959 | ABC Starring: John Newland, Julie Adams, Charles Aidman, Charles Herbert, William Schallert, Roy Glenn, Don Kennedy Directed by: John Newland A recovering alcoholic returns to his family from an extended stay in rehabilitation. His sobriety is put to the test, as are his beliefs in the supernatural, when his son is trapped in a cave-in.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comic World's *Night Owl* Saturday Fright Night Theatre The Outer Limits "The Brain of Colonel Barham" Season 2, Episode 15 Aired: Monday 8:00PM 2 January 1965 | ABC Starring: Grant Williams, Elizabeth Perry, Anthony Eisley, Douglas Kennedy, Paul Lukather, Martin Kosleck Directed by: Charles Haas A dying astronaut volunteers his mind be linked to a supercomputer, to enable the U.S. to beat the Soviet Union to Mars. His wife and an Air Force psychiatrist oppose the brain removal, fearing that the arrogant spaceman's brain won't adapt, making his death futile. But the Cold War space race takes precedence, so the experiment proceeds, despite eerie developments.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comic World's *Night Owl* Saturday Fright Night Theatre Dark Night of the Scarecrow Starring: Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones, Lane Smith, Tonya Crowe Directed by: Frank De Felitta Initial release: 24 October 1981 Year: 1981 | Duration: 92 mins In a small town, a wrongfully killed man exacts revenge on those who murdered him from beyond the grave. Directed by veteran novelist Frank De Felitta (author of Audrey Rose) from a script by J.D. Feigelson. Feigelson's intent had been to make an independent feature, but his script was bought by CBS for television; despite this, only minor changes were made to the original screenplay. "With its 1981 release "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" was the first feature-length horror film with a scarecrow as its centerpiece. In the intervening years many have copied this image, but with "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" writer J.D. Feigelson is credited as creator of the entire "Killer Scarecrow" horror film sub-genre." - Aaron Crowell, Managing Editor, HorrorHound Magazine "Dark Night of the Scarecrow" premiered on CBS on October 24, 1981 and was re-released on 29 April 2010 as part of the Texas Frightmare Weekend 2010.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comic World's *Night Owl* Saturday Fright Night Theatre Kolchak: The Night Stalker "The Devil's Platform" Season 1, Episode 7 Aired: Friday 8:00PM 15 November 1974 | ABC Starring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Tom Skerritt, Julie Gregg, Ellen Weston Directed by: Allen Baron (turn off the captions en Espanol unless you want them to play) Kolchak discovers a young rising politician, has made a deal with the Devil to murder off his competition through incidents made to look like accidents.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't forget to stop by COMIC WORLD throughout the Hanukkah & Christmas seasons!!
Hanukkah ends Thursday, December 5th, and we have 24 days until Christmas!! Come on by and pick up some wonderful, exciting gift items, from comic books to graphic novels, toys to DVDs!! We're having our *amazing* Annual Hanukkah & Christmas Sale with incredible deals on everything in the store!! FREE Gift Wrapping throughout the holidays!! Our way of saying "Thank you" for shopping Comic World!! If you're out of the area, but need something special for your loved one, e-mail us on our Facebook page! Just 'Like' the page:www.facebook.com/Comic.World.1 Then e-mail us there!! We do mail order anywhere in the Continental United States!! If you're living in the Tampa Bay area, stop by our store at 1901 West Bay Drive, Largo, FL! We'd love to meet you! Choose from our inventory featuring thousands of items to fulfill your holiday *Wish Lists*!!
Give the gift of reading to those you love this holiday season!!
Tonight's late night COMIC WORLD'S CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE links are courtesy of YouTube and Hulu!! Download, burn and watch these incredible films from the '70s through the '90s, because it's been my experience that they will disappear from YouTube after a short while. Relax and lose yourself in the thrill and chill of these great movies and TV shows, available on YouTube, able to be downloaded and burned using YouTube Downloader (available on c|net) so you can enjoy them in the comfort of your favorite easy chair!! Hulu programs seem to download with Ant Downloader for that internet channel, in Internet Explorer only. Tonight, Dennis Weaver portrays a lone motorist on the run for his life after encountering a deranged trucker in Stephen Spielberg's "Duel"!! Talk about your tailgaters!! Then, Dennis Weaver stars alongside Estelle Parsons, Susan Dey and Kristopher Tabori when they face a long weekend of "Terror on the Beach"!! Each film in tonight's CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE is posted for your viewing pleasure courtesy of YouTube (except Outer Limits, which is from Hulu). Please click on the link to go to YouTube to enjoy these two feature films. If you have YouTube Downloader or another program that will allow you to download these films, you can even watch them on your TV if you can download and burn them to DVD. Your choice. Once again, I remind you that some films and TV shows only remain on YouTube a short time, so my best advice is to download 'em quick, & watch 'em later! That's what I'm doing!! These are, in many cases, hard-to-find treasures that may never be seen again!! Our goal is to share these links for old shows so you can enjoy the convenience of these classics from the Golden, Silver and Bronze Ages of motion pictures and television, including those posted for our *Night Owl* SATURDAY FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE!! For those watching our *Night Owl* selection late into the night -- you know 'WHO' you are -- we have episodes of ~ "The Addams Family", "One Step Beyond", "The Outer Limits", plus the thrilling, "Dark Night of the Scarecrow"!! Finally, we have the next episode of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" rounding out the night's selection!! Of course, it is the fourth day of Hanukkah, so "Happy Hanukkah" one and all!! If you need anything for gifts this season, we are having a huge sale!!
