Sandy Ricks in Dolphin for Sale (10/24/1964)

 

Introduced in the 1963 film Flipper, Sandy Ricks rescues and befriends an injured dolphin and names him Flipper.  In the 1964 sequel Flipper's New Adventure, his father Porter is widowed and goes to park warden school.  In the 1964 television series, Porter becomes chief warden of Coral Key Park in Florida, and Sandy gains a younger brother Bud.

As played by Luke Halpin, Sandy has a pretty, boyish face, tousled mop of blond hair in the first season, and a slender, athletic swimmer's build.  He is often shirtless, dressed in nothing more than blue cutoff jeans and white sneakers.

In the 1964 series, Sandy's and Bud's job was to appear to translate for the dolphin and to get into trouble so that the animal star could rescue them.  Sandy tends to be the more responsible brother.  He often accompanies Bud in his misadventures or his father in his ranger duties.  

In this episode, Flipper is lured into open water and then captured by an unscrupulous fisherman who intends to sell the dolphin to a circus.

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Sandy has a shirtless surface scene with a diving mask.

However, my favorite scenes are when Sandy is shirtless on the surface and without a diving mask.  There are a couple such scenes in this episode.

Favorite scenes:

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".

For more appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy RIcks, check out the Luke Halpin Gallery.   

Previous episode:

Sandy Ricks in City Boy (10/17/1964)

Next episode:  Sandy Ricks in Not Necessarily Gospel (10/31/1964)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/4/1971-10/9/1971)

 

Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.

As depicted in the comic books, pages, and strips, Korak has a lean, athletic physique, broad shoulders and thin waist, almost no clothing, a cute, boyish face, and full, thick hair.  He is also an intelligent, enthusiastic teen-aged boy with excellent natural instincts and a good heart.

Korak strives to emulate his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is both more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/4/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/5/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/6/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/7/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/8/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/9/1971)

As the star of his own comic book series in 1964, Korak is a capable, young hero.  His adventures were somewhat similar to those of his father Tarzan, but independent from them.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

Previous to this week's adventures, Korak agrees to help protect a film crew shoot an action movie in the jungle, at the insistence of the pretty young star.  After the director's objections escalate into a fight, in which Korak prevails, the young star begins flirting with the handsome, heroic son of Tarzan.  Now, Korak is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the young actress, whose primary concern is to shoot a good action movie and who repeatedly appears to be finding herself in peril.

This week, to his embarrassment, Korak mistakenly believes that the pretty young star is in peril again.

Korak continues his hero role this week.  The son of Tarzan repeatedly demonstrates his physical abilities.  However, the handsome boy toy once again shows his callowness when dealing with the pretty young star.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  The youthful, handsome son of Tarzan springs into action in order save the pretty young star in distress, only to find that she is not in distress.

Favorite scene:  10/5/1971, panel b

Previous blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/27/1971-10/2/1971)

Next blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/11/1971-10/16/1971)

This blog is intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  To see this story in context, you may find it in Hillman's ERBzine at the following link:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2900.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2935.html

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2936.html

Robin in Enter Batgirl Exit Penguin (9/14/1967)

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villain is Penguin.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Diddle-Riddle/dp/B00OLZVMY8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=batman+1966&qid=1620375265&sr=8-3

Previous blog:  

Robin in Ice Spy (3/29/1967) & Duo Defy (3/30/1967)

Next blog:  Robin in Ring Around the Riddler (9/21/1967)

Sandy Ricks in City Boy (10/17/1964)

 

Introduced in the 1963 film Flipper, Sandy Ricks rescues and befriends an injured dolphin and names him Flipper.  In the 1964 sequel Flipper's New Adventure, his father Porter is widowed and goes to park warden school.  In the 1964 television series, Porter becomes chief warden of Coral Key Park in Florida, and Sandy gains a younger brother Bud.

As played by Luke Halpin, Sandy has a pretty, boyish face, tousled mop of blond hair in the first season, and a slender, athletic swimmer's build.  He is often shirtless, dressed in nothing more than blue cutoff jeans and white sneakers.

In the 1964 series, Sandy's and Bud's job was to appear to translate for the dolphin and to get into trouble so that the animal star could rescue them.  Sandy tends to be the more responsible brother.  He often accompanies Bud in his misadventures or his father in his ranger duties.  

In this episode, Flipper must help Porter rescue a visiting boy (bitter over the loss of his father and the recent remarriage of his mother) and Sandy when they are trapped in an underwater wreck.

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Sandy has a few shirtless underwater scenes.  In one, he is with his father training Mike how to dive.  In another, he is diving with Mike when they find an underwater wreck.  In the third, while investigating the wreck, they are trapped inside.

Sandy also has a rare fight scene (with shirt) in the beginning and an open-shirt scene in the middle.  

However, my favorite scenes are when Sandy is shirtless on the surface and without a diving mask.  There are several such scenes in this episode.

Favorite scenes:

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy Ricks in the 1964 television series "Flipper".

For more appreciation of Luke Halpin's portrayal of Sandy RIcks, check out the Luke Halpin Gallery.   

Previous episode:

Sandy Ricks in Gulf Between (10/10/1964)

Next episode:  Sandy Ricks in Dolphin for Sale (10/24/1964)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/27/1971-10/2/1971)

 

Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.

As depicted in the comic books, pages, and strips, Korak has a lean, athletic physique, broad shoulders and thin waist, almost no clothing, a cute, boyish face, and full, thick hair.  He is also an intelligent, enthusiastic teen-aged boy with excellent natural instincts and a good heart.

Korak strives to emulate his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is both more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.

Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/27/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/28/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/29/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/30/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/1/1971)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/2/1971)

As the star of his own comic book series in 1964, Korak is a capable, young hero.  His adventures were somewhat similar to those of his father Tarzan, but independent from them.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

Previous to this week's adventures, Korak agrees to help protect a film crew shoot an action movie in the jungle, at the insistence of the pretty young star.  After the director's objections escalate into a fight, in which Korak prevails, the young star begins flirting with the handsome, heroic son of Tarzan.  Now, Korak is becoming increasingly confused by the young actress, whose primary concern is to shoot a good action movie and who is willing to endear herself to the jealous, hot-heated director in order to accomplish that.

This week, Korak is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the pretty young star, who repeatedly appears to be finding herself in peril.

Korak continues his hero role this week.  The son of Tarzan has demonstrated his physical abilities by defeating Machado in a fight and rescuing Anne from the herd of hippopotami.  However, the handsome boy toy also shows an emotional callowness when dealing with the pretty young star.

Manning's artwork is wonderful.  The youthful, handsome son of Tarzan continues to lurk in the background while the story remains focused on the pretty young star.

Favorite scene:  9/28/1971, panel c

Previous blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (9/20/1971-9/25/1971)

Next blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (10/4/1971-10/9/1971)

This blog is intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  To see this story in context, you may find it in Hillman's ERBzine at the following link:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2900.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag29/2935.html