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Art & culture archives (a directory page of
art & text)
2
September 2010
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail",
Chapter 4, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(No highway in the
sky - New duties through the night),
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 8, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(Defending
the
Gangplank - Prepare to attract boarders!),
(Illustrated by Seth C. Triggs)
on the Story
page.
If
you
like the quotes you have seen from "Savoias Over Sapporo" by Archie
Whitehouse,
read the original story at http://www.ageofaces.net/2008/03/savoias-out-of-sapporo/
courtesy of "Age of Aces": http://www.ageofaces.net/
- they sell book versions on
Amazon.com, but also allow access to free pdf files of pulp magazine
air adventures!
Many other pulp aviation stories (in pdf format) are available for
reference and research.
Now, that story's quotes have actually come from my own copy of "Wings
Over the World",
a hardcover anthology edited by Leo Marguiles & published in 1943.
I've discovered
this book is listed by Google Books. There are previews of some of the
contents,
which may be examined before purchase, here: "Wings
Over
the World".
31
August 2010

Another international poster for Speed
Week (1932) by Stuart McCarthy,
starting out on the Story
page.
29
August 2010
"Odyssey: The Journey There" (Odyssey Part 1),
by
Walter
D.
Reimer
(Ni
Hao
(Luck of the Dragon) goes to wartime China)
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 3, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(Talk during dinner;
a private walk & talk after dinner; take-out - hold the pirates),
on
the
Story
page.
SPEED WEEK
- "The Lady of Nimes" Part 16, by John Urie,
on the SPEED
WEEK pages & on the Story
page.
28
August 2010
"The Sows
Will Rise Again" - Act 3, by Walter
D. Reimer
(ending this story sequence)
(Illustrated by L. Frank)
on the Story
page.
27
August 2010
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 7, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(An
unexpected
war
buddy
-
&
a
party
adrift),
(Illustrated by Seth C. Triggs)
on the Story
page.
26
August 2010
SPEED WEEK
on the Spontoon Islands!
SPEED WEEK
- "The Lady of Nimes" Part 15, by John Urie,
on the SPEED
WEEK pages & on the Story
page.
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 2, by Antonia T. Tiger,
(On land, on sea,
then into the air; Heard through earphones: Teasing, then other words
said),
on the Story
page.
14
August 2010
A Charlie Bellman story: "Night Mail", Chapter 1, by Antonia T. Tiger,'
(Traveling to his
new diplomatic posting, with reassurances),
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 165,
(Info
gained;
Info
traded;
info
sent),
by Walter D. Reimer,
ending
this
section
('Dealing
a
Cold
Deck')
on the Story
page.
8
August 2010
SPEED WEEK
is coming the last week in August (24th through 31st).
Contributions of art & text of racing set in these 1930s tropical
islands
are very welcome. Contributor's background information is here.
Contact email for questions is at the end of this webpage.
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 6, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(An
awkwardly
supplied
guest
-
&
a
party
in
a
yacht),
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 164,
(Family
values
&
moving
under
pressure), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
7
August 2010
SPEED WEEK
- "The Lady of Nimes" Part 14, by John Urie,
(A surprise entry into the qualifying run!)
"The Sows
Will Rise Again" - Act 2, by Walter
D. Reimer
on the Story
page.
"Rosie' Baumgartner in a business
suit
Art by L. Frank - http://www.furaffinity.net/user/wom-bat/
(Larger file
here - 965 KBytes) -
character by Mitch Marmel
(Rosie - as she may have been seen on Christmas
Eve, 1936)
Announcing a
forum for talk about Spontoon Island:
(including
websites and zines)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spontoon_Island/
A Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel.
Announcing a forum: 'Spicy
Spontoon'
Speculation on
Spicy Spontoon Stories and 1930s fantasies.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spicy_Spontoon/
An over-18
Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel
29
July 2010
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 5, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(Party
in
a
jail
cell,
&
an
awkwardly
appropriate
request)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 163,
(Xiu's
birthday,
pirate
info,
Spontoon
inspection), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
28
July 2010
"The Sows Will Rise Again" Act 1, by Walter
D. Reimer
(featuring
Willow
Fawnsworthy
on
a
mission
in
1935
for
Minkerton's
Detective
Agency)
SPEED WEEK
stories start: "The Lady of Nimes" Part 13, by John Urie,
(Waiting for back-up and a back-fire!)
on the Story
page.
23
July 2010
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 162,
(Catching
prizes,
catching-up,
catching
clues), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
"Protecting the Weak" - Art by
MoodyFerret - (larger file here -
462 KBytes)
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/moodyferret/
(some mature content)
Thomas Nast cartoon in the 11 September 1885
Harper's Weekly Magazine (New York)
(from
Part 2 of "A Busy Half-Century", a
history of Rain Island by Walter R. Reimer)
25
June 2010
"A
Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 4 (Mature content.)
