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Phil Sheldon's story continues in this holiday themed close to Busiek and Ross's amazing Marvels storyline. I've called Marvel Comics a Scrooge because they haven't done any holiday specials this year. For one reason or another the House of Ideas hasn't had any one-shots, annuals or individual issues devoted to Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. But I guess I have to retract that, slightly... Marvels Epilogue debuted over the Summer to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking miniseries by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (Astro City). In this 16-pager, photographer every-man, Phil Sheldon has taken his daughters to Rockefeller Center for some holiday bonding. Snow is falling. The tree is brightly lit. And Doctor Doom is ice-skating! Yep- this episode occurs during that iconic re-introduction of the mutant killing Sentinels in X-Men #98 by Claremont and Cockrum. And I think you remember what happened in that! Though the story is short, this issue isn't. Epilogue contains several interviews, a MAD Magazine style parody and as usual, an Alex Ross sketch book. And all in all, it was worth every penny! For sure- don't skip that interview with Busiek and Ross. They reveal a ton of Easter Eggs and cameos throughout this book. You'll spend hours pouring over the meat of the book again and again. In my Christmas comics readings, I saved the best for almost last. Just one book left and it's getting finished up just in tine for the New Year. If you can find this book, it's worth buying and... Worth Consuming! Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
This was a charming little book about the evolution of Christmas in the 20th century. In 1900, there were no such thing as electric string lights or even Christmas cards. By 1999, inflatable yard decorations and electronic skyping of holiday greetings were the new norm. I learned a lot about Christmas and other holiday traditions here. From things like how the earliest Thanksgiving Day parades had live animals walking in formation down the streets to how soldiers during World War I exchanged holiday pin-up postcards to each other. Why is there a Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center? How did It's a Wonderful Life become an annual tradition on TV? What is the only Christmas song to be the #1 song on the Billboard charts on December 25th? All those questions and more are answers in this digest sized fact book. I love to read such a book every year. You'd think by now these things would start getting monotonous. Yet this one was full of a lot of details that I had always wondered about yet I never seem to have gotten the answers to! Festive fun Worth Consuming! Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
This was an amazing find! I've been wanting this 1976 comic book for so long. I've been wanting any of the 10 issues printed by DC Comics from 1976-1978. The series actually sat at the #1 spot of the top 10 comics based on a TV series that I wanted to add to my collection. No matter how often I tried, I never could find a copy for sale. Well, just this past weekend, I finally marked issue #1 off my wish list! As a child, I was in love the quirky TV sitcom about a former student who returns to his alma mater to become a high school teacher. Welcome Back, Kotter launched the career of John Travolta. It had an extremely catchy theme song! And the series has been a syndication staple for nearly 40 years because of those connections. Kotter isn't exactly your most high-brow of comedy shows. If you've seen one episode, you've seen them all as Welcome Back, Kotter was highly formulaic. In every episode, the following is going to happen: 1. Mr. Kotter will start off an episode with a anecdote about a family member that ends in a punchline. 2. Theme song plays and episode starts in Kotter's remedial social studies class. 3. Epstein will be late to class and produce a forged excuse from his mother. 4. Travolta's character of Barbarino is going to play dumb and say 'What?', 'Who?', 'Me?' 5. Boom Boom will try to charm someone by saying 'Hi There...' 6. The principal will enter and insult Kotter and his Sweat Hogs. 7. Horshack will either scream 'Oo-oo-oooh!' when wanting Mr. Kotter's attention or break something and ask 'Did I do that?' 8. Mr. Kotter then ends an episode with a anecdote about a family member that ends in a punchline. ROLL CREDITS Based on these 'cliches', I only had one thing on my mind as I read this issue: I truly hope it doesn't suck! In this opening issue, Kotter is made aware that he's being transferred to another, better, school district. His students become aware of this and do everything they can to keep him at James Buchanan High. Superman's Elliot S! Maggin crafted a very good opening issue. Amazingly enough, Maggin didn't fall into those traps that prevented Kotter from being a highly evolving sitcom. In fact, with the exception of a brief chorus from the theme song, this issue didn't follow any of the show's ubiquitous antics. I actually found myself longing for one of Kotter's anecdotes! The artwork was superior. Jack Sparling, who was known for his life-like recreations of live-action properties such as Mission: Impossible and Friday Foster for Dell Comics, does a fantastic job making all the characters look humorous but like the actors who played them at the same time. Okay- Mrs. Kotter looked nothing like the actress Marcia Straussman who played her on ABC. Still, Sparling does an amazing job on the art. This adaptation was worth the long-time search. Sadly, the cover was detached from the spine. I didn't learn of this until after purchase. Otherwise, the book's in really nice shape and I got it for a good price. I'd be open to getting the other 9 issues of the comic. But it's not a necessity. Only 8 more titles till my first TV show as a comic wish list is complete! Worth Consuming! Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
I didn't know that Archie Comics made tabloid sized anything! I appear to not be the only comics collector who felt this way. But earlier this year, I found this rare Archie holiday special from 1975 at my favorite thrift store. And I just had to add it to my Christmas comics collection!
