Around when I started with D&D, Star Trek was on in the afternoon everyday.

Around when I started with D&D, Star Trek was on in the afternoon every day. In one of my first D&D sessions we obtained a powerful magic item that let us travel through time. We traveled far to the future and appeared in the control room of a space ship with a pointy-eared alien saying "Highly illogical". Star Trek was the future D&D.

Farewell, Mr. Spock.

Small but detailed advertisement by David Trampier for the MonsterManual, now on sale at the Dungeon Hobby Shop.

Small but detailed advertisement by David Trampier for the Monster Manual, now on sale at the Dungeon Hobby Shop. Note the 'wyrm' has six legs. From the bottom of page 14 of Dragon #12, Feb 1978. This same issue has an advertisement for Holmes Basic and the Lovecraftian Mythos article by Holmes and Kuntz.

Another intelligent sword

Another intelligent sword. This one is in a scabbard & sees through an eye on its pommel.

Freddie the intelligent sword by Dave Trampier.

Freddie the intelligent sword by Dave Trampier. From Dragon #16, July 1978. An Illustration for "The Thursday Night D&D Game for Monty and the Boys", page 12. Note Trampier's signature cigar ala Wormy.

Thoughts on followers in Holmes Basic from Desert Scribe at the Super Galactic Dreadnaught blog.

A Sword and his Warrior

A Sword and his Warrior. The sword with the eye is inspired by Tom Wham's sword on the cover of the 1977 D&D character sheets.

https://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/miscpages/miscscans/77ddpc.html

Awesome isometric sketch of the Keep by Axemental, posted on Knights & Knaves alehouse.

Awesome isometric sketch of the Keep by Axemental, posted on Knights & Knaves alehouse. The thread also has lots of great ideas for expanding B2.
http://knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12900