(Newspaper clippings, contracts, & commitments.)
concluding this serial segment by Mr. David R. Dorrycott,
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 4, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(Last
minute
invitations
&
the
batchelorette
yacht-party
begins.)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 161,
(Loving
sparring
&
fateful
stars), by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
15
June 2010
"Batchelor(ette)
Party(ing)", Chapter 3, by E.O.
Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(Party
planning
-
"Venue
you
would
choose
well....")
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 160,
(Loving
sparring
&
fateful
stars), by Walter D. Reimer,
"A
Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 3
(Waking up alive and
comparing survival stories. Plotting to
overthrow the Republic
Studios. Nikki has a role to play. Guests & gifts at the science
fiction convention.)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott,
on the Story
page.
"Young Zeichner's Encounters" by S. A.
Gallacci, (a
young
German
airship
officer
meets
magic
on
Spontoon
Island
-
a
repost
from 1998),
& a new SteamFox comic panel, "Important
Safety
Tip:..", by Roy D. Pounds
II,
are now on the SteamFox pages, and can
also be
reached via the Comics page.
Aviation history archive (Flight International magazine
archive) -
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/index.html
This is an excellent reference archive from a weekly trade magazine,
Flight International. It was
(and is) published in the United Kingdom,
reporting on world aviation, with a clear, entertaining, and
appropriate bias
towards the interests of the British Commonwealth.
Artists & writers
& website owners please look at these generous terms for
the use of material in these on-line
magazine archives from 1909 to 2005:
(This review continued
on the Spontoon Island Links page)
2
June
2010
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 159,
(Recoveries
and
undercover
recovering), by Walter D. Reimer,
"A
Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 2
(Some long-distance
phone calls between Hollywood & the Spontoon Islands
- and
several other very intense intimate conversations. With props.)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott, on the Story
page.
Thumbnail links added to the Aircraft
section
via the Art page.
29 May
2010
"Remembrance" by Walter D. Reimer"
(for
Armistice
Day
&
for
Memorial
Day)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" - Chapter 158,
(Questions
and
Answers), by Walter D. Reimer,
on
the
Story
page.
Visiting airplanes may be seen (courtesy of AleutianWolf and lnago)
on the Aircraft section of the Art page.
19 May
2010
"A Convention ~ and Other Things" - Part 1
(The star of
'Petunia's Perils' encounters Hollywood deal-making
even in the
Spontoon Islands & Songmark Academy)
by Mr. David R. Dorrycott, on the Story
page.
18 May
2010
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" -
Chapter 156,
(Sportscar
driving
in
Kowloon,
Hong
Kong),
Chapter 157,
(A
meeting
with
the
heads
of
the
2
family
tongs),
by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
There is a new webpage: At the World's Fair,
with
illustrations
from the Spontoon Island pavilion, by R. J. Bartrop.
Art by Stuart McCarthy on the May Day page,
and Stuart has a new mailing address on the Contact
page.
SusanDeer's illumination of Inspector's Stagg's memorial window
Cenotaph for his family is shown on the Story
page, but is also added to
the stories "Sins and Sensibilities" and "The Cato Comeback, part 11".
Sachicoon's chibi sketches are added to the "Luck
of
the
Dragon"
art
archive.
Roy D. Pounds
II SteamFox comics and illustrations
are now
on the SteamFox pages, and can also be
reached via the Comics page.
Other new &
moved illustrations may be tracked from the Art
page.
May
Day
Celebrations
on
Spontoon
Island!

A page of Stories, Art, and Articles via
the History page.

May Day
greetings - by Stuart McCarthy
(larger image here - 1.8 MBytes)
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/duraluminwolf/
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Duraluminwolf/
30
April 2010
("Have
you
heard
about
Andre
d'Arbres?!"
-
With an illustration by Seth C. Triggs),
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 155,
(Dates
in
the
Western
manner),
by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
"The Adventures of Rocket Rat",
A Rain Island movie serial,
>> Episode 5: "Cavern of Doom"
(concluding chapter of the serial)<<
with a screen play by Walter D. Reimer, is linked on
the 'Tales from Rain Island', History, & Story
pages.
