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San Diego Comic-Con Progress Report, 1988

Special thanks to The Beat, for their post / linkage to Ironic Sans’ scans of the San Diego Comic-Con Progress Report (and Events Guide) from 1988! As they note, “…the convention in 1988 wasn’t as big as it is today, when 125,000 people are expected to show up. In 1988, attendance was around . . . → Read More: San Diego Comic-Con Progress Report, 1988

Motor City Comic Con Ad, 1990

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CGC Slabbed Rob Granito

We take a very short break from Copper Age era nostalgia, to bring you this commentary on current events…

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WonderCon 1988 Review

Credit The Beat for making us aware of this promotional video, produced to encourage more publishers, dealers, etc., to exhibit at the . . . → Read More: WonderCon 1988 Review

Great Eastern Conventions, September 1989

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SNL – December 20th, 1986 – Shatner, “Get a life!”

Sure, we’d included this as part of a previous blog, but if there’s any geek culture video that deserves its own dedicated post, this be it. The stuff of legend…

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Promotional Buttons, 1986 Thanksgiving Weekend

I previously blogged about the first convention I ever went to (during Thanksgiving weekend 1986), and how I didn’t hold on to one of the Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity giveaways from that show…

…however, what I did manage to hold on to (and very recently unearthed, I may add), are three of . . . → Read More: Promotional Buttons, 1986 Thanksgiving Weekend