1970's comic book ads

I just got a stack of 1970's comics from my Father in Law and am parsing through which ones to add to my collection and which to return to him for flea marketing. Aside from some serendipitous filling in of holes in my Justice League of America and Fantastic Four runs of this period there was also much of the Korvak cycle of the Avengers - pure '70s Cosmic, part genius, part drivel.

But I havebeen most amused by the back cover ads. Many of the classics are there - Street Ball with Rick Barry and Dr J for Spaulding, various BB gun, lego and model kit ads, and that strange one for the Super Siren to put on your bike to avoid accidents in suburbia, because your neighbors will love you for blasting an air horn to announce your presence every time you pass their driveway - but there were some ones I had never seen before that deserve shout outs.

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Another loss

Dave Arneson passed away today after a battle with cancer. Dave was the other founding father of RPGs, the guy who was running the first campaign that led tot he creation of D&D, and who continued that campaign world ever since. He was the Iron Man of game masters, and if he never got the same share of the glory that Gary Gygax did (don't expect to see extended obits for him in the press) that doesn't in diminish the debt we gamers owe him one whit.

Thanks Dave. I appreciate everything you gave me.

[Edit 4/9]
Doc_Mystery pointed out that I was premature in this statement of mortality, but not by very long, as Mr. Arneson lasted only another couple of days in the company of his family.

Ken Hite's eulogy is here. Give it a read.