This is our annual Hanukkah and Christmas Sale, going on now, with thousands of comics as low as $1.00, plus fantastic hardcover and softcover graphic novels that your loved one will be thrilled to open, and every one of them is 20% off!! FREE GIFT WRAPPING for your shopping convenience!! Come see us at Comic World for all your holiday shopping, and enjoy this weekend's video selection!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Duel Starring: Dennis Weaver Directed by: Steven Spielberg Initial release: 13 November 1971 Year: 1971 | Duration: 90 mins "Duel" is a 1971 television (and later full-length theatrical) film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by horror master Richard Matheson. It's based on Matheson's short story of the same name. "Duel" stars Dennis Weaver, who plays a terrified motorist stalked on a remote and lonely road by the mostly unseen driver of a mysterious tanker truck. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwWAUZpezkM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Terror on the Beach Starring: Dennis Weaver, Estelle Parsons, Susan Dey, Kristopher Tabori, Scott Hylands Directed by: Paul Wendkos Initial release: 18 September 1973 Year: 1973 | Duration: 74 mins A family's weekend camping trip to the beach turns deadly when they are terrorized by a gang of young thugs. Featuring "Duel's" Dennis Weaver, also known for his roles on "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud", this film co-stars Estelle Parson (best known as "Roseanne's" mother, Bev), and "The Partridge Family's"Susan Dey!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRiNBT12Z54
Thanks for watching and we hope to see you at Comic World!!
We're back, with another wonderful selection of "All-New, All-Different" Comic World Saturday Morning & Afternoon Cartoons!!
It's the fourth day of Hanukkah 2013, so "Happy Hanukkah" to our wonderful Jewish friends and customers!!
We hope everyone had a fantastic (and filling) Thanksgiving!!
By clicking on the links that I've found online, you can start your Saturday mornings and / or afternoons with some awesome cartoons and live-action sci-fi shows!! Download 'em, burn them, and watch them on your TV set if you can!!
Every Friday night, we post links for a variety of Saturday morning shows from the '60s, '70s and '80s and right on up to the modern day, like "The Pink Panther", "Jonny Quest", "Lidsville", "Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids", "Peanuts", "Fantastic Voyage", "Scooby Doo", "Mister T" and lots lots more!! We're doing our level best to post the links in order based on research, so you have some continuity with shows that may rely on it.
Each week, I'm posting links in another great pair of live-action TV episodes from the Swinging Seventies!! Check out the original "Land of the Lost" and "The Secrets of Isis", plus a link to the twelfth episode in our postings of the series "The Starlost" - a long-forgotten sci-fi gem from 1973, which was created and written by the great Harlan Ellison!! We're also posting links for another sci-fi fan-favorite, the first season of "Space: 1999"!!
If you watch everything, you'll have several hours of fun old-school cartoons and live action shows to enjoy! We want to share with you some of the wonderful Saturday morning & early afternoon kinds of programs that made being a kid a lot of fun to wake up to!
But the fun doesn't end there!!
Come on over to Comic World between 11am and 8pm every Saturday to check out even more entertainment! We have thousands of incredible comics, graphic novels, toys and more to choose from!!
TODAY, Saturday November 30th, and tomorrow, Sunday December 1st, come and enjoy our Annual Hanukkah and Christmas Sale!!
You can snap up some nifty gifts for your loved ones or for yourself!!
We have thousands of comics on sale for $1.00 each, graphic novels on sale for 20% off, half off our Goody Bin, Golden Age, Action Figures and toys, and lots of other great deals!!
Shop with us at Comic World and we promise to save you money to make the holidays easier and better than ever for you!!
Ashley and I look forward to seeing you!!
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Pink Panther and Pals 3 Hours
01 Pink Trek -- 0:00:01 02 Gold, Silver, Bronze & Pink -- 0:07:34 03 Frosted Pink -- 0:15:05 04 Itching to Be Pink Flea -- 0:22:36 05 Pink N Putt -- 0:30:03 06 Pink on the Hoof -- 0:37:34 07 Pink on the Canvas -- 0:45:33 08 Enchanted Pinkdom -- 0:53:03 09 Cleanliness is Next to Pinkliness -- 1:00:34 10 Chilled to the Pink -- 1:08:04 11 Pink or Consequences -- 1:15:36 12 Pink Thumb -- 1:23:07 13 Pink Up the Volume -- 1:30:35 14 Pinkaroni Pizza -- 1:38:03 15 Pinkazoic Era -- 1:45:34 16 Pink's Peak -- 1:53:05 17 The Pink Painter Show -- 2:00:34 18 The Pink, the Bad, and the Ugly -- 2:08:05 19 The Spy Wore Pink -- 2:15:35 20 Pink! Pow! Kaboom! -- 2:23:03 21 Pink on the Pitch -- 2:30:03 22 Wild Pinkdom -- 2:37:34 23 Astro Pink -- 2:45:00
Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Season 2, Episode 3 "The Night the Clown Cried II - Tears of Doom!" 1 August 2012
Fred tries to get Daphne back while Crybaby Clown returns to rob Crystal Cove where he kidnaps a therapist, a hairdresser, a plastic surgeon, a publicist, and Daphne as well. The gang chase Crybaby Clown to an airport where he is about to take off with the five captives, but is stopped by Mystery Incorporated and they solve the mystery. Daphne agrees to return to the gang upon learning who Crybaby Clown is. Meanwhile, Mr. E tries to recruit Angel Dynamite back with him but she turns him down claiming she is no longer her alter ego and is just plain Cassidy Williams. Mr. E also mentions that "they" are coming for Fred.