I found the book for the price of $8. All of the games and puzzles were filled in. Some panels were graffitied with names and silly images. Plus the coloring pages were marked up too! All with red ink!
I took to my phone to find anything out about this book and other than an image of the cover, I found nothing! None of the databases I use had this book listed either. Later when I shared my find to the collector groups that I am a member of, those guys went nuts over my discovery.
So despite all the markings, I think I did pretty good getting this for the price I did.
There's 3 or 4 regular sized stories in this book. For the most part, they are all full of festive fun. Though one story felt like it was an non-holiday story that had patch put on top of the original dialogue with some Christmas key words.
None of these stories have any credits to the art and writing staff. So I'm not 100% sure that the stories were reprints or original material. My guess is based on the other tabloid books published around this time period, it's all reprinted material; probably from the late 60s to early 70s.
Still this collection is a mystery to me. Archie Comics was, and still is, known for releasing it's reprinted material in tiny digest format. Christmas and Archie appears to be the publisher's only experiment with over-sized treasuries. 1975 was about when DC and Marvel introduced tabloid specials to market. Thus, it makes sense that Archie tried (and probably failed) to produce a line of tabloids of their own.
Christmas and Archie was a Santa's bag of holiday fun. I love having added it to my collection. But I will definitely be open to getting another unblemished copy added to my collection. Such a thing has to be for the right price of course.
I was never behind on my holiday comic reading this year. But as always, when trying to stay on top of an Advent, I got behind on my reviews. But that's okay as I was needing a book to review for Family Comic Friday this week anyways. This issue is from a couple of years ago. But it wasn't until sometime this year that it officially became a part of my collection! As with just about any and all ultra-serious comic collector, I am really behind in adding books to my database. So yes, for almost 2 years this comic languished in my to-add pile. But that changed this year! I was set to read this during the first week of December. But after about 3 pages into the opening feature, I decided to wait until December 22nd, the first night of Hanukkah, 2019! In the first story, Colossal Boy of the Legion of Superheroes travels from the year 3000 to observe the first Hanukkah. But an error in calculations has the time travelling teen winding up at Titans Tower in 2017 instead of Second Century BC Jerusalem. Fearful that Colossal Boy could stomp them flat with his enormous feet, the Teen Titans decide to play along and recreate the first miracle of lights. In typical Teen Titans Go! fashion, the results are hilariously flawed! In the back-up story, the Teen Titans are convinced that Batman is secretly Santa Claus! Not even Robin can refute the evidence that points to the Dark Knight and Kris Kringle being one and the same! So it's off to the Bat Cave for a Christmas Eve investigation. If you are a fan of the 'TV Knight' episodes of TTG, then you're going to love this caper. But my favorite was the Hanukkah story. Scooby-Doo Team-Up living legend Sholly Fisch crafts both tales and I got a lot of laughs out of both. But I favored the story that featured the Chosen People. Being married to a Jewish Princess, maybe I'm biased. But there's no denying how hilarious that first story was. I also loved the cover! So much that I made it my FB icon for the first couple of evenings of the Festival of Lights. Overall, this was a great issue that covered 2 of the 3 most important holidays of the season! Worth Consuming! Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
A trio of demons are not happy with Santa. By giving kiddies gifts every year, there's less and less reasons for the little tykes to follow the ways of anger, selfishness and envy. So, the demons decide to ruin Christmas in hopes of keeping Jolly Ol' St. Nick from wanting to deliver toys this year. When those combined efforts don't work, the demons decide to kidnap Santa!
