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• Sad Sack Record Guest Exhibit Posted

  

  I promised to post an exhibit this weekend, and I am delivering. I find it hard to believe that it has been almost a month since I posted an exhibit, but today... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2020 BOOKS

• Links Added to Mark Arnold’s Character Pages

  In addition to his Fun Ideas blog, pop culture historian Mark Arnold has a website devoted to Harvey Comics & Cartoons, including pages devoted to some of... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2020 BOOKS

• PHP Version Updated

  

  Second technical change for the new year! The recent release of PHP version 7.4 reminded me that I had not checked PHP on the Harvey Mercheum website since Marc... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2020 BOOKS

• World Color Press

  

  Sorry for not posting last weekend, I was working on the Harvey Mercheum exhibit pages. I have now completed converting the 2015 exhibits to Gutenberg blocks an... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2020 BOOKS

• Top 10 Exhibits for 2019!

  

  Happy New Year! To celebrate, here is a fun new feature for the Mercheum Blog! These are the ten most-viewed Harvey Mercheum exhibits in 2019, as determined by... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2020 BOOKS

• Four Richie Rich Jigidi Puzzles Posted

  

  Here are the last four Jigidi puzzles for 2019, enjoy!Richie Rich Pepsi Collector Series glassRichie Rich Three Dimensional StickersRichie Rich Three Dimensiona... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2019 BOOKS

• Casper Music Box Guest Exhibit Posted

  

  Another great guest exhibit from Rick Beckham today, a jack-in-the-box of Casper and the other stars of Matty’s Funday Funnies on ABC-TV. They come up for sale... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 BOOKS

• Jigidi Puzzle of Richie Rich Artist Proof Mini-maquette Posted

  

  Today we have the last of the guest exhibits of the mini-maquettes made by Electric Tiki Design, Inc.. Here is the Jigidi puzzle of the Richie Rich Artist Proof... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 BOOKS

• Jigidi Puzzles of Mini-maquettes Posted

  

  After a week off, our retrospective has reached the guest exhibits of the mini-maquettes made by Electric Tiki Design, Inc.. Here are the first four Jigidi... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 BOOKS

• Sad Sack Books Guest Exhibits Posted

  

  Today we continue our look at America’s favorite comics G.I. who is not Beetle Bailey, Sad Sack. We have two guest exhibits from Rick Beckham, books from 1944... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2019 BOOKS

• Three New Casper Jigidi Puzzles Posted

  

  Today our retrospective looks back at three items featuring our friend Casper. Here are the Jigidi puzzles, enjoy!Casper pencil case with lunch money pocket in... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2019 BOOKS

• The Harvey Mercheum Reaches 150 Exhibits!

  

  Thanksgiving may still be several days away, but today I am giving thanks that the Harvey Mercheum has reached 150 exhibits, with the help of guest exhibitors... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2019 BOOKS

• Hyperlinks Now Underlined, External Links Indicated

  

  Earlier this month, I read this post about accessibility testing:Beyond automatic accessibility testing: 6 things I check on every website I buildStep five make... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2019 BOOKS

• Four New Jigidi Puzzles Posted

  

  Continuing the push to get our retrospective caught up with the current exhibits, here are four more Jigidi puzzles, enjoy!Richie Rich Three Dimensional... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2019 BOOKS

• Continuing the Pepsi Collector Series Glasses Guest Exhibits

  

  Today we continue the guest exhibits contributed by Rick Beckham. We have two more of the Pepsi Collector Series glasses made by Brockway Glass, Wendy and Hot... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2019 BOOKS

• Baby Huey Pepsi Collector Series Glass Guest Exhibit Posted

  

  Back in February, I posted the Richie Rich Pepsi Collector Series glass that is in the permanent collection. I mentioned how these glasses were made by a compan... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2019 BOOKS

• Concluding the Wonder Book Guest Exhibits

  

  Wonder Books did not publish any books featuring Harvey characters in 1964. They resumed in 1965 with book 850 “Casper in Ghostland”. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2019 BOOKS

• Next Four Jigidi Puzzles Posted

  

  I have been a combination of sick and busy since getting back from vacation. Today I am continuing my push to get our retrospective caught up with the current... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2019 BOOKS

• Continuing the Wonder Book Guest Exhibits

  

  Wonder Books did not publish any books featuring Harvey characters in 1962. They resumed in 1963 with book 805 “Casper and Wendy” and book 821 “Buzzy the Funny... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2019 BOOKS

• Enhanced Use of Gutenberg Blocks

  I had written back in February about how I had had problems with the new WordPress block editor, Gutenberg, and about how I overcame these problems by changing... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2019 BOOKS