Earlier this week I was at a Starbucks and caught a glimpse of a woman and her son, who was probably between 7 and 9 years old. He was keeping himself busy while his mother chatted with a friend. The young boy was reading a comic book; I watched as he turned to the end and began reading the ads on the last page. Suddenly his eyes grew large and he interrupted his mother: "Mom, I can buy a real ranch in Texas for just $5. Can I have $5?". I was so stunned that I didn't even hear his mother's response. It did not surprise me that he was able to buy a ranch for $5. What surprised me was that this was one of the same comic books ads I remembered back when I was a kid. I started to think about the other ads, which brings me to another scintillating edition of: The Saturday Seven: Favorite Comic Books Ads
#1 Sea Monkeys. How I loved Sea Monkeys. I'm actually considering ordering some now, not for me of corse, but for Dr Wang.
#2 Instant X Ray Vision- I was convinced these would work.
#3 Own a Real Texas Ranch- yeah but what can I do with one square inch of land?
#4 No Cost Miniature Monkey- What the___????
#5 Imitation Vomit- Thankfully its not the real stuff they are selling. This is one time I DO want the cheap imitation knock off from China!
#6 Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters
#7 Automatic Firing Tripod Machine Gun- what every kid needs.
Bonus Entry: Free One Million Cash- uh, OK....suuuurrrrreeee. How stupid am I, working for a living when I should have just responded to this ad.
Thanks for reading..do you have any find memories of ads in comic books? C'Mon, leave a message, or just say hi.
Rick Rockhill
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