tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5490967267702729913..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: There's a Hitch in it, somewhereLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76726351446107863442012-03-01T01:20:38.317-05:002012-03-01T01:20:38.317-05:00brad, i prefered the Three Investigators, but they...brad, i prefered the Three Investigators, but they were much the same idea as the HBs. jupiter Jones was an overweight genius who lived in a junkyard and his two friends, well, one wore glasses and one didn't. I can' t recal any other differences. all in early teens. at the end of each bok they visited Mr Hitchcock and explained the stpry to him...Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43410732183440771752012-02-29T21:29:45.185-05:002012-02-29T21:29:45.185-05:00Thanks, Rob! Loved it! Now I have a certain piece ...Thanks, Rob! Loved it! Now I have a certain piece by Gounod running through my head! (I'll exit in sillouette, stage left, sucking in my gut!)Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-21149067895558567892012-02-29T15:00:31.341-05:002012-02-29T15:00:31.341-05:00Someone asked me recently if I was familiar with T...Someone asked me recently if I was familiar with The Three Investigators, and when I said no, the someone compared them to The Hardy Boys series, which I read avidly. Is that an accurate comparison?Brad Crowtherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10454685595587138185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-14855416486569615092012-02-29T14:07:38.482-05:002012-02-29T14:07:38.482-05:00You're too modest, Herschel. I happen to know...You're too modest, Herschel. I happen to know you've had half a dozen stories in AHMM over the years.<br /><br />Great column, Rob. Love those old issues. I found one awhile back with Daphne Du Maurier's "The Birds" in it.John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81385978956485377402012-02-29T13:26:01.306-05:002012-02-29T13:26:01.306-05:00I have a few old copies as well, those that contai...I have a few old copies as well, those that contain my stories. They take up about 1/2 inch of shlef space.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-62157084721391361972012-02-29T12:42:30.318-05:002012-02-29T12:42:30.318-05:00I find it interesting that AHMM and EQMM have, for...I find it interesting that AHMM and EQMM have, for a long time, been sister publications when they started out so differently. Reading the new book of correspondence between Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, Blood relations by Joseph Goodrich, one finds constant worries from Dannay, expressed in his letters, about getting the publication out on time. By contrast, my assumption is that Hitchcock never really had anything to do with AHMM other than lending his name. <br /><br />And now, of course, it is interesting that AHMM still has the Hitchcock name, which is still a draw among readers. By contrast (and unfortunately) many have to be reminded who in the heck Ellery Queen was.Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43846597699250393282012-02-29T11:21:43.256-05:002012-02-29T11:21:43.256-05:00Rob, loved the history. I still have a few earlier...Rob, loved the history. I still have a few earlier copies of AHMM around here somewhere, but not even close to the old issues you're talking about.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29612333178081907732012-02-29T09:38:38.951-05:002012-02-29T09:38:38.951-05:00Rob, thanks for the walk down memory lane. I love...Rob, thanks for the walk down memory lane. I loved all the cover art.<br /><br />Believe it or not, my elementary school library carried several of those Alfred Hitchcock's Ghostly Tales collections for children! I loved them and recently bought one at a yard sale just for memory's sake. The stories were still surprisingly good and spooky.David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.com