Villain: Crybaby Clown/Baylor Hotner Note: This episode and the next one feature "Hot Dog Water" instead of Daphne in the opening credits.
Archie's Weird Mysteries Season 1, Episode 3 "Me! Me! Me!" 16 October 1999
Veronica doesn't think she's the spoiled brat that everybody thinks she is and believes that things would be much better if everybody else was exactly like her. While holding an ancient artifact said to grant wishes, she voices this desire and quickly discovers her selfish wish may have consequences.
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Season 1, Episode 4 "Tight Squeeze" 18 July 2003
Three ex-KGB agents - now a team of mercenaries called Pterodax - take a group of people hostage, including Peter and his new crush Indy. Their demand is simple: they want Spider-Man! Peter will need to use his cunning and cleverness to figure out a way to appease Pterodax without revealing his alter ego.
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest Season 1, Episode 4 "Deadly Junket" 5 October 1986
The famous Dr. Bradshaw's daughter asks the Quest party to help her find her father, kidnapped by Dr. Zin to work on an anti-missile system (this episode's storyline was cannibalised as a sub-plot for Jonny's Golden Quest).
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Season 1, Episode 5 "Linus' Security Blanket - Shorts: Snoopy and Woodstock, Sally, Piano, Baseball, Sunsets, Football, Security Blanket, Kite, Woodstock, Clinging Snoopy" 15 October 1983
Snoopy thinks The Cat Next Door has got Woodstock. A fight ensues, but it turns out that the cat was playing with a yellow glove and Linus goes over to apologize only to be scratched. • Sally tries to tell jokes in front of her class • Lucy bothers Schroeder • Charlie Brown refuses to call the ballgame on account of rain, even though waves form around his pitcher's mound • Lucy psycho-analyses Charlie Brown's personality based on sunrises and sunsets • Lucy taunts Charlie Brown to kick the football by pretending to fall asleep • Linus gives Snoopy his blanket, in hopes he can break his habit but then Snoopy makes it into a sports coat • Charlie Brown gets tangled in his kite string, and hung upside-down from a tree (which was used in A Charlie Brown Celebration) • Snoopy and Woodstock try to catch an afternoon nap • Snoopy begins clinging to anyone who believes dogs have made the world a better place. Unfortunately, Charlie Brown gets saddled with the grateful beagle.
Mister T Season 1, Episode 7 "The Ninja Mystery" 29 October 1983
The team has a meet in New York City not too far from a movie location. At the same time, a mysterious ninja is robbing stores nearby and is looking for something in particular. Can Mr. T and the team unravel the mystery before the ninja makes a clean getaway?
Land of the Lost Season 1, Episode 10 "The Paku Who Came To Dinner" Starring Spencer Milligan, Wesley Eure, Kathy Coleman, Phillip Paley 9 November 1974
Cha-Ka is invited to dinner by the Marshalls, but when Holly dabs on some perfume she has (leading Rick to mutter, "Our little girl is growing up to be a lady") it causes the other Pakuni to capture Holly - and draws out the land's ruling tyrannosaur.
Space 1999 Season 1, Episode 4 "War Games" Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse 25 September 1975
Moonbase Alpha is attacked and devastated by warships from a nearby planet. With half of its population dead Alpha can no longer survive. Commander Koenig and Dr. Russel go to the alien world to plead for the survivors, but the inhabitants wish no one to disturb their serene existence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKn1c0lPww ________________________________________ "TUNE IN" each Saturday Morning for more links to some great Saturday Morning shows!!
Don't forget to come back every Saturday night for Comic World's Creature Double Feature!!
