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Tag Archives: 1973
$8.00 Adonis
Who knew that perfection was available for less than ten American dollars?
Mini-Paul McCartney Meets Richard Nixon
Only it’s not really Paul McCartney. It is Richard Nixon, however.
Posted in News
Tagged 1973, ad, comic, comic book, humor, impeach, Nixon, President, Richard Nixon, Richie Rich, The Beatles, Watergate
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I’d Like to Sell the World Some Seeds
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, ad, Cartoon, CO2 Comics, comic book, comics, Harvey Comics, humor, Sad Sack, seeds, stranger danger, vintage
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The Latest Thing on the Jean Scene!
Hello, one and all! It’s Mrs. Crankipants bidding you a joyous greeting from a time before the internet, a time of three television networks, a time of diminishing expectations and a time that a million hack comedians were all attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1973, curious clutter, grade school, Hippie, jean bag, Kohoutek, swingy denim jean bag, vintage
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Horribly Realistic!
There was a long period in comics where you could always count on ads featuring either fake vomit or artificial dog droppings. I always wondered where this sort of stuff was made. Was it a factory that specialized in novelty … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1967, 1973, ad, artificial, comic, comic book, Fantastic Four, humor, Jack Kirby, practical joke, puke, Stan Lee, vintage, vomit
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LPs or Tapes?
Decisions — decisions! Do you go with the tapes or the LPs? You get the album cover and the inner sleeve with the album, but 8-track tapes are really cool. They’re sort of futuristic the way you just push them … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, Avengers, Captain Marvel, comic book, Gomer Pyle, Marvel Comics, Shazam, Thanos, vintage
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The Scourge of Weekend Warriors
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, comic books, comics, loser, motorcycle, phoney, Potsie, sad, scourge, Spider-man, tattoo, totem, weekend warrior
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