tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post3854318209850158024..comments2024-03-13T23:42:41.022-07:00Comments on We Are Controlling Transmission: The Titles of The Outer LimitsJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-36916232025701258362011-03-12T12:43:33.620-08:002011-03-12T12:43:33.620-08:00Did I actually use the word "actually" t...Did I actually use the word "actually" three times in that previous post? I actually need a nap, I guess. Actually.<br /><br />I don't know if this is the best place for it, and sorry to change the subject, but I realized I had a question that's never come up in this blog (that I've seen), and that I better throw it out there before we run out of time. I'm hoping that one of the OL experts (i.e., DJS or Gary G.) can help.<br /><br />As a kid, I collected all the Bubbles, Inc. OL cards as they came out, but I lost the set a few years later to painful circumstances that I'd rather not discuss (although you can see the dents on my forehead where I continue to bang it against the wall to this day). A few years ago, in a bout of nostalgia, I bought a reprint set on eBay (the real set now goes for lots of money, usually). It's a perfectly fine reproduction set--the fronts look about the same as the originals, and the stories are the same on the backs, but there is no identification. The script on the backs has a white background, although I think the originals were greenish or yellowish. There is one master card that shows the original "Monsters from the Outer Limit" packaging that cards came in (with Chill Charlie depicted), and on the back it says this is an "Official" reprint set.<br /><br /> The person selling them claimed they were printed by Topps in the late 1960s, but there is no company name or date on the actual cards, just a line that says it was a limited reprint set of 5,000. I can find nothing on the Internet that identifies these with any reliability. Do you guys have any idea who printed these and when? Thanks in advance.David Hornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-38199920162372110362011-03-12T12:28:21.505-08:002011-03-12T12:28:21.505-08:00Uh, yeah . . . I, uh, WAS unnerved, yeah, that&#...Uh, yeah . . . I, uh, WAS unnerved, yeah, that's the ticket! Actually, thanks for pointing out these odd discrepancies--I'm actually interested in layouts and that sort of stuff, yet am embarrassed to say that I never noticed this. Furthermore, it's somehow reassuring to discover that you were actually paying attention while doing all this work! Thanks!David Hornenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-54118004987835983012011-03-12T10:33:45.770-08:002011-03-12T10:33:45.770-08:00Thanks, JS. If you squint your eyes really tight w...Thanks, JS. If you squint your eyes really tight when looking at "The Probe" title card, it looks like a single digit finger with a latex glove over it.<br /><br />Are you ready?AWChttp://www.hollywoodaholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8535833613343533564.post-71477036121865724212011-03-12T08:49:07.923-08:002011-03-12T08:49:07.923-08:00It might also be worth to note that the font used ...It might also be worth to note that the font used for the title cards is called Franklin Gothic, which is a classic sans-serif typeface still very popular today.Michaelnoreply@blogger.com