Colin Smith
@colinsmith.bsky.social
Comics, music, books, film, photos, paintings & cartoons! A Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure.
1969 ad for the Dinky Toys take on Joe 90’s flying car, which was, to my then-6 year old self, really rather spiffing. (Unlike the TV show itself which, with the exception of its title sequence featuring Barry Grey’s theme tune, rather dull.)
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
1969 ad for the Dinky Toys take on Joe 90’s flying car, which was, to my then-6 year old self, really rather spiffing. (Unlike the TV show itself which, with the exception of its title sequence featuring Barry Grey’s theme tune, rather dull.)
Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan, December 5th 1935, by Berenice Abbott.
February 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Seventh Avenue looking south from 35th Street, Manhattan, December 5th 1935, by Berenice Abbott.
The most successful student from my old school is Gary Numan. Legend said he was, er, asked to leave early. A guy from GN’s form told me he was “a nice enough guy with abit of a temper”. Which makes sense when you’ve undiagnosed ASD. Knowing my old school, I wonder if he got much support at all.
February 12, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The most successful student from my old school is Gary Numan. Legend said he was, er, asked to leave early. A guy from GN’s form told me he was “a nice enough guy with abit of a temper”. Which makes sense when you’ve undiagnosed ASD. Knowing my old school, I wonder if he got much support at all.
Finding out which of the bigger books fit on the top of the new bookcase ….
Problem is, there’s a few more to come.
Problem is, there’s a few more to come.
February 12, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Finding out which of the bigger books fit on the top of the new bookcase ….
Problem is, there’s a few more to come.
Problem is, there’s a few more to come.
Good morning! It’s Thursday February 12th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1966, the week’s edition of Lion, with its classic cover-strip featuring Robot Archie by, quite probably, Ted Kearon.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
(Dated this very day in 1966, the week’s edition of Lion, with its classic cover-strip featuring Robot Archie by, quite probably, Ted Kearon.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Good morning! It’s Thursday February 12th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1966, the week’s edition of Lion, with its classic cover-strip featuring Robot Archie by, quite probably, Ted Kearon.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
(Dated this very day in 1966, the week’s edition of Lion, with its classic cover-strip featuring Robot Archie by, quite probably, Ted Kearon.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
Reposted by Colin Smith
So that was Wednesday February 11th 2026. Crikey. It was a slog. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So that was Wednesday February 11th 2026. Crikey. It was a slog. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
Reposted by Colin Smith
Winifred Knights’ “The Deluge” from 1920.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Winifred Knights’ “The Deluge” from 1920.
So that was Wednesday February 11th 2026. Crikey. It was a slog. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 PM
So that was Wednesday February 11th 2026. Crikey. It was a slog. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Dated this very day in 1967, TV Century 21 #108, with its cover featuring the mighty Thunderbird One.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
Reposted by Colin Smith
Snowy night, Woodstock town centre, Vermont, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott.
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Snowy night, Woodstock town centre, Vermont, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott.
Alt-movie poster for 1979’s “Alien” by Ise Ananphada.
The detail here is delightful. And I can’t help but think it would make for a fine jigsaw.
The detail here is delightful. And I can’t help but think it would make for a fine jigsaw.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Alt-movie poster for 1979’s “Alien” by Ise Ananphada.
The detail here is delightful. And I can’t help but think it would make for a fine jigsaw.
The detail here is delightful. And I can’t help but think it would make for a fine jigsaw.
Favourite things from 2016. The digi-scrapbook reveals a year full of fascinating stories.
February 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Favourite things from 2016. The digi-scrapbook reveals a year full of fascinating stories.
Snowy night, Woodstock town centre, Vermont, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott.
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Snowy night, Woodstock town centre, Vermont, 1940, by Marion Post Wolcott.
“Drop some HORSES 🐴🐎🖤🎠🏇”
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
“Drop some HORSES 🐴🐎🖤🎠🏇”
Winifred Knights’ “The Deluge” from 1920.
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Winifred Knights’ “The Deluge” from 1920.
Peter Gabriel from his Genesis days, wearing, unusually, both his flower headpiece & his Watcher Of The Skies cloak, from a photoshoot used by the German “Posterpress” magazine in its August 1974 issue.
