Yep, just when you thought it was safe to visit the
Diversions, Ol' Groove has come up with yet another department:
BURNING QUESTION. For our inaugural post, I have to know:
were comics
really just for kids during the Groovy Age? I know the spinner rack called out, "Hey, Kids! Comics!" for many a decade. During the 80s, DC proudly trumpeted "Comics aren't just for kids anymore!" And at least 98% of the U.S. population just
knew comics were kid stuff. But when I look through the Winter 1972/1973 ads of some of the major comicbook publishers, it sure seems that the advertisers didn't believe comics were "just for kids"! How many age groups--er--demographics do you see represented in the following samples...?
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| Mildew! What do you expect me to do about mildew? |
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