With the deed being done during Christmas Eve, there's no time to save Santa before the big delivery. Can Santa's fairies (no elves here, folks) save the holiday without Kris Kringle behind the wheel of the sleigh?
This was a story I knew nothing about. I didn't even know that this tiny graphic novel existed until I found a copy of it at one of my favorite thrift stores. For only a dollar, this book was a delight.
Written in the late 1800s, this is a different take on Santa Claus and perhaps the Christmas holiday itself that many are used too. Some of it is also because it comes from the fanciful mind of L. Frank Baum. With fairies, giant dog people and all sorts of demon creatures, this was a much different North Pole than I am used to! But you know, I liked the fact that I could read something for the holidays and basically have zero idea where things were going to wind up.
Adapted by Alex Robinson (Box Office Poison), I had a lot of fun with this book. Robinson must be a Star Wars fan as there's several lines of dialogue from that epic franchise peppered throughout this unique take on holiday legends!
I'd love for all of you Christmas comic fans to enjoy this book. But it might be hard to find. I tried to gather some additional info from this book an Amazon and I couldn't even find a posting for it.
The Crow has a new vessel of vengeance in this holiday themed one shot from Dark Horse. Every year, six of the most deadly assassins in the business take a week off from their dehumanizing profession to come together as a family. Celebrating Christmas, the killers hunker down in a cabin and play cards, sing carols and exchange gifts. Last year, one of the killers decided to take a pair of innocent lives. Now exactly 1 year later, one of the innocents has been resurrected by a crow to revenge their murder and the death of a loved one. This is not a holiday special for those who like their Christmases sweet and happy. Hark theHerald is gritty and violent. There's no punches pulled here! But if you know what your in for; then you are going to love this festive take on The Crow. Hack/Slash's Tim Seeley crafts a Crow story that actually answers some long standing questions that I've had about the franchise since I was first introduced to it way back in 1996. I'm not sure why the character of Eric isn't used here. But I can completely understand why the crow has chosen a replacement. Filled with a ton of violence, this is not an easy read. But it was definitely a great entry for those who need their holidays to be a little more R-rated for a change. Worth Consuming! Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
It's the final day of Advent 2019! As promised I present to you my favorite toy from Santa. Actually it's a whole grouping of toys and I almost didn't get them that year!A little backstory on that.
It's December of 1980. I wanted to find my dad's comic book collection. So I went into my dad's study and opened his closet. There hiding everything was this beautiful Empire Strikes Back sheet that was hanging down like a curtain! I was in awe.
Yes- I still have the sheets!
So I tore it down, only to find my dad's closet was filled with Star Wars toys! So I grabbed something and ran to my mom in the kitchen and asked if I could have whatever it was I found.
Needless to say, my mom freaked out. She called my dad thinking Christmas was ruined. Anyways, they decided to let me have whatever the toy was thinking that I would forget about the rest in the closet- which I did. Sorta...
So let's jump to Christmas Eve. That day it actually snowed. So much that it was considered a blizzard in my state of North Carolina. We all ended up staying at my Grandmama's house for some reason. But it didn't mean that my mom got off from work. Being a nurse, someone came in a big four wheel drive thing to take her to and from. But I got to stay at my Grandparents house for Christmas. And I had snow cream and hot weenies (spicy BBQ hot dogs) for the first time ever!
What made a great Christmas even better was when I got home a few days later, my floor was covered in toys from the ice planet of Hoth! There was an AT-AT, a snow speeder, Luke and Han on Taun-Tauns; one of which had a slit in which to keep Luke warm. Plus there were several Hoth base play sets! Oh- and a Wampa!
Empire Strikes Back being the first movie I remember going to see in theatres (I had been taken to Star Wars when it first came out, but I was too young to remember!), and after having an awesome ESB themed 3rd birthday party the month prior, this just seemed to be the best Christmas ever. Plus, there was still snow outside. So I got to recreate scenes from Hoth in the snow!
Almost 40 years later and I still am in love with Empire. It's my favorite movie! I feel like I am on Cloud City every time I drive into a brilliant sunset. My Yoda impression is on point! And Hoth is my happy place! I love the cold and as I fall asleep, I imagine I am in a research station on that frozen planet. Man, you cannot tell my joy on those rare times it snows.