COMIC WORLD's ANNUAL *HANUKKAH ~ CHRISTMAS SALE & "FREE COMIC BOOK DAY" EXTRAVAGANZA*
Begins Wednesday, November 27th!! Continues Friday November 29th, Saturday November 30th & Sunday December 1st!! Pick ANY TWO FREE COMICS, per person or family*, from our selection of FREE COMICS!! (However -- *every child in the door gets two free comics while supplies last!!) HOLIDAY SALE PRICES ARE:
• ALL RECENT RELEASES OLDER THAN TWO WEEKS ~ $1.00 each!!* [Hundreds to choose from!! DC Comics, Marvel Comics, other publishers] • ALL STANDARD REGULAR BACK ISSUES [in the middle of store] ~ $1.00 each!!* [More than 30,000 back issues to choose from, 1970's to 2013] • ALL TRADE PAPERBACKS & GRAPHIC NOVELS ~ 20% off!!* [100's to choose from!! DC Comics, Marvel Comics, other publishers] • ALL VARIANT COMICS ~ HALF OFF!!* [DC Comics, Marvel Comics, other publishers] • ALL TOYS & ACTION FIGURES ~ HALF OFF!! [Includes: MARVEL & DC COMICS FIGURES, SPAWN, KISS & more] • ALL DIE-CAST TOY REPLICAS ~ HALF OFF!! [Includes: TANKS, PLANES and other items] • ALL *GOODY BIN* COMICS ~ HALF OFF!!* [i.e. *Better Books*, includes GOLDEN AGE box on front counter] • ALL SHOWCASE COMICS ~ HALF OFF!!* [Includes Silver, Bronze and Modern Age comics] • ALL DVDs [new and previewed] ~ HALF OFF!! [Includes Sci-fi, Horror, Mystery, Comedy, Music] • ALL VHS - 75% off! [includes Vintage DOCTOR WHO, The AVENGERS (Steed & Mrs. Peel) and Vintage ANIME]
*[SALE EXCLUDES NEW RELEASE COMICS, NEWLY RELEASED GRAPHIC NOVELS, PRE-ORDERS, SUBSCRIPTION / 'ON-HOLD' PULL SERVICE COMICS, CONSIGNMENT BACK ISSUES, OR GIFT CERTIFICATES. THIS SALE CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER.] COMIC WORLD ACCEPTS ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS & DEBIT. COMIC WORLD is located at: 1901 West Bay Drive, Suite 9, Largo, Florida Our phone number is 727-656-5000 You can e-mail us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Comic.World.1 Open 7 days a week, 12 Noon - 8pm weekdays and Sunday; 11am - 8pm on Saturday With the holiday season upon us, now is the time to take advantage of our biggest sale of the year! *GIVE the GIFT of READING* to those you love and hold most dear! HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Pat and Ashley at Comic World!
"COMIC WORLD in Largo, Florida began as part of the Geppi's Comic World (GCW) chain in June of 1982, two months after Steve Geppi opened Diamond Comic Distributors, which had spun out of his GCW chain located in Baltimore, Maryland. Steve bought out the Pinellas County, Florida-based New Media/Irjax, which many may remember as being the publishers of many fanzine type books about Star Trek and various Irwin Allen TV series, as well as Comics Feature magazine. "I discovered the store while driving by in May 1982, a month before GCW was scheduled to open. The sight of Superman and Spider-Man on a sign caught my eye, so my then-fiancee and I pulled in, and I jumped out to check out my first (!) comic book store. Never before had one place been entirely devoted to comic books in the Tampa Bay area, though some local bookstores had featured comic book sections. "I was met with a rather brusque 'What do you want?' by the Diamond manager, which had offices in back of the store. He explained the store wasn't ready to open; they had no staff or even a cash register, and that I could come back June 26th to shop at their grand opening (the actual 'grand opening' was October 15th and 16th, 1982; the Diamond manager merely meant, when their doors officially opened). I explained that I was getting married that day. Therefore, I didn't return to the comic store until early July, where I met Chuck Zepp, a really great guy who immediately got me hooked on Cerebus comics, and struck up many a conversation about the Silver Age of Superman, one of my favorite characters.
"At first, Chuck asked me to keep on eye on the shop while he would run to the restroom, and then it was while he ran over to McDonald's. Since I only came in after work at Zayre in Largo, Florida, he often went all day with nary a break, so I was happy to help out. After Chuck went back to Baltimore in early August, Jay Warmke took over as manager, with Kevin Connelly as his assistant. I was just getting to know Jay and Kevin when I found myself laid off from Zayre.
"I began working at Comic World regularly for store credit in August 1982 after being laid off from Zayre. As with Chuck, the whole thing started out with Jay just needing me to watch the store so he could use the rest room or grab something from McDonald's. Before I knew it, I was asked to keep an eye on the store regularly so one staff member or another could run an errand. By October 1982, I was asked to join the staff officially, which I happily accepted. As I mentioned earlier, the official Grand Opening was October 15th and 16th, 1982. The store hosted an appearance by Dave & Deni Sim of Cerebus fame on the 15th, and Jim Starlin, who was promoting Dreadstar, on October 16th. In December 1982, Jay Warmke made me a full timer! "In April of 1983, Jay was promoted to Diamond manager, taking Kevin back to work in the Diamond offices with him and Andrea Johnson to help run that part of the operation, putting me in charge of the front store retail part of the operation. Jay kept an eye on me at first, grooming me as I grew into the management role. By the fall of 1983, the unpredictability of TWA made moving Diamond to Tampa nearer the airport a necessity, as Jay and Kevin were forced to drive back and forth to get the shipments sent down from the Diamond home office warehouse. This was before Diamond regularly used UPS, I might add. As November rolled around, and my first child, my daughter, was born, I found myself working at the store usually entirely alone, my days off covered by either Kevin, Jay or another Diamond employee. Sales were brisk, though, so I was never really alone, but always hopping. Those days sure kept me on my toes!
"Things proceeded apace until October 1984, when Tom Fielding came to work at the store. What was supposed to be a temporary gig - Tom was supposed to open a second store in Tampa - became three and a half years of a shared management experience which had its ups and downs.
