November 2018 – Idol Features

Baker’s Log – Della Darling

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Rock Baker 1

Originally planned as a cheesecake anthology comic, Della Darling, All-American Dream-girl, will follow the misadventures of a wide-eyed blonde bombshell and her friends. Ideas are taking shape!

A Slice of Cheesecake – Diana Dors

Sunday, November 25, 2018 Rock Baker 0

The lovely Diana Dors, not surprisingly, began as a brunette. In her platinum blonde days, though, it’s hard to picture a more perfect physical personification of glamor. She looks like she has mink and diamonds running through her veins!

A Slice of Cheesecake – Betty Brosmer

Friday, November 23, 2018 Rock Baker 1

Betty Brosmer was a prolific magazine model during the 50’s and early 60’s. So prolific that she’s been described as “the blonde Betty Page” in some circles. Still alive and well at 83, she was also the wife of the late fitness icon Joe Weider.

The Original Ladies of the Munsters

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 Chris Charles 0

We see the original Munsters’ lady of the house, Phoebe, played by Joan Marshall, looks like another then-popular horroresque housewife who was on another then-popular horror-themed sitcom.

The Original Public Defender on Night Court

Monday, November 19, 2018 Chris Charles 1

The public defender in the pilot of the 1980s sitcom Night Court, was played by Gail Strickland, who wasn’t really memorable in her only episode, but she was the original.

Mistress Persephone

Sunday, November 18, 2018 Eyestrane 1

This interview with adult entertainer Mistress Persephone was conducted back in December 2011 by Tom Heckbert for the now-defunct website Eyestrane.com. It’s been republished at Idol Features courtesy of Tom.

The Original Hostess of USA Up All Night

Saturday, November 10, 2018 Chris Charles 0

Even though her successor became the best remembered Friday night hostess of the USA cable network’s 1989-1998 show, USA Up All Night, Caroline Schlitt was the original.

Christine’s “Nguyenning Picks”

Monday, November 5, 2018 Chris Charles 1

Actress, model, and now sports commentator, Christine Nguyen’s new video series, “Nguyenning Picks” reveals a side of her that most fans probably didn’t know about; she’s an avid and knowledgeable sports fan.

Baker’s Log – A Quick Look: The Girl Hunters (1963)

Sunday, November 4, 2018 Rock Baker 0

Though the hoi polloi loathed Mickey Spillane’s pulpy-yet-cynical series of novels about tough guy private dick Mike Hammer, the public loved them and lapped them up