Tag Archive: Marvel

Mother’s Day Circa 2002

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It was 2002 and Sam Raimi’s take on the wall crawling web-head had just been released smashing box office records and forever raising the bar on what to expect from films about costumed crime fighters. I was fired up about the movie because I was hooked to the comics as a kid, and my son …

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…But I am also a client!

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$2.50 for a life-like head of either blond or brunette hair?! There’s no way Sy Sperling could beat this!!!

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

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He’s so tiny and ADORABLE! Look! He fits in the palm of your hand! He probably doesn’t eat much. How much trouble could a squirrel monkey be?

When The Comic Was Better Than The Movie

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I was leafing through some old comics looking for something that would fit this category when I came across this ad: Gene Colan’s recent death had brought about a number of articles and posts in appreciation of the great one’s art. Those articles as well as a recent reading of the Marvel Essentials edition of …

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Don’t Spend It All In One Place!

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Giant Kristy McNichol!!!

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…or make that Giant McNichols!

Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag

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F.O.O.M. Friends Of Old Marvel

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When Doc Banner gets that funny look in his eye, RUN!

Buried in a Piano Case

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For kids who grew up in a certain era, this photo is probably more familiar than anything Diane Arbus or Ansel Adams may have shot.

Scary, Life Size MONSTER GHOST

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If it’s a ghost, shouldn’t that be Death Size?

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