1960s
Cold War Coloring Books
AboutComics.com recently released an expanded edition of Cold-War Coloring: Political Adult Coloring Books of the Kennedy Era, and WU played a small part in its creation.The book collects together politically-themed, satirical coloring books of the 1960s. Such as the JFK Coloring Book and Khrushchev’s Top Secret Coloring Book.
For the expanded edition the editor, Nat Gertler, wanted to include the Sing along with Khrushchov coloring book, published in 1962. However, he couldn't find a copy of it. There were no copies in libraries and none for sale.
Then he discovered that we here at WU happened to have posted a scanned copy of it online back in 2020. I tried to connect him with the reader who had sent us the scanned copy, so that he could get a higher-quality version of the pdf, but no luck there. But thankfully Nat was able to make do with the copy we had. So now this obscure title is once again in print.
Glad we were able to help prevent it from being lost forever.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 19, 2023 -
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Category: Politics, Books, 1960s, Satire
Follies of the Madmen #578
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 16, 2023 -
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Category: Horror, Advertising, Smoking and Tobacco, 1960s
Meat Power
"These youngsters have the stamina it takes. They're 'propelled' by Meat power from Swift!"
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 15, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Advertising, 1960s
The Electric Clothing of Diana Dew
According to Lobenthal, Dew was an electrical engineer who flaunted a different hair color every day and created a miniature battery pack that attached to the belt of a dress to create blinking hearts and stars. “They’re hyperdelic transsensory experiences,” she said of her garments to Time Magazine in 1967, the same year The New Yorker wrote about her. (If your wired mini breaks down, “Please just take it to the nearest radio-TV repair shop,” Dew said.) Lobenthal writes that Dew’s tiny power source was eventually acquired by the U.S. military.
Her Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 14, 2023 -
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Category: Fashion, Technology, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #577
How we did things before there was CGI.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 09, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Advertising, Dogs, 1960s
Twiggy Lookalike Contest
Searching the historical record for 1967 reveals numerous Twiggy Lookalike contests scattered around the USA and elsewhere. Here's the best one, at least photo-wise.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 05, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Celebrities, Fashion, 1960s
The Eventuals, “Charlie Chan”
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 02, 2023 -
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Category: Literature, Movies, Music, Stereotypes and Cliches, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1960s, Asia
The Violents, “Alpens Ros”
Not much of a plot, but lots of eye candy and a catchy tune.The group's Discogs page.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 29, 2023 -
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Category: Music, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1960s, Europe, Attractiveness, Sexiness, Allure and Personal Magnetism
Miss Missile
Between 1961 and 1965, a "Miss Missile" was chosen annually at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. The contest was part of the Armed Forces Day celebrations.The first winner was Nancy Mitchell, making her Miss Mitchell Miss Missile.
Wichita Falls Record - May 15, 1962
Wichita Falls Record - May 18, 1962
Wichita Falls Record - May 5, 1965
Wichita Falls Record - May 14, 1965
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 27, 2023 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, 1960s, Weapons
When You Come to the End of a Lollipop
Yes, a real dummy singing.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 27, 2023 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Puppets and Automatons, Junk Food, 1960s
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