Showing posts with label dynamite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dynamite. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Dynamite Monster Hall of Fame; Count Morbida's Monster Quiz Book


Well, I missed a few days of the Countdown. Let's see how it goes the rest of the month! :)

Who remembers Dynamite Magazine from Scholastic Books? I loved that magazine when I was a kid. Here's a couple of monster books they put out:

The Dynamite Monster Hall of Fame
By Margaret Ronan ©1978

CONTENTS
Welcome
Meet the Count
Everybody's Favorite Monster
Monster Movies To Bug You
Larry Talbot and Other Werewolves
Go Get 'em, Godzilla!
Mummy's Day
Famous Monster Sayings
Monster Movie Monstrosities
Shock It To Me
How To Make Monsters
The Monster Hall of Fame Trivia Quiz

Count Morbida's Monster Quiz Book
By Suzanne Lord ©1980

CONTENTS
The Bat Yard
The Ghostly Ghastly Gallery
The Perilous Pain Parlor
The Den of Doom

I scanned this whole book back in 2008. You can find it here.





Monday, May 26, 2014

Flea Market Finds - Memorial Day Edition

My Memorial Day started with a trip to the Hartville Marketplace and Flea Market. Me, my wife, brother and nephew piled in the van and got to the flea market around 9:00 am. This is the stuff I bought by the time I left a little after noon.

The Incredible Hulk Colorforms Adventure Set from 1978. The box is kind of beat-up, but I'm really glad to ad this to my Hulk collection. I paid $4.00 for it.

I think it's probably missing a few pieces and, of course, it doesn't have the board to stick the pieces on.

Funny Face Drink Mix Freckleface Strawberry cup from the early 70s. My brother and I had all of these when we were kids. I think my mom sold them in a garage sale. Paid $2.00.

Various little figures for 25¢ each. McDonald's Mac Tonight. Pruneface and two Dick Tracy's. Bugs and Daffy. Oscar the Grouch. And a Hulk reading a book. I'm sure I already have a couple of these, but I couldn't pass them up for a quarter each.

A vintage rubber gorilla jiggler (1960s?/King Kong?) for $1.00 (not sure what the white stuff on his foot and armpit is, but I peeled it off after I took the photo). Six Million Dollar Man engine block $1.00. Snowflake scrapbook stickers 25¢. Two unopened boxes of of Comic Images/Previews promo cards 50¢ each. My brother bought two old Hulk Hot Wheels for $5.00. I wasn't sure If I had this one. Turns out I did, but his was in better shape. He traded me. What a swell brother!

Newsweek and US magazines from 1978 featuring Battlestar Galactica on the covers. $1.00 each.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader For Kids Only! I have a pretty big collection of Bathroom Readers. Paid $1.00. The Dynamite Party Book from 1978 for 50¢.

That's a pretty good haul for $14.75!

I also bought some fruits and veggies, but you don't want to see pictures of them. :)

Friday, October 25, 2013

Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages

Here's the last of the Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages that I have scanned. From Dynamite Magazine #63 (August 1979).





Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages

From Dynamite Magazine # 54 (Nov. 1978). Plus a bonus from an article called "Ssshhhh... The Secrets Of The Stars".




Tuesday, October 08, 2013

Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages

Here's my second post featuring Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages from Dynamite Magazine No. 35 (1977). As a bonus, this issue also had a Dracula postcard.





Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle Pages

I loved Dynamite magazine when I was a kid in the 70s. I was especially very fond of Count Morbida. Every month the Count had puzzle pages near the back of the magazine. I've found four issues of Dynamite in my collection. I may have more, but I'm not all that organized. :) I've scanned the puzzle pages and will share them during the month.

First up is issue 34 from 1977. The answers are at the bottom, but don't cheat!



Monday, September 02, 2013

Labor Day Flea Market Finds

How's everyone's Labor Day going?

I went to Hartville Marketplace & Flea Market this morning. They are open all year but Labor Day and Memorial Day are there biggest days.

Here's the junk treasures that I bought.

Monster Mash, Frankenstein and The Flintstones small records. He wanted $5 each for them. I said I was only interested in the monster records, so he threw in The Flintstones for free.
 
1976 King Kong mug and naked Mego Action Jackson for $3 each. Fisher Price Sesame Street Mr. Hooper for $1.
 
Four old Halloween decorations and two Red Barn Restaurant paper masks for $5. Four Halloween cookie cutters for $2.
 
Dynamite magazine for $2 and 18 unopened packs of Battlestar Galactica cards for $10.
 
And I also bought a bunch of fruits and vegetables. But I didn't take pictures of them.

The Halloween and monster stuff  will be showcased during the October Countdown to Halloween.

I hope everyone in the USA is enjoying there holiday!

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

Dynamite Monsters

Do you remember Dynamite magazine? My brother and I loved this magazine in the late 70s. Unfortunalely we don't have them anymore. Here's some spooky covers and posters from the collection of JasonLiebig on flickr.
Dynamite Issue 012 - Subscription Cover
Dynamite Issue 013
Dynamite Issue 018
Dynamite Issue 028
Dynamite Issue 062
Dynamite Issue 083
Dynamite Issue 090
Dynamite Monster Movie Poster from 1976Dynamite Magazine Monster Poster - 1976
Count Morbida Poster from 1976Scholastic - Dynamite Magazine - Count Morbida insert poster - by Arthur Friedman - 1976
And here's a "fantasy cover" by JasonLiebig.Fantasy Cover - Stretch Monster Dynamite Magazine - 1977

I have the following books in my collection.

Count Morbida's Monster Quiz book from 1980. I scanned and posted this entire book in five parts back in 2008.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
The Dynamite Monster Hall of Fame from 1978. Maybe someday I'll scan it too.
I also have Magic Wanda's Dynamite Magic Book from 1976 (buried in a box of books somewhere). What other monster related books did Dynamite release?