Holy Credit Lines, Batman! Here--from September of '66--we see Bill Finger actually being given at least a sort of credit for his role in the creation of BATMAN.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Saturday, October 17, 2015
1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown
The 1966 Chrysler Imperial Crown, a cool large car that took on extra coolness when it was used as the basis for the Green Hornet and Kato's Black Beauty!
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Dr. Who and the Daleks
The venerable DR. WHO franchise first appeared in the US in late '66 when Peter Cushing's big screen version crossed the Atlantic.
In England, the Daleks were, if anything, even more popular than the Doctor! Below is a wire service photo from March of 1965. Beneath that is a 1965 MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW episode listing showing that at least some effort was made to make them that popular here as well. Didn't catch on, though.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Friday, October 2, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Yeoman Rand and Star Trek
Based on her prominence in these pre-show publicity photos from '66, it becomes obvious that Grace Lee Whitney's Yeoman Janice Rand was meant for bigger things on the now-classic sci-fi series which debuted on television exactly 49 years ago this week!
Monday, September 7, 2015
R.I.P. Judy Carne
Although her greatest fame would came with LAUGH-IN a few years later, in '66 the delightfully English Judy Carne was being hyped right alongside my two all-time favorite sitcom ladies, Marlo Thomas and Elizabeth Montgomery, for her well-remembered but short-lived series, LOVE ON A ROOFTOP.
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