Nostalgic for the 70s

As I sell things on eBay, I come across some really cool items from the past. Recently, I sold a Draco the Dragon Spider-Man book & record. As far as I know, the story had not been published as a comic book, so the story was unique. How cool is this? It's doubly great because I get to remember how much I enjoyed it all those years ago, and the buyer told me that it reminded them of their own childhood. I'm happy to be a part of something like that.



And John Romita Sr. art on Electric Company Magazine? That rocks! Marvel and DC both used to put some cool stuff out there for the fans. I have a roll of toilet paper with panels from Spider-Man 119 and 120 on it. Gil Kane art! How could it get better?!?

I have Fun Books with word searches, mazes, crossword puzzles and games all based around the Marvel Universe. I have Spider-Man, Batman and Superman calendars, maze books, magnets, cars, games, puzzles (a Batman puzzle with Neal Adams art!) and coloring books.



And LPs! Lots of 12-inch, 33 1/3 long play records with great, cheesy and totally cool superhero stories on them! The Justice League one was always my favorite. Some of the worst songs and corniest stories you'll ever hear...but I can't help but smile to think of them! One of the songs starts like this: Metamorpho, Metamorpho....This is the story of the Element Man...You just don't get stuff like that nowadays!



Maybe I'm just not in the know and items like these things are readily available now. I know that some of this stuff is - like calendars, magnets and coloring books. But it's different compared to the 70s. Maybe it's because I was a kid and I am seeing it through nostalgic rose colored glasses. But I can't imagine what's out there now could possibly have the soul of the 70's stuff!

I'd like to see book & cds based on issues that have been published. Toilet paper with Ultimate Spider-Man panels on it. And of course, let's see Fun Books come back! Wouldn't that be cool?