I think these toys are my favorite because Christmas of 1980 truly was a magical holiday. Nothing seemed to go wrong at that time. Sadly, as I got older, those yule tide's were more bitter as my family struggled with divorce, health issues and life in general.
But hey- this is a happy time! So as my final Advent present for you this 2019 Christmas season, here's a great video in which somebody turned the Battle of Hoth in a Christmas Parade massacre! It's great!
If you are expecting a toy today- sorry. I cheated today. But you know what? It's my Advent to you. I saw this great sign today that said 'Your opinion is not a part of the recipe!' Nobody pays me to do my Advents. In fact, for the life of me, Google AdSense refuses to grant this blog to be a source of extra income. Thus Madman with a Book is a labor or love and if I say that today's item is a toy- it's a toy. Today, I am talking about one of my most favorite gifts of all-time. It's something I still love to receive and if you are a regular read of this blog, you'll know that I still regularly purchase and consume these almost everyday. I'm talking about comic books!
I was introduced to comic books at an extremely young age due to my father. He had an extensive collection of books from the 1950s and 60s- many of which would first appearances of icons such as the Barry Allen Flash and the Hal Jordan Green Lantern. My dad grew up during the beginning of the Silver Age of comics and his collection showed. There were tons of Superman, Lois Lane, Hawkman and other titles. Thus, I had no choice but to become a DC person! IT was a rare treat when my dad would bring out his box of comics. I'd say he did it once or twice a year. We'd spend hours looking over the books. It was so fun!
Over time, I started getting into comic books. But it wasn't until 1988 that I seriously started collecting. That's when we moved to Knightdale, NC. My new home had an attic and my mother wanted above all else in her new house closet space. And my dad's comic books were slated to be taken up to a very hot, dank setting that had zero climate control. Not wanting the books to get damaged future, dad's collection became my collection. Over the course of a year, I became a geek. A new Batman movie helped to feed that obsession. As part of all that, I wanted comic books for Christmas of 1989 that and that's where today's GIFT came it.
I don't remember where I saw it. But I wanted a comic book collector's kit. It came with protective sleeves, and a guide to pricing and collecting comics. And there was a grab bag assortment of books. (Man I love grab bags! To this day, I can't pass up a comic book mystery bag!) I really wanted that collector's kit and since my mother would buy her son anything if it involved reading, that was what I got for Christmas 1989.
This was also the year I was introduced to a quaint series about mutants living in the U.K. called Excalibur. The grab bag was filled with several issues (in a row) of the Marvel Comic. I have fond memories of lying on the floor under my tree, next to my dog Lassie and cat, Midnight, just pouring over every page from Chris Claremont and Alan Davis. Comic Books has been a part of my life since almost day 1. But it's not been as prevalent as tomorrow's gift. This is it! the biggie! What is the most beloved toy I ever got for Christmas? Find out tomorrow. Until then, here's a comical holiday skit starring some Marvel Comics characters. Enjoy!
Today's Advent marks my last toy flop. Over the past 3 weeks, I've highlighted some toys that I asked Santa for that ended up being huge busts. This one wasn't so much a flop as it's an example of asking for one very popular thing and getting another thing instead. But that's okay because I really loved this toy!
The toy I'm talking about today really was actually pretty cool. Though when the batteries ran low, things got weird. And if you put a heavy metal cassette in it, things got insane! Yes- the year was 1986. But the toy I got from Santa wasn't Teddy Ruxpin. Instead I got the talking Fievel!
Let's go back a bit. In late 1985, Hasbro introduced the word to Teddy Ruxpin. This was a teddy bear that could play audio cassette tapes. As the tape played, Teddy's mouth and eyes would move as if he was alive and telling you the story. Every kid seemed to want one and boy was he expensive. That year, the toy was also impossible to find in stores.
In 1986, the Teddy Ruxpin craze was still going on. But by now, Hasbro was able to meet up with the demand. With 1985's shortages a thing of the past and considering that 86 was the year I finally got a Cabbage Patch Kid, I was certain that I was going to get a Teddy Ruxpin.
But when Christmas morning rolled around I found something different under my tree- a Talking Fievel doll!
