Yo Dormi Con un Fantasma (I Slept With a Ghost)
(Jaime Salvador; 1949)
The Explanation
(for those who require one)
When Legends Gather #472
Gilbert Roland, Constance Bennett, Louella Parsons and Clark Gable gather at a Hollywood Halloween party.
I Like the Christian Life! #6
Original Caption:
Girl Evangelist Blasts Beach Iniquities
Boston -- When Mary Agnes caught this pair spooning on Revere Beach, her wrath knew no bounds. Incidentally she would not appear on the beach in her one piece bathing suit until she had securely fastened her stockings above her knees. "Bare legs," she shuddered, "not before that crowd." (1922)
Adventures in the National Pastime #8
Today's Adventure
Original Caption:
Brooklyn -- Many a time the enraged fans of Flatbush have made the Welkin ring with their roar of "Kill the Umpire". Today that roar was especially bitter and loud as Umpire George Magerkurth's tenth inning decision on a close play enabled the first place Cincinnati Reds to nose the Brooklyn Dodgers out by 4 to 3 score. Not content with mere vocal objections was this dyed in the wool Dodger fan. He is shown astride Umpire Magerkurth pumping punches at the august imperial jaw. The fan, identified as Frank Germano, leaped from the stands as the last man went out in the 10th inning to finish the game, and caught up with Umpire Magerkurth as the latter was going to the dressing rooms. Then the battle was on. (1940)
Original Caption:
Brooklyn -- Many a time the enraged fans of Flatbush have made the Welkin ring with their roar of "Kill the Umpire". Today that roar was especially bitter and loud as Umpire George Magerkurth's tenth inning decision on a close play enabled the first place Cincinnati Reds to nose the Brooklyn Dodgers out by 4 to 3 score. Not content with mere vocal objections was this dyed in the wool Dodger fan. He is shown astride Umpire Magerkurth pumping punches at the august imperial jaw. The fan, identified as Frank Germano, leaped from the stands as the last man went out in the 10th inning to finish the game, and caught up with Umpire Magerkurth as the latter was going to the dressing rooms. Then the battle was on. (1940)
The Art of the Panel: EC #5
from The Gentleman Gunman
(by Graham Ingels)
(Crime Patrol #12; Jun-Jul, 1949)
Friends and Family #44
Adventures in the Fight Racket #25
Today's Adventure
Original Caption:
Philadelphia -- Manager Frank 'Blinky' Palermo puts the Welterweight Championship belt around Johnny Saxton after he won the title from Kid Gavilan with a unanimous decision at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, October 20th. Gavilan, champ since 1951, sobbed afterwards that the fight was "fixed." (1954)
Original Caption:
Philadelphia -- Manager Frank 'Blinky' Palermo puts the Welterweight Championship belt around Johnny Saxton after he won the title from Kid Gavilan with a unanimous decision at Convention Hall in Philadelphia, October 20th. Gavilan, champ since 1951, sobbed afterwards that the fight was "fixed." (1954)
Nuns Gone Wild! #3
Original Caption:
Milwaukee -- Sister St. Francis, a Canadian-born nun on the staff of Misericordia Hospital, takes a spill as she tries to execute the "sitting duck" maneuver on the skating rink at the Milwaukee Arena. A group of nuns from the hospital were invited to the arena as guests of the Holiday on Ice management. (1964)
Aftermath: Japan #4
Original Caption:
Emperor's Brother Visits Jap Repatriates.
Tokyo -- Sitting cross-legged on a cushion, Prince Takamatsu, brother of Emperor Hirohito, chats with some of the several hundred Japanese who were recently repatriated to Japan from Manchuria, Mukden, Korea, and many parts of China to which the Japanese Empire had spread before US armed forces pricked the imperial bubble. Seated across from the prince, a Japanese mother nurses her infant baby unselfconsciously. The youngster is not impressed by the presence of royalty. (1947)
The Art of the Panel: Marvel #1
from Guns Roar in Gila Pass; Ch. 1: How It Began
(by Stan Lee and Jack Keller)
(Kid Colt Outlaw, #99; July, 1961)
Annals of Crime #41
Original Caption:
Los Angeles -- Sheriff's Deputies search two Japanese men as sudden raids netted between 150 and 200 Japs, including many Buddhist priests and teachers in Japanese language schools. Federal men, Army and Navy intelligence officers, officers of the Sheriff and police joined in the raids that extended from San Diego to Santa Barbara. (1942)
An Illustrated History of American Labor #13
Original Caption:
New York -- This is a view of the city room at the New York Herald Tribune, as a strike of the photo engravers union went on through its fifth day. The strike began when about 400 photo engravers, who make the engravings which reproduce photos and advertising illustrations, walked out of three morning and three afternoon papers on December 28th. The Herald Tribune, suspended publication voluntarily the night of December 30th, becoming the seventh to halt. The Herald Tribune staff reports as usual, ready to "roll the presses" as soon as the strike ends. Publishers and union negotiators recessed their joint session on December 2nd with no settlement in sight and a meeting slated for the next day. (1953)
Artists in Action #440
Elizabeth Taylor cuts the cake, as If Charlie Parker Was a Gunslinger . . . marks its fourth anniversary today
The Golden Age of Publicity #19
Original Caption:
New York -- Gen. Billy Mitchell is honored as Gary Cooper, star of Warner Bros. 'The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell', and Charles B. Moss, executive director of the Criterion Theatre where the picture is now playing, officially change Times Square to "Billy Mitchell Square" in ceremonies that took place at 1 PM today at Broadway and 44th Street. The valiant proponent of air power was born 76 years ago today, December 29, 1879. (1955)
The Art of Cinema #345
Rudy Ray Moore Dead at 81
Dolemite
(D'Urville Martin; 1975)
The wonder that was Rudy Ray Moore (aka Dolemite; aka Petey Wheatstraw) passed from us last Sunday, just 81 years young. Here is an appreciation of the man and his fine, foxy legacy from the Los Angeles Times.
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