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Sam Riddle, an original “Boss Radio” DJ on Khj Los Angeles who also produced and narrated Star Search and many other TV shows, died Monday at his home in Palm Desert, CA. He was 85. Riddle’s family said had been battling Lewy body dementia.

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Riddle was one of Khj’s original Boss Jocks during the mid-1960s and went on to host local TV shows including Hollywood A Go Go, 9th Street West, Boss City and Sounds of Now. He also co-hosted Get It Together with Mama Cass and Sam Riddle at the turn of the 1970s. The 2021 HBO documentary Tina includes Riddle announcing the first big TV appearance of Ike and Tina Turner.

Born on December 12, 1937 in Fort Worth, Texas, Riddle served in the Air Force reserves during the Vietnam War. He got his radio start with DJ gigs in Texas,...

Christopher Lee isn’t only an icon for the horror community. He’s an actor who has crossed over so many genres that you’d be hard-pressed to find a circle of geekdom that doesn’t hold him in high regard. He’s wielded lightsabers against Yoda and bested Gandalf in a wizard’s duel. But guess what, non-horror nerds? He was ours first. Taking the torch from Bela Lugosi to become the definitive Dracula of his era, Lee has a bevy of horror roles to his credit which, let’s face it, he makes iconic just by playing them. So the question is, what role would be a good fit for my little column? After quite a bit of searching, I decided to go with a movie in which Lee uses something that I’ve never seen him use before: an American accent. So let’s take a look...

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Mariska Hargitay is such a badass on Law & Order: Svu and such an incredible force for good in real life, that sometimes we forget her earlier years as a bombshell beauty. Silly us — she is, after all, the daughter of original blond bombshell Jayne Mansfield and bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay. Today, as the actress turns the big 5-0, we’re looking back at some vintage foxy photos of Mariska.

Despite her celebrity pedigree, Mariska really worked her way up in showbiz. She was Miss Beverly Hills USA in 1982, and by 1984 she had a gig in this cheesetastic video for Ronnie Milsap’s “She Loves My Car.”

She went on to get parts in such cinematic masterpieces as Jocks and Ghoulies, before landing steadier work, like the role of Carly on the CBS prime-time soap Falcon Crest. There followed a lot of roles on short-lived shows, as well as...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

1821 Comics

Romeo And The Juliet The War Gn, $19.99

Romeo And The Juliet The War Hc (Collector’s Edition), $29.99

3D Total Publishing

Beginner’s Guide To Digital Painting In Photoshop Volume 1 Sc, $49.99

Abrams

Frank Reade Adventures In The Age Of Invention Hc (not verified by Diamond), $24.95

Great American Cereal Book Hc, $19.95

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #5 (not verified by Diamond), $3.99

Across The Pond Studios

Extinction Gn, $16.99

Ape Entertainment

Dream Reavers #3 (Of 4), $3.99

Kung Fu Panda #4 (Of 6), $3.95

Little Green Men Small Package Big Fun Tp, $6.95

Strawberry Shortcake Berry Fun #4 (Of 4), $3.99

Arcana Studios

Anubis Gn, $9.95

Devil’s Island Gn, $19.95

My Best Friend’s A Booger Gn, $6.95

Shadowlaw Gn, $14.95

Archie Comics

Archie #629 (Archie Meets Kiss Part 3)(Dan Parent Regular Cover), $2.99

Archie #629 (Archie Meets Kiss...

Happy New Year, Mafiosi! Here’s what hits shelves this week!

Boom! Studios

Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Gabriel Hardman), $3.99

Betrayal Of The Planet Of The Apes #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Declan Shalvey), $3.99

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover A Nick Percival), $3.99

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover B Stephen Thompson), $3.99

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser #9 (Cover C Nick Percival), Ar

Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Masterpieces #5, $3.99

Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover A Francesco Mattina), $3.99

Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover B Jonboy Meyers), $3.99

Elric The Balance Lost #7 (Cover C Francesco Mattina), Ar

Irredeemable #33 (Cover A Kalman Andrasofszky), $3.99

Irredeemable #33 (Cover B Dan Panosian), $3.99

Malignant Man Tp, $14.99

Peanuts #1 (Of 4)(Charles Schultz First Appearance Of Charlie Brown Variant Cover), Ar

Peanuts #1 (Of 4)(Charles Schultz Regular Cover), $3.99

Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover A Liam Sharp), $3.99

Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover B Ale Garza), $3.99

Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover C Matteo Scalera), Ar

Valen The Outcast #2 (Cover D...

The following is a list of all comic books, graphic novels and special items that will be available this week and shipped to comic book stores who have placed orders for them.

215 Ink

Fall Gn (not verified by Diamond), $7.99

Price (One Shot), $3.99

Abstract Studios

Rachel Rising #4, $3.99

AC Comics

Crypt Of Horror Volume 13 Tp (not verified by Diamond), $29.95

Adventure House

Lone Ranger Magazine November 1937 Replica Edition, $14.95

Antarctic Press

Gold Digger #134, $3.99

Gold Digger Holidays Special #1, $3.50

Archaia Entertainment

Cyclops #8, $3.95

Black Fire Hc, $24.95

Billy Fog Volume 1 The Gift Of Trouble Sight Hc, $24.95

Dare Detectives The Snow Pea Plot Hc (Collected Edition), $24.95

Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Volume 1 Creation Myths Hc (not verified by Diamond), $19.95

Archie Comics

Betty & Veronica Double Digest #197, $3.99

Life With Archie #16, $3.99

Ardden Entertainment

Atlas Unified #1 (Cover A Jimbo Salgado ‘Grim Ghost’), $2.99

Atlas Unified #1 (Cover B Jimbo Salgado ‘Phoenix’), $2.99

Atlas Unified #1 (Cover C Jimbo Salgado ‘Wulf’), $2.99

Atlas Unified #1 (Cover D Jimbo Salgado...

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Full disclosure: I've never watched an episode of "Law & Order" in my entire life. Not one. And frankly I never had any plans to. That is until... John Stamos guest-starred! That's right -- there's no way your resident expert on all things Stamos, aka me, the other Stamos, was going to miss one of Uncle Jesse's primetime TV appearances. And what an appearance it was! Due to the graphic nature of the episode (is "Law & Order: Svu" always this twisted?) this isn't going to be a "Stamos on Stamos" on par with the reviews of John as Dr. Carl on "Glee," but let's take a look at how he fared showing his serious side.

The episode was pretty Stamos-heavy, and from the get-go the former Uncle Jesse showed his sleazy side as a "reproductive abuser" -- a guy who's obsessed with impregnating women (blech!

Yesterday, the nominees for the 2010 Leo Awards were announced. The objective of this award is to celebrate all the things that have been done in the film and television industry of the Prairies and the province British Columbia along with people who are based in these regions. Furthermore, foreign TV series and films that are produced in Canada's West are also included in the party. Obviously, this is not the full list of nominees. In fact, this is the presentation of the nominees for dramatic TV series, feature films, comedy series and web series.

Feature Length Drama

Best Feature Length Drama:

* A Shine Of Rainbows

* Alice

* Cole

* Excited

* The Thaw

Best Direction in a Feature Length Drama:

* Vic Sarin - A Shine Of Rainbows

* Carl Bessai - Cole

* Bruce Sweeney - Excited

* Mark A. Lewis - The Thaw

Best Screenwriting in a Feature Length Drama:

* Vic Sarin, Chatherine Spear and...