19
April 2010
"Serfing Safari" (or: "Tsar Trek, the Next
Generation") (Alpha
&
Nancy
Rote's
The
Crusader
Dorm
visit
Vostok
during
Easter
holidays,
1937)
by Simon Barber,
"Charlie
Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie", Chapter
5,
by Antonia T. Tiger (The
hotels,
clubs,
&
refuges
of
Britain.)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 154,
(Reunited
at
Her
home,
&
a
return
to
the
dorm),
by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
14
April 2010
Thanks
to
"Barnacle
Will"
for
catching
a
link
needing
correction!
11
April 2010
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 153,
(A
grim.
Moving.
Picture.
Showing.),
by Walter D. Reimer,
"Charlie
Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie", Chapter
4,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Shipboard
angels;
& bedeviled on a stormy journey by train),
A
Tale of Rain Island: "Red Lightning", Chapter 2, by Walt Reimer, ("Play
Ball!"),
"Batchelor(ette) Party(ing)", Chapter 1, by E.O. Costello & M. Mitchel
Marmel
(A
week
before
the
wedding
of
Reggie
&
Willow
[&
Grace]. How could
anything
go
strange?
With
an
illustration
by
Seth
C.
Triggs),
on the Story
page.
The May Day pages now have art thumbnails
for links.
31
March 2010
These are perhaps
more grim chapters to our serials
than one might expect.... No fooling.
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 152,
(proof
of
delivery),
by Walter D. Reimer,
The
entry
for
21 July,
1937, from
Amelia's Diary: Storm Birds,
by Simon
Barber (the
Sealth
City
Synod
learns
perhaps
more
than
it
wanted
to),
Charlie
Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 3,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Hwaet!
Charlie
is
prepared
to
move,
and so moves down a street in Berlin towards a distant vision),
on the Story
page.
20
March 2010
Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 2,
by Antonia T. Tiger (Where
we
are
shown
some
of
the
origins
of that picture calendar of a Pacific island),
on the Story
page.
19
March 2010
Art by Roy D.
Pounds II added to Kocha Koi Chapter 8
"Felis Ex
Machina", by E.O.
Costello, (Dr.
James
Meffit,
physician,
investigates
a
show
boat,
and
its
mechanical
marvel
fortune-teller,)
(The Dr. Meffit stories are now collected
on their their own page)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 151,
(movements
in
the
shadows),
by Walter D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
8
March 2010
Charlie Bellman: A Proper Little Charlie, Chapter 1,
by Antonia T. Tiger (in
Berlin,
a
short
time
after
'A
Funeral
in
Berlin',
where
we
are
also
introduced
to
a
picture
calendar
of
a Pacific island),
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 150,
(sharpening
the
knives),
by Walter D. Reimer,
"Where Is The Song of Songs For Me?", by E.
O. Costello,
one of the 1,001 Mornings of Reggie Buckhorn
(a
morning
pre-Willow)
on the Story
page.
Art images added and re-sorted, including Millie getting "Ship Shape",
in a mature
part of the Art Studies section of the Art page.

Wo Fang, husband of Wo Shin (Ni Shin)
in the serial story, Luck of the Dragon,
by Walt Reimer
Art by Jim
Groat
-
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rabbi-tom/
(Wishing you a prosperous Year of the Tiger)
9
February 2010
"The Spontoon Island Writers
Guide"
http://www.naorhy.com/research_and_downloads/spontoon_writers_guide.pdf
This is a work-in-progress compiled and edited by Reese Dorrycott.
It collects, summarizes, & adds published background information
on the Spontoon Island Archipelego alternate-history setting.
This may be useful for contributors and entertaining for visitors to
this website.
(This Writers Guide collects information from the informal background
consensus
that the Spontoon Island contributors share, based on the currently
archived material)
Some of the material is republished from this website, some parts
are new essays on
the Spontoonie cultures, histories, and background stories.
Some of the material is listings of characters, social institutions,
locations, & objects --
with credits to their creators. Information will be added and revised,
so additional information is welcome. A contact address for Reese is in
the file.
The file may be revised at any time.
This is a link to an (Adobe) pdf file
of "The Spontoon Island Writers Guide" located
at Reese and Anna Dorrycott's website
-- www.naorhy.com
and linked with Reese's permission.
"Adobe Reader" may be downloaded for
free,from the Adobe website.
There are duplicates of this link & information on the Editorial
& Links pages,
so it is possible that this 'News' notice will become condensed in the
future.
8
February 2010
"The
I
Do's of March" Part Sixteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
(the
conclusions
of
the
wedding
party)
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 149, by Walter D. Reimer,
(preparations
for
several
journeys),
on the Story
page.
