Mark's Ephemera

Friday, November 1, 2013

Gently Loved Entertainment Cards - part 5

"Five posts in a row? I bet he's going to tell us that he hasn't see one of these shows, too."

Right on both counts. But if I knew that Maren Jensen was in it I probably would have watched it.

1978 Topps Battlestar Galactica
Maren Jensen Is Athena (card # 67)

Why don't sci-fi characters get their own Uni-Watch blog?

1978 Topps Battlestar Galactica
Don't Mess With Starbuck! (card # 94)

1978 Topps Battlestar Galactica
A Direct Hit! (card # 116)

I did see this movie. I couldn't eat mashed potatoes for years.

1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind
sticker (sticker # 4)

What kind of director would test ELP's Love Beach album on children?

1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Ear-splitting sounds from the saucer! (card # 4)

I love Teri Garr. I just love her.

1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A confused Ronnie tries to comfort her children (card # 7)

Hmmm. Blurry lights.

1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Scout Ships arrive at Devil's Tower (card # 21)

More blurry lights. Good thing I've got the sticker of this card..

1978 Topps Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Small spaceships hail the aliens' arrival (card # 62)

Oh wait, there's more. Tune in again soon. Same Bat Time, same Bat Channel.

No, I don't have any Batman cards.

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Gently Loved Entertainment Cards - part 4

Today is Halloween. Boo! I've got some Weird Wheels to share with you.

1980 Topps Weird Wheels
Zom B. Zee R.I.P. (card # 30)

Ah, those imports.

1980 Topps Weird Wheels
Spyder (card # 53)

1980 Topps Weird Wheels
Greasemobile! (card # 46)

Cue music. Note the segue...

1978 Topps Grease
Recounting summer conquests (card # 80)

I couldn't find any Olivia cards. Sorry.

1978 Topps Grease
Casino's big night (card # 100)

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Gently Loved Entertainment Cards - part 3

Some movie cards, some TV cards and closing with a movie card.

I didn't see Jaws 2. Am I better off for that?

1978 Topps Jaws 2
Spotting The Monster Shark (card # 11)

1978 Topps Jaws 2
The Craft Is Sinking! (card # 38)

As much as I think I'm a hip SciFi kind of guy, I never saw an episode of Space: 1999. I did have some Major Matt Mason dolls. Action figures, I mean.

1976 Donruss Space: 1999
Prof. Bergman (card # 28)

I love sci fi on the screen. Set design can be very easy. Bare, blank, utilitarian. Paint it white. Good.

1976 Donruss Space: 1999
Alpha crew members (card # 48)

And the Bee Gees approve. I think that's an approval stare.

1978 Donruss Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Bee Gees (card # 7)

And I haven't seen a full episode of Doctor Who either.

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Gently Loved Entertainment Cards - part 2

Another day, another mess of cards. This time it is Superman. Series 1 had white borders. Series 2 had red borders. What else do you need to know?

I didn't really have strong feelings about this movie. Or the seventeen sequels. No, wait. That's Batman.

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 1
Christopher Reeve as The Man of Steel (card # 1)

They had to hire a Canadian to play Lois Lane?

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 1
Margot Kidder as Lois Lane (card # 3)

Time for a new library.

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 1
Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor (card # 76)

Too many trademark symbols in the captions. It was almost like you were looking at baseball cards.

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 2
Superman In Metropolis (card # 115)

Classic image.

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 2
Clark Kent Transforms Into Superman! (card # 130)

Did he use Jheri Curl to get that little Kewpie Doll lock thing going?

1978 Topps Superman The Movie - Series 2
Visitor from Another Planet (card # 155)

Monday, October 28, 2013

Gently Loved Entertainment Cards - part 1

This week I found some gently loved entertainment cards. You know, from movies, TV shows, and the like.

They were in an album for a dime each. The corners are rounded, the edges chipped. I picked up a few as type cards. I won't be showing the backs as many of them are just pieces of a puzzle. "Oh look. A fuzzy blob of rust color."

First up is a set honoring one of the worst Bond films produced. The highlights of the movie? The return to the Bond silver screen for Jaws and the introduction of Dr. Holly Goodhead.

1979 Topps James Bond: Moonraker
The Menacing Monk! (card # 44)

1979 Topps James Bond: Moonraker
End Of The World! (card # 84)

What goes better with cheesy James Bond than some other outer space hilarity? Highlights of this show? Pam Dawber. Funnyman Robin Williams is just rehashing his Mork character in the current TV series Crazy Ones.