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Tag Archives: comic book
TRS-80 SAVES Metropolis!!!
Ricky Rotten sent me an article celebrating the 35th anniversary of Radio Shack’s personal home computer the TRS-80 also less-than-affectionately known as the TRaSh-80.
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Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1980, 1980s, ad, comic book, comics, computer, Radio Shack, Superman, Tandy, TRS-80
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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
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Tagged 1973, Avengers, Captain Marvel, comic book, Gomer Pyle, Marvel Comics, Shazam, Thanos, vintage
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Inspiration for The Ghost Rider?
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Tagged 1970s, comic book, comics, Ghost Rider, Gil Kane, horror, monster, tex Avery, weekend warrior
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That’s MISTER Adams!
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Tagged 1978, ad, comic, comic book, Dan Haggerty, fan, Godzilla, poster, teeny bopper, television, vintage
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Grotesque Children Stereotypify Foreign Countries and WIN PRIZES!!!
Here’s the grotesque children! They look like those creepy, dried apple sculptures and all seem to be breaking out in freckles or some horrid skin disease across the bridge of their noses.…and here is their challenge!
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Tagged 1960, ad, advertising, Blackhawk, cash, CLOVERINE BRAND SALVE, comic book, comics, DC Comics, geography, prizes, scam, ugly kids, vintage
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Amazing Powers of Penetration
IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, 1967, ad, comic book, espionage, Man from UNCLE, peeping Tom, spy pen, television, vintage, xiray
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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
He’s so tiny and ADORABLE! Look! He fits in the palm of your hand! He probably doesn’t eat much. How much trouble could a squirrel monkey be?
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Tagged 1967, ad, comic, comic book, Marvel, monkey, sea horse, squirrel monkey, Two-Gun Kid
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