Tag Archives: Stan Lee

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

George Clooney in The Stan Lee Story

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1977, Emergency, George Clooney, Iron Man, Marvel, Stan Lee | 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.