Category Archives: What I Miss About Comics

Ask Your Father

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Ma, it says right here that they’ll send ya ‘ONE PREGNANT MALE who will give birth to as many as 25 babies!’ How can that be, Ma? How can that be?

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Too Good to be True

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Even the grade school boys at which this ad was squarely aimed knew this was too good to be true.

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Turned On & Supernatural Effects

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Back in the ’70s while my parents shopped for clothes and boring stuff, my younger brother and I were left to our own devices wandering the toy and record sections of the department stores that anchored the shopping malls. Invariably … Continue reading →

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Chicks Will Dig You!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Is it the mod haircut, the happening turtleneck or the aloof attitude?

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Instant Arsenal of Power

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I chuckle at how crude the ads were in comic books with their utter lack of finesse and marketing acumen, but when I think about it, I realize that these advertisers didn’t have to rely on focus groups or demographics. … Continue reading →

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Double Shot of O.J.

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Joe_Williams

If the boot doesn’t fit, you must…oh, never mind.

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A Missed Opportunity

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

With the remakes and reboots of Planet of the Apes that have been playing out in cinemas in recent years I’m surprised nobody has decided to put these swinging medallions back on the market.

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