While this wasn't what I had asked for, this wasn't a bad substitute. Fievel was the tiny immigrant mouse lead character from the animated movie An American Tail. I felt so horrible that he gets separated from his family that I wanted to save him and make him a part of my family.
Anyways, though I didn't ask Santa for Fievel, it was not a bad toy for me. Mostly because I didn't know that such a toy existed. Had I did, I probably would've asked Santa for it. Fievel was a great surprise under the tree! Though my friends all seemed to mock me for getting it instead of Teddy Ruxpin, I loved my Fievel.
While talking Fievel wasn't as popular as Teddy Ruxpin, Fievel had a major advantage- playability. See Teddy Ruxpin could only move it's eyes and mouth to the cassettes designed for him. If you put a Pat Benetar cassette into Teddy Ruxpin, he would play the music but he'd sit there all static. Not with Fievel!
You could put a Twisted Sister tape into Fievel and his mouth would move along to Dee Snyder. It was quite insane but so neat too! Unfortunately, Fievel's eyes didn't move. Had they, this whole thing would've been epic!
You also could speed up the tape to make anything you played sound like a tiny mouse was singing to it? Imagine Chip n Dale singing We're Not Gonna Take It! That's what this was like.
One problem with the talking Fievel was that the do used up a lot of juice. I don't remember what type of batteries he used. But to operate, the doll required a lot. 6 or 8 batteries, I think.
This meant that sometimes Fievel started to run out of power quite often. If you wanted to keep listening to music or books on tape and your family was out of replacement batteries, you had to make do. So Fievel would… talk. Slo...ooow...ly. That run-down effect soundly very creepy. It was a tad disturbing as you thought about it like Fievel was dying.
For 2-3 years, Fievel was my tape player. But by 1989, I had to say goodbye to him. A middle school student couldn't expect to survive bullying using a giant stuffed mouse as a Walkman. While I have no regrets upgrading to a sleeker, less plush model of personal stereo, I wish I had kept Fievel. Being a less popular toy in the 80's has made this cartoon icon quite collectible.
For my Advent present to you, here's another item featuring Fievel that I didn't know existed. An American Tail Christmas stockings from McDonald's! Had I known about them, I would've made my mom taking me to Mickey D's for them. Enjoy!
Tonight marks the first night of Hanukkah. As with every Advent that contains an opening eve of those eight crazy nights, I devote today's post to my Jewish princess. Today, I am talking about one of my wife's all-time favorite toys: The Emergency! Board Game.
Based on the TV show of the same name, this 1973 board game was produced by Milton Bradley. The board was a winding maze of roads that lead to various locales. When you landed on certain spaces, you drew a card it which the 911 dispatch told you of an emergency. A child is choking at the park! An elderly gentleman is having a heart attack at the apartments! A woman has gone into labor at the super market!
With your miniature fire truck playing pieces, you used a spinner to race to the scene and then make it to Rampart Hospital as soon as possible. Once the patient was safely taken to the emergency room, you were to head back to headquarters for your next adventure. The first squad to complete 3 rescues won the game! My wife had this game as a little girl because Emergency! was her favorite TV show. I think if you asked her now, it probably still is. Unfortunately, for one reason or another, she lost the game.
Years later, I found her a copy of the game for sale on eBay! I think I got it for her for Christmas. I'm pretty sure I did. I might have gotten it for Valentines. Or our anniversary. Or her birthday. Or just because I love her. Maybe Hanukkah? Nah! I would have gotten her gelts for that. Anyways, you can be sure that as soon as she opened her present, we had to play the game. As board games go- it's a pretty simple game with a Candyland premise. But when it comes to board games from the 1970s- being based on a franchise product, the Emergency! board game was really good.
Board games based on TV and movies from 1960-1989 often are not fondly remembered for being player friendly. The artwork on the box is memorable. The board might be pretty awesome. But game play is often confusing, difficult or boring. Sometimes all three! Case in point- the Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four game. Oh my god, was that one of the most headache inducing games based on a licensed product ever! As my Advent gift for you today, here's a tour of the actual L.A. station in which Squad 51 was based out of on the 70s series. Be sure to note that a rerun of Emergency! plays on the TV in the lounge. It's very meta! Enjoy!
