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WINTER 1988   -   Editor: Gary Lassin


Stooge TV Special Being Planned: Help From Members Needed
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 1
Proposed TV special to be developed by Joan Howard Maurer; request for fan input

Wax Museum Unveils Statues of The Three Stooges
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 1
Movieland Wax Museum in Buena Park CA unveiled statues of Moe, Larry & Curly on August 24

Rare Stooge Film to Be Aired on Cable TV
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 1
Ted Healy & His Stooges' feature film MYRT AND MARGE (1933) from Universal Studios to be shown on Cinemax in December

From the Mailbag
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 3 - 4, cont. on 6
  • Miscellaneous Stooges sightings by fans
  • Local TV station Stooges news
  • 3-day Stooges festival was held in Haverhill MA Sept. 9 - 11 to benefit a scholarship fund
  • Cable screenings of Stooges films on TBS, USA and TNT
  • Joan Howard Maurer was a contestant on the game show Relatively Speaking
  • Larry's granddaughter Kris Lamond recently marries
  • 8th Annual Three Stooges film festival at Columbus OH's Palace Theater


Obituary - Columbia cinematographer Lucien Ballard died Oct. 1 at age 84


Rare Photo
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 5
"Curly Howard serves breakfast in bed to wife Elaine in a rare Columbia publicity shot"

Stooge Trivia Contest / Stooge Questions & Answers
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 6
Trivia questions, and fan q&a

If the Stooges Were Still Making Films...
by Fred and Dom Valente
Page(s): 7
Contemporary-themed Three Stooges short subject title and plot proposals

Stooge Wax Statues Unveiled
by Peter Moment
Page(s): 8 - 9
Source: Movieland Wax Museum
  • (Page 8) Full-page picture of the new Three Stooges statues at the Movieland Wax Museum, courtesy of the museum
  • (Page 9) Candid photos of the sculptor, Joan Howard Maurer, Jeffrey (Maurer) Scott and Gary Owens

Review - The Films of the Stooges: The Columbia Shorts
by Paul Fericano
Page(s): 10
Review of David Volk's The Films of the Stooges: The Columbia Shorts, self-published, covering the films starring Curly Howard

For Collectors Only
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 11
  • Six new VHS releases from Columbia, containing six new shorts and twelve re-releases
  • Newly published are The Stooges Lost Episodes by Jeff & Tom Forrester, The Films of the Stooges: The Columbia Shorts by David Volk and The Stooge Fan's IQ Test by Ronald Smith
  • "Curly" porcelain statue from Expressive Designs due for release on November 15; "Moe" was released in June, and "Larry" in October
  • Newly licensed merchandise includes greeting cards, 8x10 glossy photos, posters, hand-held mini-film (30 second) viewer, bop bag, puffy stickers, plastic figurines and trading cards

Hallmark Three Stooges Greeting Cards
by Frank Reighter
Page(s): 11
List of all Hallmark Three Stooges greeting cards, with description and date of release

Collecting Three Stooges Records
by Gary Lassin
Page(s): 12 - 14
Discussion and overview of the Three Stooges on LP, 45RPM and 33-1/3RPM, with a detailed historical discography listing

Bulletin Board
Page(s): 14 - 15
Fan classified advertisments

Those French Sure Know Talent
by John Carman
Page(s): 16
Source: Syndicated
French appreciation of the Stooges' work overshadows the United States





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