Eclectic Lee

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Old geek of many interests including classic video games, comic books, & funny music. Also a pack rat posting items from his hoard. He/him. https://linktr.ee/EclecticLee

Pac-Man Candy Can: sparkling cherry candy [flavor]. It's an energy can-sized drink, but the ingredients are just carbonated water, sugar, flavoring, a couple artificial sweeteners, and color.
A copy of the "Pac-Man Fever" 45 with two signatures. I haven't entirely deciphered Jerry Buckner's message past "To Mike." Gary wrote, "Mike, God bless. Gary Garcia."
A "Pac-Man Fever" 45 by Columbia in an orange sleeve with "Columbia Records" around the center while showing the label on the 7" record. In front of it are 4 "Pac-Man Fever" jukebox strips.
Avengers: Official Index to the Marvel Universe, Captain America: OITTMU, Iron Man: OITTMU, The Amazing Spider-Man: OITTMU, Thor: OITTMU, and X-Men: OITTMU. Yes, I know I'm missing Ghost Rider, Punisher, and Wolverine, but I have those as individual issues.
An Atari 2600 cartridge with simple, dark labels. The end just says "MAZE." The top label has a big 9 on it, indicating the number of game variations. Then a large TELE-GAMES logo. Smaller text lists the major game variations, which in this case is only "Maze / for 2 players." "Program contents © 1978 ATARI, INC. Use with Joystick Controllers SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. 4975112"
Valotte by Julian Lennon Waking Up the Neighbors by Bryan Adams
The Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1, Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's, The Best of the Art of Noise, and Only Soul 1975—1979.
Pitfall: The Lost Expedition for PS2
Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Richest Duck in the World—The Don Rosa Library Vol. 5
There's credits and photos of the band on the color side of the J-card inside. Apparently everyone got to be in the pool. Fully dressed.
Side A starts with "Smells Like Nirvana," of course.
"Weird Al" Yankovic—Off the Deep End cassette cover front. A parody of Nirvana's "Nevermind" album cover with Al after a donut on a hook instead of a baby after a dollar on a hook. And, thankfully, Al is positioned such that you can't see... Mr. Happy (unlike the baby). Al correctly posited that "Smells Like Nirvana" was going to be the big hit off this album.
Video Games magazine for April 1983. The cover features "America's Newest Games: Q*bert & Joust." Q*Bert is on the left with a drum, Uncle Sam is in the middle, and the Joust knight riding his ostrich is on the right. All three marching together in a maze towards the viewer. A marching band wearing Revolutionary War uniforms with tri-corner hats are seen behind them.
A Coleco Adam Game Pack of "The Official Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom" game by Sega.
"Lightsaber"? I think Lucasfilm would like to have a word.
Green Lantern. Name and logo.
Sour Patch Lemonade. Perfectly normal name for fireworks.
Goonies, Never Say Die.
Johnny #5, where the product (a round gray happy face) looks absolutely nothing like the drawing on the box (which does strongly resemble the Short Circuit robot).
Jigsaw. Looks like Saw tried to pick the lamest possible alias.
Handheld Icey. Important not to confuse it with an actual Icee.
The Saturn V tower at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. An actual Saturn V is lying inside the building on the right.
Atari Force #1 in color by Hembeck after Garcia Lopez.
A computer printed piece of paper taped to a Circle K payment kiosk saying, "PLEASE DO NOT PUT PENNIES IN MASHGIN".
Some book collections of She-Hulk (and other) comics on a shelf, behind two Fred Hembeck sketch cards of She-Hulk in different outfits and with different hairstyles, behind a She-Hulk Lego mini figure.
A copy of the "Ruthless People" soundtrack on cassette next to a copy on CD. The covers feature a large, golden screw mounted on a stand saying, "The Big Screw." Artists include Mick Jagger, Luther Vandross, Billy Joel, Paul Young, Dan Hartman, Kool & the Gang, and Bruce Springsteen.
Otherworld title screenshot
Dude Wipes Popsicle Ice Pop Scented Wipes Featuring red, white, and blue packaging with fireworks and a bald eagle head wearing sunglasses.
