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LOVE THOSE TELEVISION WESTERNS!

Haveguncard

havegun4 
Richard Boone

Have Gun — Will Travel is a Western television series that aired on CBS
from September 14, 1957 to April 20, 1963. It was one of the few television
shows to spawn a successful radio version that debuted November 23, 1958
and starred John Dehner (below). 

There were 225 episodes of the TV series, many of which were written by
Gene Roddenberry. The star of the program was Richard Boone, who
portrayed the gentleman gunfighter named “Paladin”. Boone directed
19 of the shows episodes.

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John Dehner

havegun COMIC # 1

Have Gun Will Travel. Sung by Johnny Western!

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REMEMBER THIS?

silly putty 

silly-putty

Silly Putty
was originally created by accident during research for possible
rubber substitutes during World War ll .

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RADIO SHOW DEBUTED ON THIS DAY IN 1942

old radio

shirley temple radio

Junior Miss was a situation comedy series heard on CBS from
March 4, 1942 to August 26, 1942. The show starred Shirley
Temple as Judy Graves and Pricilla Lyon played her friend,
Fuffy Adams. It aired on Wednesday evenings at a cost of
$12.000 a week to produce and was sponsored by Procter
& Gamble. 

Barbara Whiting was in the starring role when the Junior Miss
series returned on April 3, 1948 and ran until December 30,
1950, sponsored by Lever Brothers. 

barbarawhiting
Barbara Whiting

junior miss comic
1947

 

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SUPERMAN MET BATMAN ON THIS DAY IN 1945

superman and batman

Superman encountered Batman and Robin for the first time in the episode, “The Mystery of the Waxmen” on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

 

superman radio show

DC Comics Publisher Harry Donenfeld (left) with the programs stars,
Bud Collyer (Superman) and Joan Alexander (Lois Lane).  

superman ad

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CREATE YOUR OWN UNDERWATER CIRCUS!

sea monkeys 1963
1963

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