I remember 7-11 was giving away exclusive Marvel Comics Slurpee cups. Each cup had a different hero on it and I wanted them all. I had an extremely cheap father who could stretch a penny around the block so we rarely got an sorts of extras or treats. One day after baseball practice he took us to 7-11 and actually bought us a Slurpee. I was so excited that I could hardly make up my mind which cup I wanted. Do I want Captain America throwing his mighty shield or maybe the hammer-wielding God, Thor but wait...Spider-Man The Amazing Web-Crawler that does whatever a spider can. How shall I ever make my decision???!?! You could hear the Sad Trombone play the "Wah Wah Wahhhhh" as the clerk handed me the only cup they had...Howard the Duck. I remember muttering something that sounded like "Duck" but it wasn't "Duck".
We had our door wallpapered with Marvel Comics stickers, had the vinyl Spider Man record player, pillow cases, bed sheets and all the toys that would be worth millions if we didn't burn them or tie them to a stake and sacrifice them to an ant hill. Man, what I wouldn't do to have those back.
I did read the comics but being an artist my love was for the characters themselves more than following the story lines. The 70's and 80's style of Marvel will always be how I feel these characters should look. Now they've changed so much and Hollywood has all but turned them into comedians and taken away their true personalities. I guess we've got to let go, watch our beloved characters evolve and watch the big guys make another buck.
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