Category: Ephemera

Secret Admirer Bear
Posted in Ephemera Love and War files

The Secret Admirer

The Mrs. bought some books at a thrift store a while back, and found a Hallmark card inside- (Estimated to be from 1975) The card…

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Posted in Back in My Day Ephemera Love and War files

Attitude problem

I used to work with a guy that would walk about five feet, stop and sigh heavily, then walk another five feet… I found this…

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Looking for Gunkey the pathetic cat
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Have you seen Gunkey?

Some young, heartbroken child has been searching for a lost cat named “Gunkey”. At least, I think he’s a cot. Detailed drawing, but as far…

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Goals
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It’s important to have goals!

Teresa found this little blurb in a book from a thrift store a while back. I like the twist at the end.

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Cover of MAD READER
Posted in Back in My Day Ephemera

HEY STARCHIE!

I found this old “Mad Reader”, it’s a 1970’s reprint of 1950’s content. Their spoof of Archie Comics was, in my opinion, better than the real thing!

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Future battle of the candy conglamorates
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Dystopian Candy

The back of an old Betty & Veronica Archie digest greeted me with this horrifying dystopian future.

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Win a prize ad
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What does a kid do with a Rambler?

Apparently if you ate a lot of these frozen pops, you stood a good chance of winning one of these great prizes, including a trip to France for 3! THREE – That means you, mom and dad! SIS CAN’T GO!!

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Strange comic from 1986, looks like 1956
Posted in Ephemera Flotsam

Not so Boffo

I ran across this old copy of “Boffo Laffs” – Surprisingly from 1986, and with an ad for the “Kiss me in the dark baby” tie! How strange.

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Anna Tyler in her barrel
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Brought to you be the Acme barrel Company

Thousands of amazed spectators watched Anna Edson Taylor, at 43, pass safely over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

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Posted in Ephemera Flotsam

Superheroes doing the best they can

Crunchy Nut Man– Kellogg’s has just created a new purported superhero. I’m a little skeptical. What exactly are his superpowers? Does it have something to…

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