CBC visits a comic con in 1974

[palitoy]

And encounters incredible comics and questionable haircuts.

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/arts/on-this-day-in-1974-cbc-investigates-the-fast-changing-world-of-comics-1.3419046

Pretty positive i met my wife in that same room 19 years later.

[Hedji]

That was wonderful. Thank you for that.

Love the dude in the corner smoking, and the lack of toys and other merchandise. Just 4 color purity.

[palitoy]

I was wrong, that was Winters college, not my old home base. They all had that same 70s vibe when I attended there.

[MIB41]

What a great story! Thanks for posting Brian. I hope that guy with the first issue of Superman held off selling. That beautiful specimen will pay him incredible amounts today. And to think a good copy of that was selling for only $40.00 in the mid 60's? Amazing. Of course $40 was a good chunk of change in the 60's but still peanuts compared to something deemed a collectable. This story really shows the attitudes of comics and the general license back in the day. I had a good chuckle at the plot outline for the Freak Friends. One has to wonder if that wasn't inspired by Ralph Bakshi.

[Mr.Marion]

If you can get a copy of Ironman #72. There is some good satire on what comic cons were like back then.

[bleit1701]

That was cool. Guess they didn't have long boxes back then?

[Mego Milk]

The kids at the end.
"I'll keep 'em as long as I live."

one of us.
He's probably on these forums somewhere.
HA!

[WannabeMego]

Awesome Footage...Very Cool.

[bleit1701]

The kids at the end.
"I'll keep 'em as long as I live."

one of us.
He's probably on these forums somewhere.
HA!

Unless his Mom threw them away!

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

Wow, great vid, and pics of pages from my favorite comic, Jim Starlin' Captain Marvel!

[HardyGirl]

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.