Flipping the Script: Was a Vintage Horror Comic the Inspiration for Twilight Zone’s ‘Eye of the Beholder’?

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In 1947, a mysterious unidentified flying object crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. It began an obsession over the potential of alien life that is still going strong today.

Are there creatures living on other planets?

Are they intelligent?

Are they like us?

If not, then how are they different?

These were the types of questions front and center in most people’s minds throughout the 1950s and ’60s.

It didn’t take long for writers’ imaginations to kick into warp speed, and these two decades produced a flurry of gloriously galactic sci-fi content, both in books and on screen.

Brad Anderson & Marmaduke: Just Dog Gone Funny

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One year ago today, the world lost one of its most talented cartoonists — Brad Anderson, creator of my second favourite Great Dane, Marmaduke.

Scooby Doo is of course my favourite of the Gentle Giants, but Marmaduke has always been a close follow-up. A horse-size ball of zany antics, Marmaduke kept his owners, the Winslows, and their neighbours, Mr. and Mrs. Snyder, on their toes. Whether he was dragging Phil at top speed down the street, sneaking bones into Dottie’s stew, letting Barbara play dress-up with him, or saying bedtime prayers with Billy, the loveable giant found a permanent home in readers’ hearts.