"That's not to say there weren't some great times during those years. In 1985, I was fortunate to attend Creation Con with Tom, where I met Star Trek'sGeorge Takei(Hikaru Sulu), and Doctor Who's Mark Strickson(Turlough)! Also in 1985, we hosted a DC 50th Anniversary Party, with The Answer Man himself, DC Comics' Bob Rozakis as our 'Mystery Guest Caller'! We also had a signing with Carl Potts to promote his then-new title,Alien Legion!
"I gained a great deal of knowledge from Tom's experience in the genre, especially when it came to Golden Age and Pulp classics, but lost ground as Tom was sorely disillusioned with working for others and longed to be running his own store. Tom left GCW in June 1988 to open Comic Cave with his then-new wife. (After years in the business, Comic Cave closed just before Tom passed away of liver cancer in 2004).
"After Tom's tenure with GCW, in the years that followed before I bought the store, we continued to host great events, including an annual Halloween event and costume contest, plus several signings, including one memorable signing with Firestorm and Hawkmoon's artist, Rafael Kayanan!
"Ten years after becoming a full-time employee for the Geppi's Comic World chain, I purchased the Florida Comic World location on December 1st, 1992, forging ahead on my own.
"Those first three years, I kept the store in our original location, hosting several events including an in-store Haunted House and a signing with Marvel's Doom 2099 artist Pat Broderick, which had been in Keene Plaza, a larger store front that had as many advantages as pitfalls. In 1995, Keene Plaza had a massive exodus of tenants after a dispute between Winn Dixie and the landlord caused the WD to move out.
"I landed on my feet in Champions Plaza in 1995, where I remained for five years. Popularly called the Outback Steakhouse center, the problem we found there was in the lack of parking. Outback customers always took up all the parking.
"When the lease was up in 2001, we moved to Royal Plaza, a smaller center close to Largo Senior High School, which just never went over well with anyone. "This led to our returning to our roots, heading back to Keene Plaza, in 2003. The center had new landlords, new tenants, and seemed to be on the upswing. There, we celebrated our return to our home turf by having a huge 25th Anniversary Spectacular in August 2007, featuring Jimmy Palmiotti, Amanda Conner, Chuck Dixon, Pablo Marcos, Paul Pelletier, Ben Filipiak and Pat Batton from Fierce Comics, Rob Rhine & Mike Foss of Maniacal Smile, Javier Lugo, Austin Janowsky, JS Earls, Artistic License Studios, and author Robert Cales. Then, we did it again in 2008 with a second event featuring Barbara Kesel, Nick Cuti, Pat Broderick, and many of the above Florida-based creators.
"We remained there five more years, moving down the road after the landlords went wild with their rent hikes. Opening next to the Tampa Cuban Restaurant, we spent three years more on East Bay Drive until we parted company with that center, moving to where we are now: The Village Plaza, 1901 West Bay Drive, Largo, Florida. Located at the edge of Belleair, Florida, a short drive from the beaches, our center features a variety of unique businesses and restaurants.
Since opening in the Village Plaza location, we've been privileged to host several Free Comic Book Day events, which we've been doing since 2002, as well as Comic Fest for Halloween, Star Wars Day, and have had several wonderful guests appear, including Dawn of the Dead'sMike Christopher (best known as 'The Hare Krishna Zombie'), his lovely significant other, actress & model Shade Burnett, returning writer/artist Nick Cuti, film producer Andy Lalino, and artist Adonis Charles, who dazzled fans with his beautiful renderings! We were also blessed to have members of the Suncoast Ghostbusters on two occasions, the Mighty Thor (Doug Moody), and Batman (Zac Hurst)!!
"I've had a lot of successes, and a few failures, in the over two decades as owner, but I've persevered and always risen to the challenge to bring comic book fans, adults and kids of all ages, great comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, novels and paperbacks to read because I believe that reading is the greatest gift that anyone can receive. It opens doorways to new worlds in one's mind, sparking the imagination in ways that video and the internet will never do! "People ask me, 'why buy comic books'? Why not download them? Well, reading a comic book, or a novel, is an interactive experience which utilizes all your senses, whereas reading comics on a computer screen or iPad isn't. You use other senses when you touch the book, turn the pages, hear the pages turning, and smell the ink on the paper, which sometimes can also trigger your sense of taste. So you have the potential to use all five senses with real comics and books, which you don't have digitally. "I'm also dubious about technology changing. Therefore, let's say one downloaded a comic in 2012. Will they be able to view it in 2020? Or will they have to download and pay for it again and again as technology changes? Well, comic books have been around for almost 100 years in the format we know and love so much. I can pick up a comic from 1940 and read it just as easily as I can with a comic from 2012, and I will be able to with a comic printed in 2020. Oh, I think eventually scientists will invent a substitute for paper, which will take the place of the material comics are printed on, but I doubt we'll even be able to tell the difference. "That's not to say that I don't believe in having an internet presence. I believe it's crucial to reach out to everyone, of every generation, in order to encourage interest in reading. That's why, though I prefer real comic books as opposed to digital comics, I will be providing links to some sites on our new upcoming website that will connect fans to places where they may digitally download their comics. Hopefully, though, those folks will still find merit in a good old-fashioned comic printed on real paper! "As the owner of Comic World, folks ask me if it's all business to me. They assume, of course, that I probably don't read comics anymore, but that's not true at all! I'm a HUGE comic book fan! I still love comics, and read a variety of titles from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, IDW, Dark Horse, and several others from smaller publishers, especially anything by Terry Moore and Jeff Smith. No, I don't sit here at work reading comics -- I reserve that pleasure for when I'm home. Speaking with other store owners, I've surprisingly encountered some who don't read comics, who are all about making money and not in touch with what they sell. But that's not me. I love reading comics, as much for the great sequential storytelling and artwork as for the story itself. I started reading comics in 1967 with Superman #200 and my love of the genre is as strong as ever, if not more so. If I'm sure of one thing, that is that I'll never stop reading comics!"
