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Heroes In My Closet: Ceiling Fans or My Movie with the Man Who Killed Spidey

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Friday, August 23, 2013. Ceiling Fans or My Movie with the Man Who Killed Spidey. Well, maybe you could! A cross between Danny DeVito and a minion, Slott isn’t much taller, and no less stocky. He has an endearing cherubic face and a Muppet eyebrow, which belie the mischievous twinkle in his eyes. It was sinful that Slott wasn’t fronted by a horde of fans. He’d been writing for Marvel and DC, since 1992, with a successful revival of She-Hulk. When I saw him. Perhaps you heard in the news recently about th...

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Heroes In My Closet: November 2011

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Sunday, November 6, 2011. 1989 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Marvel Universe float. Oh, the weather outside was frightful, like my disposition at five am, as I trudged through six inches of snow on my way to the subway station. It was Thanksgiving morning in 1989, and I’d already been up a half hour. The hurried shower did little to assuage my foggy, sleep-deprived brain, and I needed coffee… bad. But had decided to go cold—emphasis on the cold. The float stipulations are based on keeping the parade fr...

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Heroes In My Closet: Wedding Photo

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 featured the wedding of Peter Parker and longtime gal pal Mary-Jane Watson and was printed with two covers, one for newsstand distribution (right) and the other for the direct market (left). Attendees at the mock wedding on June 5, 1987, at Shea Stadium received the latter version. As mentioned, I was to don the red-and-blue, my second time doing so after my infamous jumping-out-of-a-cake appearance as the Green Goblin. At Spider-Man’s swinging ...

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Heroes In My Closet: August 2012

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Thursday, August 2, 2012. MAD artist and Groo the Wanderer creator Sergio Aragonés. It was apparent by the way he was struggling to rise and steady himself with a cane that he was in a great deal of discomfort. But as I rushed to his side to help with a concerned “Are you okay; what happened? 8221; escaping my throat, he was quick to explain. Or Steuben glass vial of Stephenie Meyer’s drool—forded the crowds to the Small Press area where Aragonés has set up shop for decades. Of Groo the Wanderer. I was u...

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Heroes In My Closet: April 2013

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Monday, April 22, 2013. I loved these reproduction circus posters! Springbok led a resurgence of puzzle mania in the 70s with sets that combined brilliant graphics and sharply cut, interlocking pieces. A surprise from Mom one day, this issue began my love for Ghost Rider, a love which Nicholas Cage will not diminish no matter how hard the actor tries! It was she who gave me The Mighty World of Marvel Pin-Up Book for Christmas. Your Rambling Raconteur circa 1976. My debut as everyone’s favorite wall...

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Heroes In My Closet: Charles Durning and Me

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Sunday, March 10, 2013. Charles Durning and Me. I was saddened by the news of actor Charles Durning’s passing last Christmas Eve. More than just a performer whose work I admired, he and I co-starred (Read: Durning starred and I made a cameo) in the 2003 straight-to-video smash-hit Dead Canaries. During my four years as Promotions Manager at the New York Post. And yes, the New York Post. Is a tabloid as is the New York Daily News. A derogatory term. Whether The Post. Has the attitude. No other paper s...

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Heroes In My Closet: October 2011

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Monday, October 10, 2011. He's at It Again. Writer/artist—and savvy promoter (hence the outfit)—Adam Dembicki displays his newest creations. That wee wunderkind of storytelling, Adam Dembicki, debuted not one, but two new mini comics at the recent 2011 Small Press Expo or SPX as it is more commonly called. The two-day comic-book bender takes place every fall—next year’s event is Sept. 14–15; MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Only five at last year’s show, the junior genius presented his first title, Ant Army. And it ...

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Heroes In My Closet: January 2012

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Friday, January 27, 2012. Going to Court, Part I: If the Mask Fits, Wear It! The Salt Palace, home of the 1993 NBA All-Star Game and Jam Session. 8221; I exclaimed, the reason for my summoning overwhelmed by the moment of “geek” I was experiencing. 8220;Try it on,” Alison instructed as she handed me the chartreuse noggin. She seemed as giddy as Carrie showing off a new pair of Manolo’s to Miranda and the gang. Little did I suspect the sinister underpinnings of her excitement. 8220;Well, how does it feel?

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Heroes In My Closet: May 2012

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012. 8220;How Can These Guys Lay Off Pitches That Close? 8220;Here's the pitch. Ball four, and he walked him. That's going to bring the tying run to the plate for the Toronto Blue Jays. A little excitement here at the end. I know I wouldn't have it any other way,. And I'm sure you folks feel the same.”. Faithful Bloglodytes of Heroes need not be reminded of the narrator’s physical ineptitude. To call me athletic. Would be akin to calling Kim Kardashian talented. My dad was never aroun...