Tag Archives: Jack Kirby

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

When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…or should I call this one The Winter Soldier? Last week the State of Pennsylvania took a wintry shellacking from a very busy Mother Nature in the form of an ice storm which downed trees taking power lines with them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Truck Mascots | Tagged Baltimore Pike, Captain America, Delaware County, electricity, ice storm, Jack Kirby, Lansdowne, patriotic, Pennsylvania, power, shield, The Winter Soldier, winter | 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

Bend Buxom Babes to YOUR Will!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Imagine making it to Third Base with the hottest girl in school using an ordinary TV set and a set of instructions that only cost THREE BUCKS!!!

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1975, AIM, buxom, chick, girl, hypnotism, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, mail-order, Marvel Comics, MODOK, monster, movie, robot, sex, super-hero, technology, television | Leave a comment

Be Good Looking for a Dollar! (Plus Shipping)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Back before the term body dysmorphic disorder was coined, it was perfectly all right to obsess over every imperfection in one’s countenance brought about by the chaos of puberty and the resultant heartbreak of acne. Paragon-like beauty could be had … Continue reading →

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1970, acne, ads, anger, art, black heads, comic books, comics, energy, Great Refuge, Inhumans, Jack Kirby, lunatic, Marvel Comics, Maximus, pimples, Silver Surfer, zits | Leave a comment

Scary, Life Size MONSTER GHOST

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1960, 1971, ad, beach, ghost, Jack Kirby, kite, Marie Severin, Marvel, monster, New Jersey, Paul Reinman, shore, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, tacky, vintage, Where Monsters Dwell | 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 →