Well, why can’t men look this splendid today?
Well, why can’t men look this splendid today?
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Peter Gabriel from his Genesis days, wearing, unusually, both his flower headpiece & his Watcher Of The Skies cloak, from a photoshoot used by the German “Posterpress” magazine in its August 1974 issue.
Well, why can’t men look this splendid today?
Well, why can’t men look this splendid today?
Good morning! It’s Wednesday February 11th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1994, 2000AD #874, with its classic cover featuring Judge Dredd by Ron Smith.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
(Dated this very day in 1994, 2000AD #874, with its classic cover featuring Judge Dredd by Ron Smith.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Good morning! It’s Wednesday February 11th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Dated this very day in 1994, 2000AD #874, with its classic cover featuring Judge Dredd by Ron Smith.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
(Dated this very day in 1994, 2000AD #874, with its classic cover featuring Judge Dredd by Ron Smith.)
You be careful out there among them English, John Book.
So that was Tuesday February 10th 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Out this very month in 1978, Superman Family #183, with its splendid what-the-heck-is-happening cover by Neal Adams.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Out this very month in 1978, Superman Family #183, with its splendid what-the-heck-is-happening cover by Neal Adams.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
February 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
So that was Tuesday February 10th 2026. Crikey. Another day done, another day nearly here. So it goes.
(Out this very month in 1978, Superman Family #183, with its splendid what-the-heck-is-happening cover by Neal Adams.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
(Out this very month in 1978, Superman Family #183, with its splendid what-the-heck-is-happening cover by Neal Adams.)
And so to bed. Sleep well,gentle sentients. May your tomorrow be kind.
Pigeons, by John Sloan, 1910.
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Pigeons, by John Sloan, 1910.
A more, er, senior citizen criticises a Carnaby Street hipster for wearing an old military uniform in an agency pic from 1967.
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A more, er, senior citizen criticises a Carnaby Street hipster for wearing an old military uniform in an agency pic from 1967.
Of course I studied the classics
February 10, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Of course I studied the classics
A serious falling out between Spider-Man & Spider-Woman, from the back cover of 1978’s The Comics Journal #39, by the splendidly Ditko-channeling Dennis Fujitake.
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A serious falling out between Spider-Man & Spider-Woman, from the back cover of 1978’s The Comics Journal #39, by the splendidly Ditko-channeling Dennis Fujitake.
Reposted by Colin Smith
“Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!”
With everyone else in bed I watched the Doctor Who two-parter “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances” last night and it’s even better than I remembered. Which I wouldn’t have thought possible.
With everyone else in bed I watched the Doctor Who two-parter “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances” last night and it’s even better than I remembered. Which I wouldn’t have thought possible.
February 10, 2026 at 11:59 AM
“Everybody lives, Rose! Just this once, everybody lives!”
With everyone else in bed I watched the Doctor Who two-parter “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances” last night and it’s even better than I remembered. Which I wouldn’t have thought possible.
With everyone else in bed I watched the Doctor Who two-parter “The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances” last night and it’s even better than I remembered. Which I wouldn’t have thought possible.
Warehouse, Water & Dock Streets, Brooklyn, 1936, by the great Berenice Abbott.
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Warehouse, Water & Dock Streets, Brooklyn, 1936, by the great Berenice Abbott.
The page for Things I’m Still Fascinated By From 2003 in my digi-scrapbook is filling up with Good Stuff.
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The page for Things I’m Still Fascinated By From 2003 in my digi-scrapbook is filling up with Good Stuff.
I’ve dug out some boxes from the shed that we haven’t looked at in years. Fer shame. Some of the vinyl is ours, some belonged to family & friends now gone. The first album to emerge into the light is 1958’s The Best Of Peter Sellers. I didn’t even know we’d been given it. Fer shame. What a treasure!
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I’ve dug out some boxes from the shed that we haven’t looked at in years. Fer shame. Some of the vinyl is ours, some belonged to family & friends now gone. The first album to emerge into the light is 1958’s The Best Of Peter Sellers. I didn’t even know we’d been given it. Fer shame. What a treasure!