JGR Freaky Friday: Ernest Chiriacka 1954 Esquire Calendar!

Ten months of Ernest Chiriacka’s 1954 Esquire Calendar. At the time of this post I couldn’t locate decent size images for May and July that’s why they are missing from the above images. The quality-control part of me just could not post sub-quality small size version, however, the meticulous and anal completest in me wants to post all twelve months.

Both parts of myself were able to come to a compromise; to post the ten large size images as a photo set and then tack on the two small sized missing months as an inline image in this text area.

Here are the missing small images May:

And here’s July:

Don’t know who this incredible pulp/pin-up artist was? Read up on Ernest Chiriacka here!

As always Roboteers, please enjoy!

It’s time to get freaky, see my other questionable Freaky Friday posts here.

~Joe

Weird-Ohs Car-Icky-Tures

Woofelnerts gang, here is some really cool box artwork! Please do enjoy, gang!

Here’s a quote from where I’ve reblogged this from, humungus:

Weird-Ohs Car-Icky-Tures, Plastic Model Kits Box Art

~Joe

Topps bubblegum trading cards, Batman by Norman Saunders

Norman Saunders (of Topps Mars Attacks trading cards fame) is one of my favorite pulp magazine artists. He was quite prolific in his career painting a “…total of 867 [pulp magazine covers], which is the highest number of covers painted by any pulp artist.”

I found this spiffy cards here!

About the cards:

At the height of the hoopla over ABC-TV’s campy Batman series, Saunders was hired by Topps to produce a line of bubblegum trading cards that depicted the Caped Crusader and Robin, the Boy Wonder, in dozens of precarious situations facing such familiar villains as the Joker and Catwoman.

Partial Quote about the artist, written by his son David:

After two years of unsuccesful attempts to work within the confines of post-war slick magazines, Saunders left the slicks and returned to working for pulp magazines, where he was in constant demand for the remaining years of that industry. During this period he added another 421 pulp covers to his lifetime total of 867, which is the highest number of covers painted by any pulp artist.

He painted his last pulp cover in 1960. Saunders found all of his subsequent clients in the subculture publishing world of paperbacks, comic books, men’s adventure magazines, and trading cards.

Norman Saunders lived long enough to see himself celebrated as the legendary creator of many iconic images of American popular culture.

He retired to his wife’s hometown and died of emphysema at age 82 in Columbus Nebraska on March 7, 1989.

Read the full article here - and as always Roboteers, enjoy!

~Joe

“I Can Whip Any Mechanical Robot” by Jack Dempsey (Apr, 1934)

Jack Dempsey and the Mechanical Man.

Found on Modern Mechanix - Here’s a partial quote:

“I Can Whip Any Mechanical Robot” by Jack Dempsey

Picturesque former champion of world tells mechanical side of boxing. Challenges any robot.

I CAN whip any mechanical robot that ever has or ever will be made. Maybe that sounds a bit egotistical, maybe you will say it’s just the voice of a “has-been,” but I assure you that neither is true.

I was talking over old times with my friend Captain W. H. Fawcett and during the course of conversation he remarked that undoubtedly mechanical ingenuity has done much to improve the work of many boxers.

“That’s true,” I answered, “but nothing mechanical will ever be able to whip an honest to goodness boxer. Even right now, despite the fact that I am definitely through with the ring as a fighter, I wouldn’t be afraid of any robot or mechanical man., I could tear it to pieces, bolt by bolt and scatter its brain wheels and cogs all over the canvas.”

Read the full quote HERE at Modern Mechanix

Enjoy, gang

~Joe

Awesome cool Retro-tastic TRON movie posters!

Wowzers gang, I really do freakin’ LOVE Disney’s 1982 movie TRON!! Just take a gander at these original 1982 TRON movie posters! Wicked cool if you ask your old pal Joe. And frankly, wicked cool if you don’t ask me too.

A tip of the hat and a big warm JGR mega-thank you to my pally Steve (@swein on Twitter) for bringing these awesome posters to my attention! Kudos Steve-a-rooni, kudos!

These most excellent posters are from HERE, How to be a Retronaut!

Please enjoy these way-cool images gang!!

~Joe