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Tag Archives: weight
A Weighty Request
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
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What I Miss About Comics…The 98lb Weakling Epidemic
I don’t think First Lady Pat Nixon fretted about this particular plague at the time. This is also from Charlton’s All New Fightin’ Marines No. 116 which has been a positive treasure trove for these terrific ads!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged ad, bodybuilder, Charlton, comic, Connecticut, Derby, gain, muscles, weight
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