Welcome to Comic World's *Night Owl* SATURDAY FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE!!
We hope you'll enjoy the links we've provided tonight for your viewing pleasure!!
Our *Night Owl* selection includes episodes of ~ "The Addams Family", "One Step Beyond", "The Outer Limits", plus a bone-chilling tale as we visit "Amityville II: The Possession" starring James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, Andrew Prine, Diane Franklin, and (once again) Moses Gunn!! As always, there's another awesome bonus episode of "Kolchak The Night Stalker" starring the late, great Darren McGavin!! As we get into the Christmas holidays, many of you folks will also know Mr. McGavin as 'The Old Man' from "A Christmas Story"!!
The Addams Family "The Addams Family Meet the VIPs" Season 1, Episode 11 Aired: Friday 8:30PM 27 November 1964 | ABC Starring: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Ted Cassidy
For Gomez, things have gotten a bit same-old-same-old, but that ends when two cynical Russian dignitaries visit. Displeased with the preplanned tour devised by Mr. Harris, they decide to visit a typical American home at random, with random chance - much to Mr. Harris's grief - sending them to the Addams house. There, they take note of all the astonishing things they see. In the end, with their view of America radically altered, they decide it's much smarter to remain friendly with such an advanced nation than not.
One Step Beyond "Twelve Hours to Live" Season 1, Episode 5 Aired: Tuesday 10:00 PM 17 February 1959 | ABC Starring: John Newland, Jean Allison, Larrian Gillespie, Douglas Kennedy, Lillian Powell, Paul Richards Directed by: John Newland
After her husband storms out of the house following an argument, his wife begins having visions of him in terrible danger. She seeks help from his disbelieving business partner and the police before resolving to rescue him herself.
The Outer Limits "Counterweight" Season 2, Episode 14 Aired: Monday 8:00PM 26 December 1964 | ABC Starring: Michael Constantine, Jacqueline Scott, Charles H. Radilak Directed by: Paul Stanley
Six men and two women volunteer to be locked into a mock spacecraft and undergo a simulated space mission to a distant planet. However a series of strange events lead to paranoia and suspicion growing between them.
Amityville II: The Possession Starring: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner, Andrew Prine, Diane Franklin, Moses Gunn Directed by: Damiano Damiani Written by: Tommy Lee Wallace (screenplay); Hans Holzer (book) Initial release: 24 September 1982 Year: 1982 | Duration: 103 mins
A family moves into their new home, which proves to be evil, resulting in the demonic possession of the teenage son. Only the local priest can save him.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker "Firefall" Season 1, Episode 6 Aired: Friday 8:00PM 8 November 1974 | ABC Starring: Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Fred Beir, Philip Carey, David Doyle, Madlyn Rhue Directed by: Don Weis (turn off the captions en Espanol unless you want them to play)
Kolchak discovers the murdered spirit of a gangster is incinerating his former enemies, and is trying to take over the body of a music conductor.
On tonight's late night COMIC WORLD'S CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE, courtesy of these video links from YouTube, the undead haunt the living!! Click the links, download the films, then burn and watch these incredible movies from the '70s through the '90s!!
Relax and lose yourself in the thrill and chill of these great movies and TV shows, available on YouTube, able to be downloaded and burned so you can enjoy them in the comfort of your favorite easy chair!! In the case of Hulu programs, sorry, so far we don't know of a downloader for that internet channel.
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Tonight, an incredible cast, including Lloyd Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Edward Asner, Anne Francis, Robert Reed, Donna Mills, Moses Gunn and more visit the "Haunts of the Very Rich"!!
Then, Karen Black, Peter DeLuise, Ami Dolenz, Maya McLaughlin, and Garrett Morris face the rise of the vampires when they encounter "The Children of the Night"!! ______________________________________
Each film in tonight's CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE is posted for your viewing pleasure courtesy of YouTube (except Outer Limits, which is from Hulu). Please click on the link to go to YouTube to enjoy these two feature films. If you have YouTube Downloader or another program that will allow you to download these films, you can even watch them on your TV if you can download and burn them to DVD. Your choice.
Some films and TV shows only remain on YouTube a short time, so my best advice is to download 'em quick, & watch 'em later! That's what I'm doing!! These are, in many cases, hard-to-find treasures that may never be seen again!!
