Jack and Jill 1968

I was only 6 months old when this issue of Jack and Jill hit the magazine racks in October of 1968. And just as we've seen from all of our previous J&J posts here at AEET (check the archive), this issue is just as loaded as ever with fun and games and creepy crafts and even a spooky story! Lots of super cute artwork this time around as well... I even have another J&J issue later for you this month too! And hey kids, pay special close attention to the "Be Sure It's Safe" page-- you seriously don't want to get killed on Halloween --especially before you get a chance to eat all that delicious candy!!!

Creature Crunch vs. Bridal Bits Cereal

If you follow me on Facebook, you already saw these when I first posted them a few weeks ago. I'm like a lot of you and love sugary sweet breakfast cereals, but I have spent a lifetime frustrated by the fact that the two greatest Universal movie horrors of them all, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Bride of Frankenstein, never received their own monster cereal flavor along side Count Chocula, Frankenberry, BooBerry, Fruit Brute, and Yummy Mummy! So I opened up photoshop and I decided to do something about it.


I'll have a few more of these for you later this month as well, in the meantime give 'em a vote, or vote for both flavors-- even if you don't eat cereal you know you'd wanna add these boxes to your collection of fun monster food stuff!

The Ultimate Horror Movie: Arbor Day

Real horror-heads watch scary films all year 'round, 666 days a year-- and I've been seeing a lot of people doing a so-called "31 Days of Horror" or whatever where they watch a horror movie every single day throughout the entire month of October. So okay fine, but still, no matter what you watch, nothing will compare to the Jack Davis holiday themed, murder massacre-piece, "Arbor Day" from the Dec. '81 issue of Mad #227. If this one doesn't kill you (or make you laugh), you're DEFINITELY already dead. (FYI: yes I know I've been posting stuff here that I originally posted at THOIA, I'm getting caught up scanning TONS of stuff for later this month-- so gimme a break!!!)

Chilly & Grim Terror Horror Weirdness!

AEET kicks off the month of October with a handful of Halloween posts featuring spooky chills and terrifying thrills to get you into the mood-- and what better way to do it than to take a few tips from Mr. Karswell's other blog, THE HORRORS OF IT ALL! In the 1950's, Standard Comics had a fun way to pad out their precode horror titles (see Adventures into Darkenss, Out of the Shadows, and The Unseen) with funny filler gags and puzzling mazes. Here's a few from the THOIA archive!

SEX

It's been about a year since we delved into the bawdy back-issue barrel of National Lampoon bad taste... last time we saw some hilarious highlights from a great "horror" issue, (check the archive!), and now this time around we're looking at SEX from the July 1977 issue! So once again, if you're easily offended by things like mild nudity, premature ejaculation, muff diving, and Dirty Duck, then you may want to skip the next few posts and come back later this week-- we don't call this blog "and EVERYTHING else too" for nothing! ;) A little bit more from this issue in our next post too!

Look What I Found! #45,691

I recently discovered a nearby auction house that I never knew existed here in Jeffco, and strolling by was pleased to see that they also just sell stuff outright like a regular resale shop, (I suppose saving the bigger / better items for the actual "Auction Night" which the proprietor seemed in the midst of preparing for.) Anyway, the first thing that caught my eye was a set of tall, frosted antique car drinking glasses, that I was told were originally sold at Federal gas stations back in the day, or given away when you filled-up and spent a certain amount of money. I got them ALL for $5. Researching online after arriving home, I discovered I got a pretty good deal on them, but also realized I got a couple of doubles too... still cool none the less. Found a few other little vintage odds and ends (for the cover art and graphics of course!), and also spotted a super cute child's booster chair featuring a sunny example of late 60's / early 70's illustration and color combinations. This I did not buy as my son is now fortunately 11.

Greatest Sale on Earth!

Wow. Who would've ever thought that one of the most entertaining 60's product catalogs I've ever stumbled upon would come from a lumber company! But here it is, Sutherland's "Greatest Sale on Earth" catalog-- or judging by the size and general design of it, it's probably more like a newspaper supplement, maybe. And I guess it's from the 60's, looks 60's anyway... anyway, among the fascinating "must buy" items like dryer vents, auger bits, galvanized fittings, and jambs, comes a dozen plus circus-esque pages of cute photography, terrific typography, and illustrated actors and actresses from the golden era of Hollywood (and beyond) made to look like sensational players in a big top ballyhoo of bonanza style bargains! Do all the extraneous bells and whistles featured here really work on carpenter types and home fixer-uppers? While I am neither, those sexy Cleopatra sandals and garter snappin' illustrations would have certainly had me rolling up the windows, locking the doors, and heading into the urban wilds of the most drug-infested, crime riddled city in the good 'ol USA-- East St. Louis, IL! Man, seriously-- do not get yourself killed over ceiling beams or knobs just to save a buck! Sheesh.