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.

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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 →

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George Clooney in The Stan Lee Story

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams
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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.

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Buried in a Piano Case

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Joe_Williams

For kids who grew up in a certain era, this photo is probably more familiar than anything Diane Arbus or Ansel Adams may have shot.

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Scary, Life Size MONSTER GHOST

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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

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