Our goal is to share these links for old shows so you can enjoy the convenience of these classics from the Golden, Silver and Bronze Ages of motion pictures and television, including those posted for our *Night Owl* SATURDAY FRIGHT NIGHT THEATRE!!
Our *Night Owl* selection -- you know 'WHO' you are -- includes episodes of ~ "The Addams Family", "One Step Beyond", "The Outer Limits", plus the spine-tingler, "Amityville II: The Possession", with yet another great bonus episode of "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" rounding out the night's selection!!
Pleasant screams!!
Finally, with Hanukkah & Christmas soon upon us, we've gotta ask -- are you ready??
No?
Well, you can start your holiday shopping early with us at Comic World!! Come see Ashley and I and we PROMISE you that we will give you a SALE PRICE -- simply by asking, "ARE YOU HAVING A SALE?" -- and the answer will be "YES"!!
Come see us at Comic World for all your holiday shopping, and enjoy this weekend's video selection!!
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Haunts of the Very Rich Starring: Lloyd Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Edward Asner, Anne Francis, Robert Reed, Donna Mills, Moses Gunn Directed by: Paul Wendkos Initial release: 20 September 1972 Year: 1972 | Duration: 74 mins
An eclectic group of tourists fly to a mysterious tropical resort called The Portals of Eden. Each have brochures tailored to their specific desires, all except for Al Hunsicker (Ed Asner) who's supposed to be on a flight to Texas for an important business meeting. Dave Woodrough (Lloyd Bridges) is an aging ladies’ man looking for another sexual conquest, thinking he’s found it in Ellen Blunt (Cloris Leachman), an emotionally needy woman obsessed with her appearance. Annette Larrier (Anne Francis) is recovering from a nervous breakdown caused by her husband and kids. Lyle (Tony Bill) and Laurie (Donna Mills) are newlyweds who want to spend their honeymoon doing what honeymooners do. The Reverend John Fellows (Robert Reed), suffering a crisis of faith, wants to participate in a peyote ritual performed by the local Indians in the hope he can have a religious vision which will restore it. The resort’s host, Mr. Seacrist (Moses Gunn) seems a most genial and amiable sort. Then things start to go wrong.
Children of the Night Starring: Karen Black, Peter DeLuise, Ami Dolenz, Maya McLaughlin, Garrett Morris Directed by: Tony Randel Initial release: 6 September 1991 Year: 1991 | Duration: 91 mins
Two childhood friends (Dolenz, McLaughlin) accidentally awaken a vampire that threatens to kill everyone in their hometown. Together, with the help of a local schoolteacher (DeLuise), a priest, and the town drunk (Morris), they fight to restore the townspeople who have been changed into children of the night.
Our "All-New, All-Different" Comic World Saturday Morning & Afternoon Cartoons feature continues this week with some great shows to kick off the weekend!!
By clicking on the links that I've found online, you can start your Saturday mornings and / or afternoons with some awesome cartoons and live-action sci-fi shows!! Download 'em, burn them, and watch them on your TV set if you can!!
Every Friday night, we post links for a variety of Saturday morning shows from the '60s, '70s and '80s and right on up to the modern day, like "Hong Kong Phooey", "Jonny Quest", "Lidsville", "Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids", "Peanuts", "Fantastic Voyage", "Scooby Doo", "Mister T" and lots lots more!! We're doing our level best to post the links in order based on research, so you have some continuity with shows that may rely on it.
Each week, I'm posting links in another great pair of live-action TV episodes from the Swinging Seventies!! Check out the original "Land of the Lost" and "The Secrets of Isis", plus a link to the eleventh episode in our postings of the series "The Starlost" - a long-forgotten sci-fi gem from 1973, which was created and written by the great Harlan Ellison!! We're also posting links for another sci-fi fan-favorite, the first season of "Space: 1999"!!
If you watch everything, you'll have several hours of fun old-school cartoons and live action shows to enjoy! We want to share with you some of the wonderful Saturday morning & early afternoon kinds of programs that made being a kid a lot of fun to wake up to!
But the fun doesn't end there!!
Come on over to Comic World between 11am and 8pm every Saturday to check out even more entertainment! We have thousands of incredible comics, graphic novels, toys and more to choose from!! With the Hanukkah and Christmas holidays literally on top of us, you can snap up some nifty gifts for your loved ones or yourself, and I guarantee you that if you say these words -- "Are you having a SALE today?" -- that I WILL give you a holiday shopping discount on EVERY ITEM you buy!!
Don't miss this incredible way to save money and be ready for the holidays before they're here!!
We look forward to seeing you!!
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Hong Kong Phooey
Could it be? More Saturday morning Super Hong Kong Phooey Fun!? Could be!!
Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Season 2, Episode 2 "House of The Nightmare Witch" 31 July 2012
Velma and Hot Dog Water are discovered to be working for Mr. E and are going on missions for him; here they go to Russia to retrieve a piece of the Planaspheric Disc from an old house, but when they are stopped by the guard and the nightmare witch Baba Yaga comes to life and attacks them, they buy the house and bring it to Crystal Cove, where the house springs chicken legs and rampages around town. Meanwhile, the gang are looking to replace Daphne, and Velma suggests Hot Dog Water (who is out on parole for helping to enhance the prison's security system).
