From the Feb – March 1952 issue of Out of the Night #1
TOMORROW: The Violent Death of Letha Michaux!
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Vintage Pearl Necklace AD
"For that Special Love of Your Life, grace her face this xmas with the gift that just keeps on giving… and giving… and giving…"
12 comments:
Ain't Libby SMILIN' when she wakes after dreaming of pearls?
Lordy, lordy...
I believe a can o' worms got opened the other day, and certain barriers of reluctance came crashing down in the THOIA community. Between gargling... sorry, Googling b*kk*ke and a face full of pearls... Well, inuendo never got such a workout. Viewer discretion is now assuredly advised.
I am also reminded of the use of asterisks in these old ads. Pearls, diamonds, aphrodisiacs... often with an asterisk leading to a "footnote" ABOVE the reference, and often employing synonyms for "fake" that at least SOME readers didn't understand (Google "postiche").
GENUINE DIAMONDS $1.99*
* suppositious
Five'll get'cha ten National Novelties is no longer at 608 South Dearborn in Chicago. But what is? Gov. Blagojevich's gallon jug of hemorrhoid cream,* mayhap?
* spurious
i can't believe it's come to this...
>i can't believe it's come to this...< haha. Karswell: the new Maddox. Love it. Seriously now folks, this was a pretty good story, and very educational; street bums sell priceless pearls for cheap prices. I'll re,member that next Christmas.
Pearls, pearls, pearls, what's the great big deal about pearls??? They're oyster-spit, folks! Oyster spit!!
... Sorry, altar ego broke through there. Good story, though there's something giggle-inducing about the arrangement in the splash.
GREAT STORY! I ACTUALLY JUST SAT HERE AND READ IT TWICE. KING WARD IS ANOTHER ONE OF THE UNDERATED AND FORGOTTEN PRE CODE GUYS THAT ONLY CAME TO MY ATTENTION ONCE I STARTED READING YOUR BLOG. EXCELLENT! I HAVE TO ASK TIM WHAT IS SO GIGGLE INDUCING ABOUT THE SPLASH THOUGH? I THINK IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
Looks like the good pearl necklace innuendos have already been covered.
As much as I love ghost stories, I have to say that they usually fail for me in comic form when the ghost gets drawn too much, or participates too much in the action. I think the best ghost stories are the ones where you don't really see the ghost, but experience the..er..horror of it all.
Man, this is a great blog!
Is this a good time to point out that my real given name means "pearl"?*
*Margaret
Not only was it a great story today, but bw2k1 really made me giggle with the above post.
Incidentally, you're supposed to swim with pearls once a year in salt water, to keep their glow. TRUFAX!
Another really good post. I don't know how you and Pappy do it but I sure do thank you guys for all your hard work.
Happy Holidays!
Haha, really funny comments today, it's good to see that some of you are are as goofball as I am.
Got another ACG tale for you tomorrow... as we slowly approach the Hour of the D00d.
I read this issue awhile ago, but I never tire of the lower righthand panel, page four.
Boy that Aunt Sophie was a greedy old bat. If my great aunts came back from the great beyond, all they'd want is a little bourbon on the rocks and a few hours playing video poker to make them happy. Actually, that would be kind of fun!
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