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Tag Archives: Marvel Comics
The Lone Star State – an Inch at a Time
Back before you could name your very own star supposedly all official-like, you could own a Mini-ranch measuring one inch square in the great state of Texas. For two bucks you would get a legal deed to your real estate … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoons, comic book, comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, humor, inch, Marvel Comics, ranch, Star Wars, Texas, What I Miss About Comics
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Bend Buxom Babes to YOUR Will!
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
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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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The Last Thing I Remember…
…was laughing hysterically at this guy’s hair-do.
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1975, Al Adamson, Count Dante, deadliest man alive, deadly, Dracula, Fantastic Four, funky, hairdresser, Joe Sinnott, martial arts, Marvel Comics, Rick Buckler
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Trust Me, I’m a Doctor!
This guy who looks like a cross between 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, child murderer Albert Fish and the frozen remains of a long-lost Antarctic explorer claims he can help you lose nine pounds in two days … Continue reading
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Tagged 1978, diet, doctor, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, sinister, weight loss
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Past Tense?
Sorry, Parker Stevenson! The joke was too obvious to pass up!
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1970s, 1978, ABC, ad, Battlestar Galactica, boredom, clebrity, Godzilla, Jimmy Carter, malaise, Marvel Comics, Parker Stevenson, space opera, Star Wars, Sunday, teenager, The Hardy Boys, vintage
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I’ll Never Ask For Anything Ever Again As Long As I Live!
There were tons of ads in comics aimed squarely at boys, but none sent them into paroxysms of mad delirium as much as an ad for a MINI-BIKE! Owning and riding a mini-bike was the subject of many a school … Continue reading
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Tagged 1967, ad, comicbook, comics, Marvel Comics, mini-bike, Two-Gun Kid, vintage
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Be Good Looking for a Dollar! (Plus Shipping)
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
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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
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