Overarching Mystery Event: The third piece of the Planispheric Disk.
Villain: Baba Yaga/Curator Vronsky Note: This episode and the previous one open with no credit sequence, just the title, to underscore the disbandment of Mystery Incorporated.
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Archie, in the interest of his car, buys a pair of fuzzy dice from a mysterious shop with no knowledge what the effect the dice will have on his car and what it could mean for his friends, who he has been ignoring.
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Season 1, Episode 3 "Keeping Secrets" 18 July 2003
Spider-Man is out to catch Talon, a female thief who's behind a series of high-risk robberies in the city. Things get complicated when Spidey learns Talon's true identity – she's his best friend Harry's new girlfriend!
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show Season 1, Episode 1 "Snoopy's Cat Fight - Shorts: Woodstock, Baseball, Sally, Peppermint Patty, Piano, Blanket" 17 September 1983
• Snoopy throws a basketball into Woodstock's nest but he is angry and he throws it into Snoopy • Charlie Brown tries to impress The Little Red Headed Girl • Sally gives reports and does Show and Tell • Peppermint Patty annoys Charlie Brown • Schroeder is not happy when Lucy criticizes Beethoven and his music • Linus gives his blanket to Eudora •
Mister T Season 1, Episode 6 "The Crossword Mystery" 22 October 1983
While in Washington, D.C., Ms. Bisby does a crossword puzzle finding a clue to the puzzle. However, once the word was said, Ms. Bisby falls into a hypnotic state. And she's not the only one. Two college professors are also hypnotized. Can the team discover the mastermind of this crossword caper and save Ms. Bisby in time?
The Starlost Season 1, Episode 11 "Astro-Medics" Starring Keir Dullea 1 December 1973
Devon, venturing unknowingly into a quarantine area, is stricken by radiation sickness and is near death when a father-son medical team from a nearby shuttle clinic — Isolated since the Ark's disaster — rescue him. They literally bring him back from the dead — but tell Rachel and Garth that sensitive, sophisticated neuro surgery will be necessary to restore Devon as a reasoning human being. And there is no time or this surgery: the shuttle clinic is about to cast off from the Ark, to answer a distress signal from a nearby planet threatened by a plague. The doctors are persuaded to stay long enough to try the operation — and while the window for their escape is still open, leave the Ark having restored Devon to life and health.
Space 1999 Season 1, Episode 3 "Collision Course" Starring Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse 18 September 1975
After destroying an asteroid on a collision course with the moon, the Alphans discover that they are on another collision course -- with an enormous planet. Commander Koenig journeys to the planet to explore whether the Alphans can evacuate to the far side when he encounters Arra, the Queen of Atheria, who tells him that for both worlds to survive, and for her people to evolve to a higher plane of existence, the two worlds must touch. However, in the face of impending destruction, Koenig is unable to convince the Alphans to have faith in the aged monarch.
Not every Blog will be a pitch for your business, but I would be remiss if I didn't write this one today! Are you ready for this? Hanukkah starts in 15 DAYS!! Christmas is in 43 DAYS!! Wow!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS, FOLKS!! Hanukkah
and Christmas will be here before we know it!! At Comic World, we hope
that you will celebrate the holidays with us by allowing Ashley and I
to help you get ready for them!! We know that there are several
wonderful days of gift giving each Hanukkah, while Christmas is its own
jam-packed joyful day of goodies and stocking stuffers!!
We want you to know that we have hundreds of the finest hardcover and trade paperback graphic
novels in stock from some of the best writers and artists in the business!!
We carry hundreds of graphic
novels from DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, IDW and many other publishers,
with stories and art by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby, Grant Morrison, Neal
Adams, John Byrne, Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley and hundreds of
your favorite writers and artists!! We have books featuring everyone's favorite characters, like SPIDER-MAN, BATMAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, SUPERMAN, X-MEN, THE
JUSTICE LEAGUE, THE AVENGERS, THE WATCHMEN and some great graphic novels
for the younger crowd including DONALD DUCK and The WIZARD OF OZ!! Oh, and there are dozens of characters I didn't even have room to mention!! There is something for everyone here at Comic World!!
Of course, we have tens of thousands of comic books both new and collectible, toys, action figures, hardcover and paperback novels, DVDs and so much more!!
For more great gift ideas, stop by Comic World located in the Village
Plaza Shopping Center at 1901 West Bay Drive, Largo, FL and you will not
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We will be offering holiday gift wrapping beginning Saturday, November 16th, 2013 for your convenience at NO EXTRA CHARGE for every item you purchase for your loved ones!! We're only too happy to help!!
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The world is ending on tonight's late night
COMIC WORLD'S CREATURE DOUBLE FEATURE -- or is it? Well, at least it
appears to be in these great old video film links from YouTube; you can
download, burn and watch these incredible films from the '70s, and '80s!!
George Peppard and Jan Michael-Vincent fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic world in "Damnation Alley"!!
Then, it's
"The Day After", as Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams and a brilliant cast
play out what could have happened in those early days of the 1980s, in
the latter days of the Cold War, when the U.S. and the Soviet Union
played the deadly 'game' of Mutual Assured Destruction. If you've never
seen this flick, break out the tissues, folks!!