(Note: I realize that for a Hanukkah post, I have included images based on Christmas. Do you know how impossible it is to find Hanukkah images of the TV show Emergency!? If you are a fan of Roy and Johnny and you have the skills to make some sort of Jewish holiday themed Emergency! images, please share them with me and I'll replace them holiday pics I put up in this post!)
Babymouse has only one thing on her Christmas list this year. It's a Whizbang! This thing does everything from playing games to text to even math homework! And Babymouse will do anything to get one!
From writing Santa for the device to attempting to win one by decorating her locker for Christmas- Babymouse is putting out the word that she really wants a Whizbang for Christmas.
In the meantime, Babymouse will learn of new holiday customs such as her best friend Wilson's celebration of Hanukkah. They get 8 days of presents! But before the holidays are over will Babymouse learn the true meaning of Christmas?
This was a very cute and fast holiday graphic novel read. This book covers quite a few holiday traditions as well as pay tribute to several holiday classics such as A Christmas Carol; in which Babymouse dreams that she is Scrooge because all she desires is that Whizbang.
Babymouse often gets lost in her daydreams. And while these moments are very funny, the reader sometimes also gets lost with her. The fantasies of Babymouse just happen without any warning. Sometimes it happens right in the middle of the action. And until you figure out that this is just Babymouse dreaming, reader's just can't figure out what's truly going on here.
One element that I thought was really clever was the interactions between Babymouse and the creators of this series; the brother and sister duo of Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. Those moments add an element of whimsy to Babymouse that's rather delightful.
A Very Babymouse Christmas was a charming holiday story that reader's 8-12 should really love. It's quite festive and very pink. (That's Babymouse's favorite color!) Being the 15th volume in the Babymouse series, this a a great introduction to a mischievous and imaginative character that young readers will want to return to time and time again. Just be aware that Babymouse's imagination gets away from her sometimes.
Nowadays, the crafting of action figures has become an art form. But back in the 70s and 80s, there were action figures based on iconic characters. Growing up, they seldom looked anything like the characters on the screen. That all changed with Kenner in 1984 as a superior toy line, that brought the characters on paper to life, debuted. For today's Advent, I'm talking about Super Powers!
I remember the day I discovered this iconic toy line. I was watching a rerun of Super Friends when a commercial for Super Powers came on TV. It was a mix of cartoon and reality as Superman punched out a wall and Batman did too! And there were villains! (Oh, how I love baddies!) I was instantly hooked and I had to have it! Somehow, my mom decided we needed to run to K-Mart and get me a couple of those figures. Normally, she'd poo-poo such an idea. But on this day, she was all for it.
Unfortunately, Batman and The Man of Steel wasn't at K-Mart that day. Instead, my Justice League was first comprised of Aquaman and Robin, the Boy Wonder. But that's okay. As by Christmas of 1984, I was leading all of the heavy hitters including Green Lantern, Hawkman and The Flash. Oh, and Firestorm! My favorite!
Look folks, if you are to ask me if I am a DC person or a Marvel guy, I am going to answer DC. I love any and all super heroes. But I grew up on DC! And a lot of that is thanks to two men- Dick Giordano and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. These two amazing artists had created the DC style guides which were used to instruct licensing companies how DC Comics wanted their characters to look like. And Kenner got it right with the Super Powers line! These heroes looked like they had come right from the comics I adored so well! Each action figure came with 2 unique features. First of all, each figure had a distinct 'power action.' For example, if you squeezed Red Tornado's arms, his lower torso would spin around like a cyclone.
The other feature of a Super Powers action figure was my absolute favorite. The mini comic! Every figure came with 4-inch tall 8-page comic book that starred the character whose action figure you bought. The mini books are the rarest thing for fans to locate. They often either got lost or destroyed or thrown away. I've been asking for years for DC to reissue these as a collection. But my pleas always seem to fall on deaf ears.
One of my favorite Christmas gifts from the Super Powers line wasn't the toys! It was the case that you collecting them in! Yes, the Super Powers carrying case was that awesome! The case has 2 lids that opened on both sides like a book. Inside both lids were several 4 panel strips that revealed the secret origins of all your favorite super heroes. I read and re-read those so freakin' much.
As my Advent gift for you today, I want you to enjoy those awesome commericals as much as I did. It's kinda long, but it's every commercial from Super Powers' 1984-86 run. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have!
