Category Archives: What I Miss About Comics

A James Bond Bait and Switch

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Joe

I remember seeing this issue of The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu back in 1975 sitting on a shelf among lurid detective magazines and other black and white comics like Creepy and Eerie at Davis Drug in Westville, NJ. I … Continue reading →

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With The Comico Boys

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Joe

Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above … Continue reading →

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Friday Flashback: Dracula’s Dirt!

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Joe

Wear the Dirt of Dracula! This is an interesting post from a while back featuring an oddball piece of jewelry in the form of a necklace with a small glass coffin charm containing a small sample of earth from Transylvania! … Continue reading →

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Comin’ at Ya in The Third Dimension

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Joe

A buddy of mine who has loved and collected comics his whole life continues to acquire the things he desires. He gets regular shipments of old comics that he finds at prices he just can’t resist. I guess he plans … Continue reading →

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BARNABAS! Dark Shadows Paperbacks

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Joe

This was an ad for a series of paperback novels based on the wildly popular gothic horror soap opera series Dark Shadows. This was like a number of shows in the 1960s that through some quirk of fate caught the … Continue reading →

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Sexy at Any Size?

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Joe
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Join the swinging world of MUSIC!

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Joe
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Date with an Amazon?

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Joe

Sure, comic-books were filled with advertisements aimed at 98 lb weaklings, craven cowards and even wallflowers with two left feet, but what about the vertically challenged? Is your lack of stature holding you back? Are you finding that you may … Continue reading →

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