There is art added & re-distributed, to the Visitors & Guests, Pulp, Aircraft
& Comics sections of the Art page,
including 3 reposted images by Chris Goodwin:

*** "Aviatrix" by Chris Goodwin ***
http://www.furaffinity.net/user/chrisgoodwin/
(larger file here - 1 MBytes)
31
January 2010
"The Four Fools: A Drain-ium on the Cranium",
a
mature-burlesque
radio
transcript from 20 May, 1937
produced
by W.D.Reimer,
with material by E.O.Costello,
M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 148, by Walter D. Reimer
(the
extra
training
they
asked
for
is
also
a
mature
situation)
"The
I
Do's of March" Part Fifteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
(the
Baron
comes
in
for
a
landing
&
introducing
a
new taste in
sugar-glazed treats)
all via the Story
page.
27
January 2010
"The
I
Do's of March" Part Fourteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
(wherein
there
is
a
gentle
tactical
rain
of
rose
petals)
at "Let's
Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 147,
(and
just
why
would
the
Red
Dorm
ask
for
*extra*
work?)
by
Walter D. Reimer, on the Story page.
Redistributed and new art can be found via the Art
page,
including mature art by King
Cheetah, in "Tiki Madness".
9
January 2010
Revised images of Captn. Circe's "Manchu
Duck",
a Mandrin-Falconni Falcon II seaplane by Taral Wayne,
on the 'Aircraft' section of the Art page.
6
January 2010
Additional text for 21 July,
1937, from
Amelia's Diary: Storm Birds,
by Simon
Barber, on the Story page.
4
January 2010
Hoping you have had a Satisfactory Solstice and will have a
Newer New Year!
"Luck
of
the
Dragon:
Dealing
a
Cold
Deck"- Chapter 146,
by
Walter D. Reimer, on the Story page.
New art has been redistributed, via the Art
page.
"Makin' a List" (Big Red) - R.J.
Bartrop (large file - 1.2 MBytes)
http://rjbartrop.artspots.com
21
December 2009
The Spontoon Island Althing regrets to announce the death
of Michael Dooley, who posted art here as "Wolfie DarkWolfie".
1968 - 15 December 2009.
An art archive ("darkwolfie") is on FurAffinity.
There is a collection of his Spontoon Island art here.
"The
I
Do's of March" Part Thirteen, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
(wherein
we
see
Inocenta
de
Ciervos
escorted
down
the
aisle)
at "Let's
Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
Art has been added via the Art page.
7
December 2009
A Few Footnotes on Eastern Island of Spontoon
&
Certain
Other
Subjects
of
Local
Interest,
by Taral Wayne,
cross-posted on the Story, Map, and Settings
pages.
Beginning a new Extract
from Amelia's Diary: Storm Birds, by Simon
Barber,
"Being the
twenty-seventh part of the
adventures of Lady Amelia
Allworthy
(neé Bourne-Phipps)
having completed her Songmark training.
She’s off to see the world now
– hopefully
it won’t see her first…"
"The
I
Do's
of
March"
Part
Twelve, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
at "Let's
Doe
It
(Lets
Fall
In
Love)",
& on the Story page.
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 145,
by
Walter
D.
Reimer,
"The
Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Conclusion, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
("The End; or, if you sign
right here,
this lovely tract of Florida waterfront property is yours.")
on the Story
page.
23
November 2009
"The I
Do's of March" Part Eleven, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello,
at "Let's
Doe
It
(Lets
Fall
In
Love)",
& on the Story page.
"Luck
of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 144,
by
Walter
D.
Reimer,
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 6, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
("Load One
Quarter of a Ton, and What Do You Get?
or, What's Mine is Yours."),
on the Story
page.
There are new art archive webpages for
Luck of the Dragon art & Rosalie 'Rosie' Baumgartner Art,
and more added art that may be discovered via the Art page.
The web serial, 'The
Flying
Cloud,
R-505', is to continue
to be recommended... 8)
30
October 2009
More aircraft drawn by Arthur Filloy, from that most
flighty of
blogs, Drawn Patrol,
have been spotted flying over the Aircraft
section of the Art pages.
"Luck
of
the
Dragon:
Dealing
a
Cold
Deck"- Chapter 143,
by
Walter
D. Reimer,
"Pursuit!" Chapter 55, by John Urie, a pre-Speed Week morning with Katie
MacArran,
"The I
Do's of March" Part Ten, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
Your compiling archivist has been kindly directed (by 'Barnacle
Will')
to the blog:
The Flying Cloud,
R-505
"Airships,
adventure, gallant gentlemen, and sultry island maidens!"
an alternate-Earth serial by Paul Gazis, that is currently up to 46
chapters.
I highly recommend it. I believe that you may also find
the adventure and ironic humor to be very sympathetic
to Spontoonie sensibilities. (Added to the Links
page)
19
October 2009
"The Devil Came Down to Spontoon" by Walter
Reimer & Mitch Marmel,
A Spontoon story with a Halloween
flavor,
"Luck of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 142,
by
Walter
D.
