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Category Archives: What I Miss About Comics
Big Money!
Miniature Chairman of the Board?
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1970, Agent of SHIELD, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, football, Marvel, Nick Fury, SGT. Fury, vintage, WW II
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Anthropomorphic Water Fowl and 16mm Celluloid
Wait…WHAT?!
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 16mm, 1956, comic, comic book, comics, Disney, Heart Throbs, home movies, humor, Illustration, vintage
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Glows in the Dark!
It seems that everything old is new again.
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Tagged ABC, ad, comic, comic book, comics, Dark Shadows, DC Comics, Hemlock Grove, Illustration, model kit, monster, soap opera, television, vampire, vintage, werewolf
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To Each His Own
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1972, ad, CO2 Comics, comic book, Marvel, Mr. Universe, muscles, vintage
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Chicks Dig Locksmiths
Am I the only one getting a Ted Bundy vibe from the fellow featured in this ad?
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Tagged 1977, comic, comic book, comics, humor, locksmith, Marvel, Omega the Unknown, Superman, Ted Bundy, vintage
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The Lone Star State – an Inch at a Time
Back before you could name your very own star supposedly all official-like, you could own a Mini-ranch measuring one inch square in the great state of Texas. For two bucks you would get a legal deed to your real estate … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoons, comic book, comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, humor, inch, Marvel Comics, ranch, Star Wars, Texas, What I Miss About Comics
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Velvet Touch LIFE SIZE Dolls
I tried to do a search for Velvet Touch LIFE SIZE DOLLS on some of the major search engines and, as anyone would guess, my search came back with an astounding assortment of sex toys. After a few pages of … Continue reading
Slurpee Cups from the 1970s
These collectible Slurpee cups come from the era of flared jeans, Earth Shoes and leaded gasoline. This is back before the internet, home video, video games and other fabulous electrified time-wasters. All that was available was three broadcast networks and … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1970s, 7-Eleven, comics, DC, fantasy, Marvel, Slurpee, super-heroes
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Horribly Realistic!
There was a long period in comics where you could always count on ads featuring either fake vomit or artificial dog droppings. I always wondered where this sort of stuff was made. Was it a factory that specialized in novelty … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, 1973, ad, artificial, comic, comic book, Fantastic Four, humor, Jack Kirby, practical joke, puke, Stan Lee, vintage, vomit
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Analog Computer?
Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?
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Tagged 1971, ad, analog, analog computer, comic book, comics, Fantastic Four, kit, Marvel, science, vintage
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What I Miss About Comics…Joe Kubert
Sadly, last week marked the passing of a comics giant – Joe Kubert.
TRS-80 SAVES Metropolis!!!
Ricky Rotten sent me an article celebrating the 35th anniversary of Radio Shack’s personal home computer the TRS-80 also less-than-affectionately known as the TRaSh-80.
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Tagged 1980, 1980s, ad, comic book, comics, computer, Radio Shack, Superman, Tandy, TRS-80
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