Disturbing Ad Makes Record Sales Plummet
Who thought this was a good idea for an ad? How is this going to sell more records? It's just plain creepy. As if the idea of a Ted Nugent doll isn't disturbing enough, they had to go and give it two...
View ArticleMore Vintage Defacement Art
Here is the ad that prompted me to join the Brady Bunch Fan Club. I'm not sure how I convinced my parents to pay for this, but my brother and I had to share the fan club items. Consequently all I have...
View ArticleJigsaw Don't
Anyone remember Jigsaw and their huge hit, Sky High? I have to admit I still have a soft spot for that song, even though it's an amazingly bland, agonizingly lightweight 70s song. I got this album at...
View ArticleWilliam Shatner Thinks He Can Kick Your Ass
I was a huge William Shatner fan in the 1970s. To clarify that, I was thin but fanatical about the man. Here is a very odd magazine that focuses on celebrities and the art of self defense. The fact...
View ArticleIt's a Bonanza of Unreadable Tv Related Paperbacks!
While I love teen idol and tv show books, they're pretty unreadable. In fact, I've never made it through any of these. I'm not sure if everyone is familiar with the show, UFO. It was made in Britain in...
View ArticleHey Kids, Here's a Cool Way to Be Keep From Getting Skin Cancer
I absolutely loved Saturday morning tv shows, especially live action ones. The one problem was that my parents were the type who actually wanted us to enjoy the outdoors, play with our friends, get...
View ArticleIt's.... The Scarecrow!!
Another unfortunate gap in my posting. But how could I resist October, the month of ghost, creepy things, and candy? When I was a kid, I though the Wonderful World of Disney's The Scarecrow movie was...
View ArticleHey Kids, Give Us Your Allowance for Monster Products
These masks don't look like the goriest masks I've ever seen, but they are only $2.98 each. Unfortunately in 1973 my allowance was about 25 cents, and I spent it immediately. So goodbye any chance of...
View ArticleWant a scary costume? Be a Norwegian Troll
When I was a kid my grandparents went to Norway and brought back this book of Norwegian Folk Tales. The stories are along the lines of the Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales, which means they can really creep...
View ArticleParlor of Terror
This is the type of ad which seems very appealing, but as with all ads in comic books, you're sure to be disappointed when it arrives. Well, except for the fake vampire blood as any kid is going to get...
View ArticleThey're Coming to Get You, Barbara
The living dead walk the earth...and we are there. This movie, while tame by todays standards, is still terrifying in it's premise.Perhaps I have always had an overactive imagination, but if I were in...
View ArticleDr. Jeckyll, I Presume?
I thought I'd post a few illustrations from the cool books I picked up in the early 1970s at a Scholastic book fair at my elementary school. Previously I posted the cover for Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde....
View ArticleThe Ghost Ship....soon will be making another run
Here are illustrations from the Scholastic book, The Ghost Ship. These were drawn by Norman Nodel and I like them much better than the ones in Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde. The red is a much better color...
View ArticleOh Dracula, Your Fangs Are Delicious
My favorite illustrations from my Scholastic book fair horror books are the ones in Dracula. The purple colored drawings by Harry Borgman are amazing. Here are my favorites.I thought they were...
View ArticleRomero, Romero...wherefore art thou Romero?
I'm still in the spirit of Halloween. So here are a few more George Romero film posters for you to gaze upon.
View ArticleThe Comic Ad Lied!!
When I was a kid I loved to look at the ads in the comic books. Everything looked really neat. I thought it would be so cool to own the items advertised and how much fun it would be to show it to my...
View ArticleJohnny West
I opened a box the other day and found this relic from my 1970s Johnny West figures. It's a poster around 10x20 and the only thing I have left. Well, except for these photos, which for the life of me I...
View ArticleHalloween Countdown - Three Investigators Are Deaf and Violent
In honor of Halloween, I'm going to try to post every day. Let's hope this goes well and that the old gang used the RSS feed so that someone will enjoy the offering of 1970s Halloween goodness, or...
View ArticleHalloween Excitement - Superbaby vs. the Pumpkin Gang!
What could be better than a story about a toddler taking on a group of gun toting thugs? How about a toddler named Clark Kent versus a group of machine gun toting thugs with pumpkins on their...
View Article1975 Johnson Smith Co. Catalog Corners Realistic Rubber Mask Market
In 1974 I ordered a huge Bela Lugosi poster from the Johnson Smith Company, which got me on their mailing list, such as it was. The Johnson Smith catalog was a kids dream. It was all the crappy stuff...
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