Tag Archives: 1972

Read this students, QUIETLY!

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Joe

My Weekly Reader from the Spring of 1972. I found this in a crumbling folder of ancient homework and handouts from grade school circa 1972. Teachers would hand these out and make the students read them QUIETLY so they could cadge … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter | Tagged 1972, bicycle, My Weekly Reader, school | 2 Comments

When a Kid Needs Money

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Sung to the tune of When a Man Loves a Woman?

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter | Tagged 1972, cards, cash or prizes, Christmas, comic book, crazy eyes, Ireland, Junior Scholastic, money, scary | Leave a comment

To Each His Own

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1972, ad, CO2 Comics, comic book, Marvel, Mr. Universe, muscles, vintage | 2 Comments

The Three Faces of Bobby Sherman

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Hello, dear readers. Mrs. Crankipants here. I’m taking over the comics column this week as we harken back to a time when there were actually comics available and bought by legions of prepubescent girls. I’m talking about romance comics. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1972, AM Radio, Bobby Sherman, Charlton Comics, Julie Do You Love Me, Mrs. Crankipants, pop music, romance comics, Tony Tallarico | 2 Comments

Attaining the Unattainable

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Did you know you could sleep with Raquel Welch for $1.98?

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1972, ad, Carcharodon carcharias, comic book, fantasy, Jaws, Joe Kubert, pillow, Raquel Welch, sex, shark, submarine, The Losers, vintage, What I Miss About Comics, World War II | 1 Comment

I Was a $1.98 Werewolf

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Posted in Halloween, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1972, ad, comic, monster, rubber mask, vintage, werewolf | Comments Off

Vampire Blood!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This was sort of a forbidden fruit for kids growing up in the early 1970s.

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970s, 1972, ad, bat, Charlton, comic, comics, Dr. Shock, gag, Halloween, horror, humor, monster, Philadelphia, prank, Steve Ditko, The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves, Vampire Blood, vintage, WPHL | Comments Off

What I Miss About Comics – Coffee, Tea or Me

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Tucked away in an issue of Special Marvel Edition No. 5 is yet another career training ad. This one is for career training for jobs in the airline industry, and it seems to push the fringe benefits of free airline … Continue reading →