I forgot I had this magazine on order from a dude on ebay. Better homes and ghettos? Then I remembered, when I flipped it around; it was the SICK magazine that I ordered. As a longtime reader of Mad magazine, I was somewhat disappointed. The bit on the cover, where a guy wearing a “Sock…
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.
I wonder if Sad Sack comics made kids not want to join the military. It wasn’t like that for me, our leadership was more of the “Lighten up, Francis” mindset. Reading the comic now, I see that Sarge is trying to teach Sad Sack hand-to-hand combat. It’s an important skill to have in Portland in…
When I was a kid, I thought Harvey comics were the worst (Except Sad Sack). Dottie Dot? Richie Rich? Little Lotta… Her thing was she had an eating disorder, and was morbidly obese. Nobody cared enough to get her the help she needed. These were some messed up kids in any comic universe. And don’t…
Little Lulu* was once a mascot for Kleenex. I don’t think I would like my Kleenex to be as sturdy as Lulu’s, only sturdy enough to withstand sneezing etc. *Little Lulu was a comic book often found at the children’s dentist office, like Highlights. Goofus and Gallant set a pretty low bar for children’s entertainment.
Back in the early days of MAD magazine, they had some competition- Such as HELP! I like the intricate drawing style of some of this early work, there was a lot to take in, and I don’t just mean Jane in this Tarzan parody. Unfortunately, a lot of the content of Help! was a bit…
I have no idea what is growing on these (paper? cloth?) “monsters” to simulate hair. I hope it’s not mold! This ad was from a 1966 “Sad Sack”. Kids back then had amazing immune systems, it’s probably fine.
This was a comic book ad to sell something called GRIT, a newspaper? Magazine? I think it came out weekly? No idea what the content was. If I was a girl, I would be fuming. The ad copy is clearly addressed to boys. That’s OK, the whole idea probably does not appeal to girls. But…
Archie hasn’t learned, to get the beautiful girl on skates, you probably need a beautiful car, or at least some decent wheels. So quit hanging around in the park, and get a job.
