Tag Archives: Brian Leno

Rediscovered: A Little Birthday Treat

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Don

For birthday 119 for Robert E. Howard — should he have lived so long — Brian Leno roars into Autograph Hound action once more, pulling an original photo of REH’s father, actually signed by Doc Howard, from the time-lost ruins … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: House of Bogart

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Don

Brian Leno keeps getting new autograph material all the time, every week, sometimes every day — he even has stuff crawling out of his immeasurable horde, practically attacking him. Here he is with another episode pulled straight from the life … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Yet Another John Hancock from Arthur O. Friel

Posted on July 6, 2024 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday sneaks up on us again. . . . As I predicted the noted if not maniacal autograph collector Brian Leno was kind of jealous of the inscribed book by Arthur O. Friel — one of the top … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Return of Arthur O. Friel

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Don

We haven’t had an Autograph Hound Super-Sunday rollout in awhile, and I wasn’t expecting Arthur O. Friel to be the guy scribbling the old John Hancock. From everything I’ve heard, Friel signatures — much less Friel inscriptions — are rare. … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A William H. Kofoed John Hancock

Posted on July 2, 2023 by Don

Autograph Hound Super-Sunday again, and signature maven Brian Leno reports in with one of his (many) recent acquisitions (Call Them Legion). “On ABE I saw a copy of a book titled Mirage, signed by William H. Kofoed,” Brian says, “who … Continue reading →

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Mort: John Jakes

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Don

It’s time to mention his name in Atlantis. Brian Leno popped the news to me that John Jakes died Saturday March 18, age 90. Jakes was one of the most commercially successful writers to emerge from the paperback originals and … Continue reading →

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Mort: Raquel Welch

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Don

Upon news of her passing today at the age of 82, Autograph Hound Brian Leno pulled his signed Raquel Welch print from his stacks and stacks of autos. From One Million Years B. C., of course. I usually misquote a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Like Brian Leno Needed Another John Hancock from Jack Dempsey

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Don

Our maniacal Autograph Hound pal Brian Leno got a surprise for Xmas — an item of Jack Dempsey ephemera. Let Brian explain it: “A friend of mine was at a library book sale in North Carolina and found a promotional … Continue reading →

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Sinister Cinema: Superman Live

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Don

Autograph Hound Super-Sunday once more, and from his extensive files of John Hancocks stacked on top of John Hancocks, Brian Leno sends in Kirk Alyn — the first actor to portray Superman in live action. Brian noted, “Am enjoying the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Latest “Doc Savage”

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Don

Brian Leno said he was going to read the new James Patterson “Doc Savage” novel — and he dood it: A few days ago my mail carrier dropped off The Perfect Assassin, the new novel by the writing team of … Continue reading →

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