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Thanks to improvements in the Google search engine, here is the origin of that clipping -- Page 52 of The New York Times, October 9, 1968 (a Wednesday). -Tony

Boulder Wham! gets my vote for its good storytelling, expressions and poses. The animators' styles can be told apart more easily here than in most other Larriva RRs -- Virgil Ross crafted the scare and idea poses; Bob Bransford devised hilariously grim expressions in the tightrope and hypnotism...

Peter looks up Dr. Matto Magneto in a Who's Who book and finds the info he wants. On the opposite page is "Dr. W. Danch" -- a reference to William (Bill) Danch, staff writer during Spidey's first season in 1967. The name is visible in one of the screenshots. The cartoon Magneto may be a...

The Origin of Spider-Man was powerful for me in 1968. Spidey's awareness of his involvement in Ben's death set this ep apart from any other adventure cartoon of the 1960s. Like other Bakshi eps of the time, this looked gritty in black-and-white. The animation, though limited and erratic, was not...

Below the "TEAM HERO! PARKER DOES IT AGAIN!" headline in a Criminals in the Clouds screenshot is a clipping which appears to be from October 8, 1968, when the St. Louis Cardinals were competing against the Detroit Tigers for the World Series. The newspaper reproduction is poor, but you can tell...

Phantom From the Depths of Time re-uses much animation from the RRH ep From Menace to Menace. There are a few differences: when the villain plays his organ to activate the stone elephant, he presses several keys simultaneously for Spidey, but keys the opening notes to Paint it Black for Robin. A...

This year's RRH rotation on Teletoon has a 26-day cycle and consists mostly of late 2nd-season episodes, plus most of the 3rd-season eps. Dementia Five was shown on April 24, so it should turn up again around May 20. -Tony

Very close to the truth. Two shows from the 1970s -- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home! and These Are The Days -- were praised by critics. Otherwise, it was an insipid era at H-B. -Tony

Amuck about Chuck, which appeared several weeks after Jones passed away, has well-written reviews of Sniffles Takes a Trip, Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears, The Weakly Reporter, A Bear for Punishment and Duck! Rabbit! Duck! ... plus images and a few interesting links. -Tony

...on 23 July 1962, Chuck Jones lost his job at Warner's. The circumstances have been explained in this thread. Jones' name was removed from the credits of Zip Zip Hooray and Roadrunner A Go-Go, but retained on all of his other films released after that date. If Jones had been discredited on...

At Solar System Collisions, you can see what happens when a body of ice, rock or iron (with diameter and velocity of your choice) strikes a planet. Look for Marvin's comments about heavier impacts on Earth, the Moon or other planets (keep Mars intact or else). -Tony

I'm the family gardener, and I also write fiction on the Internet. Enjoy this sample. -Tony

Hot Salsa meets Cool Cat. Cool Cat: "Man, I thought I was a rare and endangered species. But I don't feel rare anymore, or even medium. I'm well done!"

I like Cloud City of Gold. Its music, which sounds like 1950s horror stock, enhances this ep's genuine suspense. Bold colors make the scenery eye-catching. The plot elements (like devil-tailed bats gathering in an attack formation) are preposterous, but fun. And the animation, though cheap...