Quino (creator of Mafalda) must have read this. He drew a strip about 2 decades later of a conversation between Susanita and Felipe that’s almost exactly the same.
Ten cents in 1950. I believe by that time it was 48 pages all in color for a dime. Of course by then super-heroes were being phased out and replaced by funny animals, romance, westerns, crime and horror with a little science fiction tossed in for good measure. Crime and horror comics would lead to Wertham’s “Seduction of the Innocent” (one of the worst examples of fudging and making up data ever until the “vaccines cause autism” research was published) and the Comics Code Authority “self-regulation.” Far from thinking tha told comics would be valuable some day, adults at least were thinking that they should all be burned lest all of the children turn into murderous juvenile delinquents.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Somehow it’s reminding me of Don Henley’s (Eagles) “Heart of the Matter” song.
kakiman1010 over 9 years ago
Typical female
Ragtime78rpm over 9 years ago
Gold diggers start early in life.
orinoco womble over 9 years ago
Quino (creator of Mafalda) must have read this. He drew a strip about 2 decades later of a conversation between Susanita and Felipe that’s almost exactly the same.
Neo Stryder over 9 years ago
In those days they even knew old comics was gonna cost a fortune someday.
meillered over 9 years ago
For a kid to buy 4 comics today it would cost a small fortune.Back when this strip new a comic was only 10 or 12 cents.Now, upwards of $3.00.
neverenoughgold over 9 years ago
Apparently, “candy is dandy, but comics are quicker”…
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
These days apparently the way to a girl’s heart is to collect the “Fifty Shades” collection……..
craigwestlake over 9 years ago
And so it begins…
bmckee over 9 years ago
Ten cents in 1950. I believe by that time it was 48 pages all in color for a dime. Of course by then super-heroes were being phased out and replaced by funny animals, romance, westerns, crime and horror with a little science fiction tossed in for good measure. Crime and horror comics would lead to Wertham’s “Seduction of the Innocent” (one of the worst examples of fudging and making up data ever until the “vaccines cause autism” research was published) and the Comics Code Authority “self-regulation.” Far from thinking tha told comics would be valuable some day, adults at least were thinking that they should all be burned lest all of the children turn into murderous juvenile delinquents.
38lowell over 9 years ago
COMICS TEACH KIDS HOW TO READ!