Mail Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! #1

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• 9.0

  CHUD - Jeb Delia

  Oct 28, 2011

  In the days of the internet, you can assuredly find all the information within this book scattered around the web or perhaps even in a single website somewhere, but Mail Order Mysteries has style and plenty of it. Beneath a glow in the dark hardcover are over 150 full color pages (many of them four-color blow-ups that would get Roy Lichtenstein excited), loaded with pictures and DeMarais playful humor. If I had to complain, I would have liked more analysis of the wordplay used in the advertisements, and perhaps a more in-depth look at the hows and whys of these products, contextualizing the appeal of them at the time. Even still it's a thoroughly entertaining nostalgia trip, one that should sit out and be thumbed through rather than sit on a shelf. Amaze your friends! Protect yourself from bullies! 100 different uses! Read Full Review