A faded blue mailbox with a new USPS sticker on the side. There's writing stamped at the bottom of one side. (See next photo.)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Eclectic Lee with header image. It's a couple of bookshelves full of comic book trade paperbacks. Also on the upper shelf are a black and white Rubik's Snake and a die-cast Y-Wing fighter from 1979.
A copy of the 1990, restored, complete "Gone With the Wind" soundtrack. The words "Gone" and"Wind" are emphasized with two entirely different, large fonts in different colors that in no way match the style of the movie. The caption reads, "Bold font choices were made."
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Marvel Universe poster, as taken from the covers of the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
One end of a dorm bedroom. Star Trek I (hidden behind the door), II, III, and IV posters on the right wall. A Dreadstar poster ahead. I can't remember what the one on the right wall is.
One end of a dorm bedroom. Star Trek I (hidden behind the door), II, III, and IV posters on the right wall. A Dreadstar poster ahead. I can't remember what the one on the right wall is.
Building a Rainbow
Pac-Man Level Up Energy Drink 12 FL OZ (355 mL) Features the Midway side art version of Pac-Man and a monster.
A display of Beanie Bouncers featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Hulk.
Exactly what the post said.
"Perpetuating the Eternal Summer of the Golden Age heroes" Art C. C. Beck & Jerry DeFuccio featuring multiple people in the water in the background with pieces of Golden Age costumes, including Bulletman, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Batman, and Captain America, in the grass or hanging from a tree in the foreground.
Oversteet The Comic Book Price Guide No. 11 (1981–82) cover. Featuring a red demon with a skull head threatening a woman in a skintight, one-piece bathing suit with giant bats in the air.
A Journey Escape cartridge, whose label has seen better days, sitting on top of the game's instructions, lying on a bunch of other Atari 2600 games.
Left: "The Best of the Nylons" CD Right: "Greatest Hits" by Teena Marie
A loose Fatal Run cartridge sitting on a bed of mostly Atari 2600 cartridges.
"Mastering Pac-Man Frogs: A Complete Guide to Caring for and Understanding Your Ceratophrys Companion" by Penny D. Johnson
Cover of the Revised Edition (see next post) vs. the new one. The new one is about ½" taller. "Patterns, tips, and strategies for doubling, tripling, and even quadrupling your score," but the new version leaves out, "in the game that's sweeping the country!"
A Fireball cassette case sitting atop a bunch of Atari 2600 cartridges. Text: FIREBALL a Supercharger™ game for the Atari® Video Computer System™ Supercharger™ unit must be purchased separately. Cassette player required. AR-4300 ARCADIA™ Corporation
Iron Butt Magazine: Dedicated to the sport of safe long-distance riding.
A copy of "Choosing Sides" and the envelope it traveled halfway around the planet in.
Linda Ronstadt leads an all-star band featuring Doctor Strange on guitar, Captain America on bass, and C-3PO on drums on the cover of Pizzazz from Feb 1978.
Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #1-3, so now I need #4, a Wiccan & Hulkling special, and an issue of Avengers Arena that was the wrong comic.
A bunch of Secret Origins, including Annuals #1 & #3.
Superman: True Brit, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Vol. 1, and Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks.
Young Justice #3, Legionnaires #56, and the back cover of What The--?! #21 (his first professional work) signed by Nauck. Star Wars #99, Marvel Team-Up Annual #7, and Psi-Force #16 signed by de la Rosa.
Marvel's Star Wars #39 (Sept 1980): the first issue of their adaptation of "The Empire Strikes Back", featuring Darth Vader and his Super Star Destroyer, Executor, on the cover.
Mad magazine dated April 1982. Featuring "Mad Invaders"on the cover. (The second row from the top are Alfred E. Neuman faces.) Yes, Space Invaders should have been passé in 1982. 🤷‍♂️
A red-headed woman wearing a yellow Star Trek: Voyager crew shirt and green cargo pants with a (plush) naked mole rat on her shoulder.
A bottle of Dirty Zero Sugar Mountain Dew Cream Soda Dew
A clear box full of droid action figures, including at least 4 Artoos.