Reimer,
"The I
Do's of March" Part Nine, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
13
October 2009
"Luck of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"- Chapter 141,
by
Walter
D.
Reimer,
"The I
Do's of March" Part Eight, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
An Extract
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber,
for 18 & 19 July, 1937:
Priestess Oharu assesses Miss
Cabot's condition.
Amelia goes to Sacred Island for a different kind of final exam.
The warrior priestessess contemplate some loose ends, and then prepare
for their World Tour.
This ends the Diary Extracts section "Back Into Daylight"
> Amelia’s adventures will continue <
as she heads across the globe, in “Storm Birds”.
"Overture: Introduction & Dedication"
added to the Sinnesteuersymphonie contents page, by E.O.
Costello,
all on the Story
page.
10
October 2009
Art from "Keeping the Lights
Burning" added to the
archive of Rusty Haller's Spontoon Archipelago
art. (Thanks to Rick Messer.)
5
& 6
October 2009
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 5, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
("How To
Succeed At Hunting, Without Really Trying"),
An Excerpt
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber,
for 16 & 17 July, 1937:
A not-unexpected rescue at the Italian
Embassy.
A surpising gift arrives from the past. Preparations and pre-flights
for departure.
on the Story
page.
Art added to the Cranium Island page.
A direct link to Roy D. Pounds II "Engine Room"
drawings
is now on the Art page.
30
September 2009
The Spontoon Island Althing regrets to announce the
death of
Russell "Rusty" Haller. He did commissioned art for some of the story
contributors, and generously shared some of his adventure art with this
website.
He had begun to build stories on his own island in the Spontoon
Archepelago.
He will be missed.
There is a tribute page of some of Rusty's
Spontoonie art.
More information is here.

"Ace and 'Lani" Spontoon Island adventure
comic 'cover' - (larger file here)
"This is the "cover art" for a special comics story I'm
working on for
the
Spontoon Island website, featuring Superspy Alex Decker of
Ace and Queenie
sharing an exciting ( and dangerous) adventure with his sexy Gal pal
Lei' Lani."
-- Rusty Haller, September 2009 --
(Lei-Lani character by http://www.furaffinity.net/user/lei-lani/)
11
September 2009
New additions to the Links page.
"The I
Do's of March" Part Seven, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
for 14 & 15 July, 1937:
Maria
goes
to
her
expected
Private
Consultation
at
the
Italian
Embassy.
Miss Molly 'Cabot' re-meets her newly adoptive cousin at Song Sodas.
"Matching
Set"
A
story
by
Simon
Barber
-
Mid-July,
1937
-
rated
mature
for adult situations
Amelia helps the surviving two Pennington
sisters, as they attempt their own version of grief therapy.
A story where you may observe Amelia
(Lady Allworthy) outside of her Diary - perhaps to your surprise.
Both on the Story page.
9
September 2009
* Bill Barnes home
page! *
Affectionate and informative tribute to pulp air stories!
- Via 'Dannysoar' & Hector Peiteado -
http://home.att.net/~dannysoar4/BillBarnes.htm
(Thank you R.J. Bartrop for finding this link!)
2
September 2009
New art from
the 1938 Schneider Trophy Race, by R.J.
Bartrop,
and an account of "A
Flying
Saucer" by Mr. David R. Dorrycott
on the Speed Week pages.
"The Lady of
Nîmes" Part 12, by John Urie, on the Story page
and on the Speed Week pages.
"The I
Do's of March" Part Six, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber, for 13 July, 1937:
A seaplane secret reavealed? An invitation
to visit the eldritch realms of the Reich.
A last look & farewell to the dorms of Songmark Academy. With clues.
on the Story page.
Many new "Art Studies" in the Art Studies
section of the Art page.
29
August 2009
New art (and plan views) of the Conway R3 seaplane, by R.J.
Bartrop,
on the Speed Week pages.
Updates to the Speed Week pages start now! -
Contributions welcome!
(Contributor's background information is here)
Speed
Week
is
starting!
August
2009
Speed Week 1935 (French Poster) by
Stuart McCarthy
http://duraluminwolf.deviantart.com/
-
Speed
Week
stories
and
art
on
linked
webpages
-
27
August 2009
Welcome to Speed Week on the Spontoon Islands!
Contributions welcome!
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 11, by John Urie, on the Story page
and on the Speed Week pages.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
for 11 & 12 July, 1937:
An expected Spontoonie wedding. Maria
plans an impromtu fling.
Major Hawkins comes to call and talks of British matters, with some
Intelligence.
