What I Miss About Comics Goofy Ideas
This is DC Comics’ Strange Sports Stories No. 3 from 1974. I used to be annoyed at the presence of comics like these crowding my beloved costumed crime-fighter books on the spinning racks, but these...
View ArticleWhatever Happened to that Guy?
Oh, yeah. Never mind. This ad for JuiceMobiles Multi-Purpose Shoes featuring the 20th century’s version of Lizzie Borden appeared in issue #9 of The Champions published by Marvel in 1976. It was a...
View ArticleAre You Ready For Some Football?
Boy, those are six words I never thought would appear on this site! Honestly, I know very little about football except that the ball is brown, they play for three minutes and stand around for twenty....
View ArticleBig Money!
Miniature Chairman of the Board? …or was this kid in an episode of The Wire? This was another one of those Earn Cash or Prizes ads that ran for decades aimed at kids hoping that there was something...
View ArticleJust Like O.J?
How’d that work out? I’m not really a sports fan, but it would seem that if you had a career after a stint in the National Football League beyond doing ads for a local restauranteur or auto dealer, you...
View ArticleLooking South – Eagles Pep Rally on 9th Street
On Friday, three former members of the Philadelphia Eagles stopped by on 9th and Montrose for a meet and greet. David Akers, Irving Fryar, and Bill Bergey chatted with locals, posed for photos, and...
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