The Magnificent Seventh rides into town.
Coppertone
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Original sign was created in 1958 by Tropicalites. After it was lost in a fire, pin-up art painter Joyce Ballantyne Brand recreated artwork a year later, using her daughter Cheri as the model. |
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National Lampoon #35 |
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Garbage Pail Kids - Ultra Violet (alter ego Tanya Hide) |
Tennis Girl
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In September 1976, aspiring photographer Martin Elliot persuaded his then 18-year-old girlfriend Fiona Butler to pose for a series of cheeky pictures. He sold said image to Athena and publishing giant first used it as part of a calendar for the 1977 Silver Jubilee; the same year Virginia Wade won the Wimbledon ladies' singles title. |
A licence was negotiated to distribute photo as a poster, and from 1978, over 2 million copies were sold at £2 each (equivalent to £14.68 today).
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Davis Cup World Tour - Mega Drive advert |
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Shameless UK - S6 E12 Exit shot shows Lillian walking towards a door after winning a game of tennis in Wii Sports. |
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Gladiatress Poster couldn't be more blatant. |
Broadening legacy.
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Detectorists - S1 E4 |
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The IT Crowd - From Hell (S3 E1) |
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Ultimately expendable, but retro gamers should have fun.
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Konicom was probably based on the Konami logo (2003-present). |
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World War Poo: It's the Shit! is modelled on Worms. |
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Ignoring E, I and T, the balance of Coexist car sticker is: C (Pac-Man), O (Dreamcast logo), X (Xbox font) and S (Sega font). |
I am certain the following was inspired by Golden Axe.
Choose your hero vs Select player
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Result is a makeshift Tyris Flare (Liz), Ax-Battler (Max) and Gilius Thunderhead (Seth). |
Nether Realm end boss vs Death Adder
Christ I'm good.
American Gothic - Grant Wood
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Nan Wood Graham (left) and Byron McKeeby (right) served as models. |
One of the greatest examples of American pop culture got around.
Some you'll know, others not.
Miscellany
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Garbage Pail Kids - Dick Hick (alter ego Barnyard Barney) |
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Dirty Shirley - Dirty Shirley |
Novels
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Worm Whomper |
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Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 3 - Citizen Brown |
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Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
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Tattoo Assassins
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Television
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The Simpsons - Bart Gets an Elephant (S5 E17) |
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Darkwing Duck - A Brush With Oblivion (S2 E12) |
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Desperate Housewives - title sequence |
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Green Acres - title sequence |
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Tiny Toon Adventures - Going Places (S2 E2) - That's Art Folks! segment |
Film
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Dinner for Schmucks |
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Men in Black |
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Night at the Museum 2 |
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Robots |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show |
Film posters
For Richer or Poorer and American Gothic
Hide and Creep and Men & Chicken
Motel Hell and Say Uncle
Son in Law, Suburban Gothic and There Goes the Neighborhood
Comic covers (except marked with*)
Elektra: Assassin #7 and Clive Barker's Hellraiser: The Dark Watch Vol.2* (#5 overall)
Hellstorm: Son of Satan #2 and MAD #374
MAD #514 and She-Hulk Vol. 2 #11
Star Wars Vol. 2 #57 and The American #8
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios) #16* and Viz #229
Alf #37 and Army of Darkness (2009) #19
Crazy #28, Knights of the Dinner Table #156 and MAD Super Special #44
Until next time.
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