"Luck of the
Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"-Chapter 140,
by
Walter
D.
Reimer,
"The I
Do's of March" Part Five, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
A new "Steamfox" comic strip: "Lifeboat Drill!"
by Roy D. Pounds II, is on the Comics page.
21
August 2009
"The I
Do's of March" Part Four, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 10, by John Urie, on the Story page
and on the Speed Week pages.
12 August 2009
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 9, by John Urie, on the Story page
and on the Speed Week pages.
4
August 2009
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 4, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
("Doin' What
Comes Gnaturally; or,
Bwanas Foster"), on the Story
page.
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 8, by John Urie, on the Story page
and on the Speed Week pages.
"The Blue Mask" by R.J. Bartrop, on
the Comics page.
Art on the Speed Week page, Seth Triggs
dodges the Giant Gnats,
and art is added in other locations, via the Art
page.
Aloha!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aloha!

Strip 12 - Updated 3
July 2009
(completing this story sequence - Aloha to L. Frank!)
Earlier strips are here.
Aloha!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Aloha!
22 July 2009
Art by L. Frank, of
Mitch Marmel's character, Tali; & art by
David Hopkins, added to 'Art Studies'
section of the Art page.
Songmark Academy art added to its Art Archive
page
& to the Diary entry for 28 May, 1937
(on Krupmark Island)
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber, for 10 July, 1937:
Not everyone (in their current conditions)
will get official graduation certificates. Yet.
Amelia's Sand Flea light aeroplane gets adopted.
via the Story page.
"The Adventures of Rocket Rat",
A Rain Island movie serial,
>> Episode 2: "Moon of Mystery"
<<
with a screen play by Walter D. Reimer, is linked on
the 'Tales from Rain Island', History, & Story
pages.
10 July 2009
An Excerpt
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber, for 9 July, 1937:
Preparing for Helen's wedding. Saimmi
compares Molly Procyk & Miss Cabot.
Miss Devinski at the Gates to Songmark Academy. A dinner of
three-finger poi.
via the Story page.
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck"
Chapter 139, by
Walter D. Reimer,
"The I
Do's of March" Part Three, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
Additions to the 'Visitors & Guests' section via the Art page.
8 July 2009
"Red Lightning" Chapter 1, by Walter D.
Reimer,
(He's not traveled all that distance
to Rain Island
just for the pastrami),
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 3, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
(A Friendly Game of
Football; or, Excess and Oh's),
an Excerpt
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber,
Additional recoveries in hospital. Another
consultation with Judge Poynter.
Helen gets her marriage license.
all via the Story page.
Art is redistributed and added in the 'Tiki Madness!', Amelia's Art
Archive,
& 'Art Studies' sections, via the Art
page.
3 July 2009
The twelfth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page,
completing this story!
29 June 2009
The eleventh of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
After 6 weeks on Kuo Han,
an Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(beginning the 26th Diary section: "Back Into Daylight") wherein Amelia
and dorm may assess the
success of their rescue in the light of some unexpected alterations.
"The I
Do's of March" Part Two, by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
26 June 2009
The tenth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
22 June 2009
The ninth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(continuing the Diary section: "Crash Landings") where the dorm arrives
at Ft. Bob, Krupmark Island, & Lars assists with the final plans
on the Story page.
20 June 2009
The eighth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
17 June 2009
The seventh of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
Art by freelancer89 & Seth C. Triggs added to the story
"The Equalizer" by Reimer, Marmel, &
Costello on the Story page.
12 June 2009
The sixth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
Rain Coast Republic
- Proclamation Day is 12 June!
As recounted by Walter D. Reimer
in the stories "A Busy Half-Century",
on the History page.
"Equalizer"
Chapter 10, by Walter D. Reimer, M.Mitchell Marmel, & Eric
Costello,
(ending this serial story of espionage and small arms) on the Story page.
8 June 2009
The fifth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(continuing the Diary section: "Crash Landings") wherein Amelia
makes rescue plans, &
gets an expected Surprise from the Songmark staff,
on the Story page.
6 June 2009
The fourth of
the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, is on the Comics page.
"Equalizer"
Chapter 9, by Walter D. Reimer, M.Mitchell Marmel, & Eric
Costello,
"The I Do's of March" by M. Mitchell Marmel
& E.O. Costello
at "Let's Doe It (Lets Fall In Love)",
& on the Story page.
"The Adventures of Rocket Rat",
A Rain Island movie serial,
a screen play by Walter D. Reimer, is linked on
the 'Tales from Rain Island', History, & Story
pages.
