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The good folk over at the Latino Comics Expo have talked me into leaving my shell and hitting the road! Bay-Area fans, come on out to San Jose the weekend of October 11-12 for a fantastic, talent-loaded FREE show headlined … Continued
Remember the amazing Bernie Wrightson centerfold we ran back in FPU #5? I always assumed the original art for this rested in the profound Creature from the Black Lagoon collection of David J. Schow. Turns what he has up on … Continued
One final batch of these 80s cards. Ultraman and America Salvaje are the most familiar to me of these. I love the Racer-X knock-off at the end!
Cobarde is the familiar here, and also one of the coolest masks ever designed in lucha libre history.
More forgotten masks with nifty designs in this bunch, although Dick Angelo and Dama Esmascarada are more familiar than many of the others, being well photographed in earlier era’s magazines. “Dr. Galaxia” just sounds so early 80s sci-fi-ish and has … Continued
Today’s grouping is a real who’s-who of WHO THE HELL IS THAT? Some fantastic designs though. The “Jalisco” mask with landmark architecture is absolutely inspired. The monster mask at the end was likely a rubber Halloween deal grafted onto a … Continued
Pioneering high-flyer Lizmark is the biggest name in this barch. “Misterio” is no relation the “Rey Misterios.” I’m wondering if “Mister Kat” is pre or post-Tiger Mask? The “Medusa” design is the coolest thing ever…
More obscure names here. Olimpico is the only mask I recognize, but this is likely an earlier incarnation of the more recent star.