Tag Archives: Fantastic Four

Go-Kart or Speed-Bike?

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Joe

So you scraped together the two bucks and waited patiently for the instructions to arrive in the mail while you pictured yourself buzzing the town on your boss GO-KART or sweet SPEED-BIKE! Wouldn’t it be great?! Imagine all of the … Continue reading →

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1973, comics, Fantastic Four, go-kart, Jack Kirby, reprint, speed-bike | 2 Comments

You Look Like a GANGSTER!

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Joe

Here ya go, kid! Do me a favor — run this across the street for me.

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970, ad, Blair Products, Fantastic Four, Marvel | 2 Comments

A Weighty Request

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Joe

When you have about an inch of column space and are competing for eyeballs with Sea Monkeys, switchblade pocket combs and get-rich schemes, subtlety is a luxury advertisers in comic books could not afford.

Posted in Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 105, 1970, color, Fantastic Four, Fat, John Romita, Marvel Comics, newsprint, Stan Lee, weight | 2 Comments

Horribly Realistic!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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 | Leave a comment

Analog Computer?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Isn’t that a contradiction in terms?

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1971, ad, analog, analog computer, comic book, comics, Fantastic Four, kit, Marvel, science, vintage | Leave a comment

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.