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Colouring Book Theatre: Will Eisner’s The Spirit

I got an early Easter present yesterday as Rob Kelly, creator of treasurycomics.com (and more blogs than humanly possible) offered to do a guest review. Me not doing any work is the best gift of all, take it away Rob!Will Eisner never did anything the same as anyone else. When I learned of the existence […]

Coloring Book Theatre: Speed Buggy

Today’s colouring book is Hanna Barbera’s Speed Buggy, another winner from Saalfield, who actually make some decent books from what I’ve seen. This is actually mine from back in the day, Speed Buggy for a time was my favourite cartoon, even though I haven’t watched it since the mid seventies, so I’m not sure I […]

Colouring Book Theatre : Planet of the Apes

Today’s colouring book is courtesy of Sharry AKA Hardygirl on the megomuseum boards, a real kindred spirit when it comes to colouring books.This is an Artcraft/Saalfield colouring book on one of my favourite subjects of all time, Planet of the Apes. Even though the first movie deals with a lot of adult themes, we as […]

Colouring Book Theatre : Batman and Robin

Today’s colouring book is another one I had as a kid, Batman and Robin Battle the Joker in “Comedy of Tears” I borrowed the cover image from Rob Kelly’s Treasury Comics website because this tabloid sized volume is too big for my scanner.While the cover is a 60’s image by Carmine Infantino (which also graced […]

Colouring Book Theatre: The Superfriends

Today’s colouring book is one I had as a kid, the Super Friends, yep, the “Wendy & Marvin” version of the show.This isn’t just a cover with stock art of the DC comics heroes, this book is completely faithful to the original series. It’s a non violent, positive message adventure from start to finish.Whitman did […]

Colouring Book Theatre : Action Jackson

Today’s colouring book is a personal favourite of mine, Mego Action Jackson.For those not in the know, Action Jackson was Mego’s attempt to muscle into the boy’s market dominated by G.I. Joe with a new character and plenty of TV advertising.Action Jackson was a sportsman/adventurer/military man who kids just had to think of what they […]

Colouring Book Theatre : Big JIm and the P.A.C.K

When I can on Saturdays, I am going to provide an overview of what’s inside of some of the cooler colouring books from the 1970’s.I decided to open with Big Jim and the P.A.C.K seeing as it’s based on one of my favourite toy lines of that era.Whitman had released a Big Jim All Star […]