Deal Alert: Hermes Press is offering a great discount on their complete set of Irwin Allen Gold Key collections from the 1960s. The set includes Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (volume one and two), Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. In addition to lovely reproductions of the original comic books, each volume also includes essays and many images of vintage memorabilia. Only ten sets are available at the sale price of $114.99 (down from $169.96). Details at Hermes Press. Enjoy!
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Our friends at Hermes Press have outdone themselves again! With their great attention to quality printing and reproductions, Hermes has been adding to their catalog of 1960s Gold Key comic reprints with editions of Voyage to The Bottom of the Sea, Dark Shadows, My Favorite Martian, Land of the Giants, and stunning collections of comic strips like The Phantom, Buck Rogers, Brenda Starr, Male Call, Roy Rogers, and Steve Canyon. Visit their booth at Wondercon this weekend in San Francisco (Saturday panel scheduled re: their new book about John Buscema), and look for their books at fine booksellers and comic shops. Spy Vibers will especially love their many books related to Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Irwin Allen, and James Bond. More information at their website here.
Heads up to fans of Irwin Allen's cult 1960s TV shows (Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea): The incredible box set of the complete Land of the Giants series has dropped in price on Amazon. The set is currently around $120 (down from its usual price around $230). The package design is similar to the U.N.C.L.E. DVD set in that the box takes on a thematic form based on the series. In this case, a small cage that shows our lilliputian heroes trapped inside. Reviews state that the transfers are excellent (individual episodes can be purchased for streaming), and the box contains a huge collection of vintage-style memorabilia and bonus features. Spy Vibe recommends! Amazon page here. For more Irwin Allen fun, check out the fantastic books from Hermes Press, including reprints of 1960s Gold Key comics and behind-the-scenes coffee table books. Hermes website here. In addition, be on the lookout for the January 11th release of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season Four, volume 2 on DVD (Amazon page here).
MALACHI THRONE
Spy Vibers in the San Francisco area have a last chance today to meet up with actor Malachi Throne at Wondercon. Throne appeared in many cult TV shows, including Batman, Six-Million Dollar Man, Kojak, Hogan's Heroes, Hawaii Five-O, Mission Impossible, Land of the Giants, Mannix, Time Tunnel, Wild Wild West, Lost in Space, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., and incarnations of Star Trek. The role I recall most clearly is that of Robert Wagner's controller in It Takes a Thief ("I'm not asking you to spy, I'm asking you to steal"). I had a nice, albeit brief, chat with Malachi on Saturday. The 82-year old actor reported that everything is going well, adding with a smile, "Anything after 75 is gravy!" Wondercon runs from 11:00-5:00 today.
HERMES PRESS
I had a wonderful chat today at Wondercon with Dan from Hermes Press about their many new projects. Dan has a great commitment to quality (and an eye for FAB culture), which you can immediately see in the restoration and printing of their content and in their choice of papers and binding. Hermes is, of course, the publisher that brought you James Bond: History of the Illustrated 007 and the recent re-print editions of 1960s Irwin Allen Gold Key comics, Time Tunnel and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. They have more out, and even more slated for upcoming release (including Dark Shadows!). I had a chance to look at some great new editions today, including a Gerry Anderson-related treasure, Filmed in Supermarionation (more details soon), and a number of comic strip collections of Buck Rogers and The Phantom. Check the Hermes Press website for more details.
Hermes Press will be publishing re-prints of the 60s Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea comics from Gold Key! The Vol 1 hardcover is due May 1st. Description from Amazon:
It's back! the comic book adaptation of one of the most famous and popular sci-fi television series of the 1960s: Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. This first of two hardcover volumes collects eight, digitally remastered reprints of the original Gold Key comic books featuring Admiral Nelson, Captain Crane, and the Sea View, and includes documentary material about the series, its designs, and special effects.
Vol 2 Info from Hermes: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Volume Two: reprints of issues #7-14 of the original Gold Key Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea comic books.
Hermes Press continues its complete reprints of all of the Irwin Allen comic book television tie-ins with Volume Two of Voyage to the Bottom of Sea. Journey on seven action packed sci-fi adventures finishing the complete reprint of the series. These comic books have been painstakingly restored to look as good as the original comic books. Featuring original covers, inside cover artwork, and pin-ups. Also included are informative essays on series. Artwork by Alberto Giolitti with cover art by George Wilson.
They also plan to re-print the Time Tunnel from Gold Key comics! From their site: It’s back, the complete reprint of Gold Key comics Time Tunnel comic book series. This is the second volume of Hermes Press’s complete reprints of all of the Irwin Allen sci-fi television show tie-in comic books. Now, for the first time in over forty years read both issues, back-to-back, together with documentary material, essays, blue prints from the show and more! Full color and digitally remastered, Time Tunnel: The Complete Series brings these comic books back looking better than when they first hit the stands.
It's a fab time for Irwin Allen fans. And speaking of Fab, check out the Hermes Press site for three behind-the-scenes books about Gerry Anderson shows, including a design book about Mike Trim and Sylvia Anderson's own My FAB Years.
