Just thought I'd mention that one entire chapter of Jack Dizer's excellent "Tom Swift & Company" is dedicated to this topic. The opening of Chapter XI,...
I am in the process of moving from a large house to a much smaller house, and I need to find a home for a lot of extra Tom Swift books that I've amassed over...
I would love 1 of each of the tom swift jr books! Flying Lab - Jetmarine (4 copies) - Rocket Ship - Giant Robot (2 copies) - Aquatomic Tracker - Outpost in...
Hoo-Boy. Talk about a turkey. Last night on Turner Classic movies "Underground" segment, (which seems to show cheap exploitation movies of all kinds), they...
Darn!! I missed it. Now I have to go and buy it. Well of course it managed to disappear from Chicago - it was probably related to Jimmy Hoffa. Hey, us Illinois...
... IMHO Plan 9 is underrated as the worst movie ever. It has a certain joie de vivre of the ain't-it-great-to-be-making-a-movie type captured well in the...
on 8/1/09 2:55 PM, Charlie Campbell at campbell@... wrote: Still for my money, the worst movie ever was The Beast of Yucca Flats Which I actually saw in...
I'm currently reading the 1stworldlibrary reprint of this Tom Swift Sr. book, and even though I've only seen one episode of the Young Indiana Jones series...
... Well I hope you asked for your money back. Ten years ago, I searched eBay for a VHS copy of one of my '50's favorites, The Magnetic Monster. For $9 I could...
They are both still available! What is your mailing address? Thanks! --Jon Cooper johnsohn63 wrote: Hello if Tom Swift and his Giant Cannon TS Sr, and Tom...
Whoops - I didn't realize this was being sent to the entire list. Sorry. --Jon Cooper Jonathan Cooper wrote: They are both still available! What is your...
Just as an update, all of the Tom Swift Jr books are gone except for Jetmarine. However, nearly all of the books from the original Tom Swift series are still...
David Baumann wanted me to thank everyone on the list for their very helpful commentary and thoughts regarding the attitudes in the Tom Swift series toward...
on 8/1/09 9:15 PM, Charlie Campbell at campbell@... wrote: At 03:29 PM 8/1/2009, Fred wrote: on 8/1/09 2:55 PM, Charlie Campbell at campbell@... wrote:...
MAGNETIC MONSTER: out-of-control lump of Polonium, Gog and Magog, guy-you-used-to-see-everywhere-as-a-scientist gets turned to icicle--that the one? In LA it...
No big deal, but lately, even when I checkmark "keep me signed in for 2 weeks", I get the repulsive Plaid Boy after a day or so. Something need a reset,...
I've never owned a copy of GIANT TELESCOPE or MAGNETIC SILENCER, and it occurs to me to wonder--did either have capsule summary/blurbs on the dustjacket? I'm...
... Both are Big Little Books, never seen one with DJ. ... Quick check of mine sez: not ... I'd speculate this arose with mass market paperbacks, then back...
FINALLY got LULU to accept my credit card. Geeez, they never replied as to how to change the expiration date. But, did manage to send me a reminder of the book...
... Well, for a gripping update: when I posted this AM I checkmarked the "keep me signed in" box. Now, 2 hours later, I had to do it again. If the rest of you...
... Very cool, but my first reaction is: why use water? It seems to me that as long as you are tethered to the ground, air would be a better choice. Especially...