1 June 2009
The third of the new comic strips of "Tales
of the Sea Bass"
by
Louis Frank, on the Comics page. There are
now links
to a "Sea Bass" strip Archive page, and an
Art & Background page.
Seth Triggs art added to Act 2 of The Giant
Gnat of Sinatra.
Kjartan art added to Amelia's recent Songmark
Diary.
29 May 2009
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 2, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(beginning the Diary section: "Crash Landings") wherein Amelia
discovers her Duty at the Songmark
gates, & some changs in social situations,
"Luck of the Dragon: Dealing a Cold Deck" by
Walter D. Reimer,
(this new section starts with Chapter 138), on the Story page.
An anti-Rain Island movie from 1935, "The
Trojan Horse",
has been transcribed by Walter D. Reimer, and is linked on
the 'Tales of Rain Island', History, & Story
pages.
The comic strip "Tales of the Sea Bass" by
Louis Frank, begins
on the Comics page (also with new recommended webcomics).
More 'Art Studies' and 'Dancers' via the Art
page.
"Now with new, exiting thumbnail art
links!"
New uploads 6 May 2009
May
Day
Celebrations
on
Spontoon
Island!
Come contribute to the
celebration!

A page of Stories, Art, and Articles via the History page.
A good celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Spontoon Island
setting!
6
May
2009
"The Dance" by Walter D. Reimer & 'Ferret
Wars' art by M. Estrugo,
on the May Day page, via the Story
page.
"Equalizer"
Chapter 8, by Walter D. Reimer, M.Mitchell Marmel, & Eric
Costello,
"A Wolf
In the Fold" Chapter 3, by Antonia T.
Tiger,
"The Giant Gnat of Sinatra" Act 1, by
Marmel, Costello & Reimer,
& An Excerpt
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber,
Hide
and
Seek
on
Albert
Island
-
"How
not
to
be found"
on the Story
page.
24 April 2009
"A Wolf In the Fold" Chapter 2, by Antonia T.
Tiger,
"Luck of
the Dragon: Arrangements" Part Eleven,
(several departures - ending this story
section) by
Walter
D. Reimer,
on the Story
page.
2 April 2009
"Luck of
the Dragon: Arrangements" Part Ten, by Walter
D. Reimer,
(Plain talk - plane talk - Air races
- Planning)
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(Magistrate Poynter shows his mettle -
There is a Passport for Molly Cabot -
Some deep rituals are learned - There will be a dorm excercise on
Albert Island)
all on the Story
page. New art locations via the Art page.
30 March 2009
"A Wolf In the Fold" Chapter 1
(a story of Sergeant Wolf Baginski,
Rain Island Army Union)
by Antonia T. Tiger,
on the Story page.
11 March 2009
"The Battle of Blefuscu Atoll" by Walter D.
Reimer,
(A historical essay on the Gunboat Wars),
via the History page.
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Songmark Diary, by Simon Barber,
(Ave
Argentum,
the
rival
flying
school,
makes
a
misappropriation),
"The Four Fools: Vostok Follies", a radio
transcript produced
by W.D.Reimer,
with material by E.O.Costello,
M.M.Marmel, & J.T.Urie -- via the Story
page.
An
illustration by Rusty Haller added for "Sinnesteuersymphonie
-
Movement
2"
(story
by
E.
O.
Costello)
via
the
Story page. Rusty's art will also appear
archived on an Art page for
Sinnesteuersymphonie. (Warning:
Large art files)
Two pin-ups by Locopelli are now in the 'Art
Studies' section of the Art page.
Even more
hula-dancers have swayed over to 'Dancers'
via
the Art page.
(Warning: 'Dancers' is momentarily
heavy with a lot of hula Kilobytes)
A page of Recommended Comics Links via the
Comics page.
(Suggestions for additional comics
are welcome!)
4 March 2009
"Stranded Angel" Chapter 16D (a sample
chapter) by Simon Barber
(based on the SilverAngel comicstrip
by
Fredrik
K.T.
Andersson),
"Equalizer"
Chapter 7, by Walter D. Reimer, M. Mitchell Marmel, & Eric
Costello,
An Excerpt
from
Amelia's
Songmark
Diary, by Simon Barber,
(Bracing
help
from
Magistrate
Poynter
&
Molly
gets
some
new
family news),
all via the Story page.
"Invoking Cloture" by Walt Reimer
& Eric Costello,
(a sequel to the trial transcript "Shriek,
Memory")
via the History
page & the Story
page.
An
illustration by Rusty Haller added for "Sinnessteuersymphonie
-
Movement
2"
(story
by
E.
O.
Costello)
via
the
Story page.
More hula-dancers moved to 'Dancers' via
the Art page.
