Tag Archives: 1971

A Hundred Horrific Pages for Half a Buck!

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Joe

A buddy of mine chased down a well-worn and well loved comic that he had once owned and lost to the vagaries of time and fortune. It’s DC Super Spectacular No. 4 and was published by DC Comics in 1971. … Continue reading →

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A Familiar Face

Posted on November 4, 2021 by Joe

As is usually the case, I was looking for something else when I came across an old stash of comics books. I immediately forgot about whatever I was originally looking for as I gleefully thumbed through my four-colored, battered beauties. … Continue reading →

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Syd Kushner W I D E S H O E S

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Joe

Advertisement for a Philadelphia shoe store from a November 23, 1971 edition of the Courier Post, a Southern New Jersey newspaper.

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Analog Computer?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?

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The Fantastic Four From Liverpool

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams

The guy on the right is Ringo or possibly Jerry Lewis. The other guys are John, George and Paul or possibly any one of the members of Freddie and the Dreamers.

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Scary, Life Size MONSTER GHOST

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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

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Fissionable Material Not Included

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I know that all the kids out there who came across this ad lusted after the idea of becoming the envy of the neighborhood with this baby. I think I begged my parents for this more than once, but their … Continue reading →

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What I Miss About Comics…Increasing Your Stature

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I have a couple of questions: 1. Was the HEIGHT INCREASE BUREAU an official governmental organization up in the Great White North? and 2. What was the Canadian equivalent to 25¢ back in 1971?

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What I Miss About Comics Stick-On Sophistication

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Did you know that a more mature, sexier, more sophisticated you comes with its own adhesive?

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What I Miss About Comics: Three Days That Won’t Go Away

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Three days of peace, love and music. An eternity of crap celebrating it.

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What I Miss About Comics – Long Distance Calls from Castle Grayskull

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Yeah, I know that this was well before Masters of the Universe, but it was too good of a joke to pass up.

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What I Miss About Comics – Hippie Posters

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Button, button, who’s got the button? This was the last thing Alice saw.

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What I Miss About Comics…Celebrity Endorsements

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Before anybody knew who they were. Do you know this couple?

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