I had both the pleasure and the privilege of being part of a telephone conference call interview with Mr. Joe Harris, co-creator of the original Underdog cartoon, which premiered nationally on October 3, 1964. The interview was conducted to promote the release of the original cartoons on DVD. They DVDs went on sale July 24, ...
“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman! Yes, Superman, a strange visitior from another planet, who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men! Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark ...
Most readers born in the 1970’s and later probably know next to nothing about the 1950’s run of “The Adventures of Superman” which starred George Reeves in the dual role of Clark Kent and the Man of Steel, and which was wildly popular all over the world, continuing even in reruns during the 1960’s. If ...
Fifty years ago this year, that is, 1959, was a busy year. Read on to learn what happened, and what was going on in 1959; some things are pretty significant, some not so. January 3, 1959 Alaska becomes the 49th state. January 12, 1959 Barry Gordy, Jr. founds Motown Records. February 3, 1949 The plane ...
Although many people associate Iowa with lush corn fields and other abundant agriculture, the state is linked to some fun facts and trivia not usually found in textbooks. Geography Ripley’s Believe It or Not cites Burlington’s Snake Alley as the most crooked street in the world, according to 50states.com. Strawberry Point claims the title as ...
When I was a kid and I wanted to cuss without getting busted, I’d tell someone to “Go to Hell, … Michigan.” Back then, I knew that Hell was a real Michigan town, but thought that it was either an abandoned iron ore mine ghost town in the Upper Peninsula; or a podunk that existed ...
Prefatory note: Shop carefully: some vendors might not sell this six-season “collection” as cheaply as the identical DVDs marketed as four, separate packages (i.e., Season One; Season Two; Seasons Three and Four; and Seasons Five and Six). I’m not one of those diehard “Superman” freaks who can spew all the trivia you never wanted to ...
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