16 February 2009
EXTRA! 3 Assassins Killed at Judge's
Cottage!
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Diary, by Simon Barber;
"Luck of
the Dragon: Arrangements" Part Nine, by Walter
D. Reimer,
"Equalizer"
Chapter 6, by Walter D. Reimer, M. Mitchell Marmel, & Eric
Costello,
An
illustration by Rusty Haller added for "Sinnessteuersymphonie
-
Movement
2"
(story
by
E.
O.
Costello)
via
the
Story page.
"The Battle of Gunboat Atoll", a Gunboat Wars history, by Walter D. Reimer
via the Story page & the History page.
3 February 2009
A new
episode of the comic strip "Kitty Malone"
by John Speidel
on
the Comics page. Art uploads on the 'Art Studies' & 'Informal
Spontoonies' pages
by 'Jello of the Anti Crumb' & Taral, via the Art page.
Two illustrations by Rusty Haller added for "Sinnessteuersymphonie
-
Movement
1"
via
the Story page.
22 January 2009
"Echoes Loudly Waking", a Gunboat Wars tale
of Magistrate Harold Poynter, by Walter D. Reimer;
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 7, by John Urie, on
the Story page.
I'd like to
recommend a graphic novel, Frontiers, by Adrian M.
Kleinbergen.
It is about anthropomorphic military pilots and aircraft adventures in
a world
of late 1930s-40s technology. Captain Maria Fireclaw has clashes and
adventures
with Lt. William Longburrow (of a species which she despises).
This story was serialized in the independent comic "Zu".
The societies shown, the technology, and the spirit
are similar to much of the Spontoonie stories.
Mr. Kleinbergen has published the 93-page black & white graphic
novel
as a trade paperback, available from Lulu.com. Price is $12.95.
For
more info & sample pages:
http://www.lulu.com/content/4738774
19 January 2009
"Luck of
the Dragon: Arrangements" Part Eight, by Walter
D. Reimer,
& an Excerpt
from Amelia's Diary, by Simon Barber; on the Story
page.
Art by Heather Bruton added to the Dancers
section,
Art by Shana von Carstein added to the Reggie's
Art page,
Art by Rusty Haller added to "Sinnessteuersymphonie"
Part
1,
& Art by Roy D. Pounds II added to "The
Engine Room"
in the Ships & Boats section, via the Art
Page.
12 January 2009
Some surprises on May Day -
including the advantages of a Songmark education:
An Excerpt
from Amelia's Diary, by Simon Barber;
"The Lady of
Nîmes"
Part 6, by John Urie, on
the Story page.
Rain Coast Republic
- Proclamation Day is 12 June!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Announcing a
forum for talk about Spontoon Island:
(including
websites and zines)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spontoon_Island/
A Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel.
Announcing a forum: 'Spicy
Spontoon'
Speculation on
Spicy Spontoon Stories and 1930s fantasies.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Spicy_Spontoon/
An over-18
Yahoo Group moderated by Mitch Marmel
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Thanks go to Moses Lambert for
his email and suggestions,
which include adding links to stories directly from this list of new
uploads..
That reminds me to thank Jonathan Nicholls for his emailed
comments and suggestions, which were also much appreciated.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
This website (among several
others) has been given the

Golden Mimeograph Award
by the folks at http://www.naorhy.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
"Spontoon Postcards" wanted!
Postcard illos shared from
visitors
and tourists
to the Spontoon Archipelago are
welcome! If you send them,
they may be posted to the
"Visitors
& Tourists" page.
Illos (.gif) under 400k and
fitting
the 1920 to 1950
time period are the most welcome.
Do show your own characters,
shareware
characters,
or public domain characters
having
some PG-13 fun.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Corporate trademark characters
are
unlikely to be seen here.
They have their own trademark
protected
vacation islands to visit,
and likely only send copyrighted
vacation postcards to
their corporate legal staff.
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Contact e-mail address is
kenfletch'at)comcast.net (substitute @ for 'at))
This is in addition to the Yahoo email address: kenandgiovanna'at)yahoo.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
January-December 2008
(Fifty-one
baskets of updates in 2008)
January-December 2007
(Fifty-seven
baskets of updates in 2007)
January-December 2006
(Seventy-two
baskets of updates in 2006)
January-December 2005
(Sixty-eight
baskets of updates in 2005)
January-December 2004
(Fifty-one updates in 2004)
March-December 2003
(Thirty-two updates to finish
2003)
8 March 2003
Many small updates since December
2002
2001-2002
(Fourteen uploads)
20 August 2001
Webpage launch
9
August
2001
Webpage is rolled down the ramp
to the water
Aloha!