
Articles by This Nostalgic Life


Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Space Ghost is one of the most popular superheroes to come out of Saturday morning. Unlike comic book heroes Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, Space Ghost originated on television, embodying animation in the 60s. Legendary animator Alex Toth’s use of bright colors, sleek […]

Christmas Hess Trucks
Leon Hess, if you didn’t know, was the CEO of the Hess Corporation—yes, the same corporation as the gas stations you see dotting the nation’s landscape. During the 1960s, Hess began to realize that the […]


Planet of the Apes TV Series
The summer of ’73 was a dark time for Planet of the Apes fans. Yes, 20th Century Fox had just treated us to Battle for the Planet of the Apes in theaters, but there was a problem. After five […]

Hong Kong Phooey
“Hong Kong Phooey,Number One Super Guy,Hong Kong Phooey,Quicker than the human eye…” For his day job, Penrod Pooch worked as a police station janitor, which wasn’t nearly as glamorous as it sounds. His fellow employees, […]

Green Machine
Not to slight the Big Wheel, because really…how can you, but skid-outs on the Wheel were nothing like the ones you could pull off on the Green Machine. Slightly bigger and slightly meaner, the Green Machine […]
