Superheroes Tees Galore

Wal-Mart has a large variety of superhero T-shirts, so even the non-comics reader can buy and proudly wear a power-mad Hal Jordan. The question is, would they? Dig that foil-embossed application, too! Now that I'm in the professional apparel business, I can appreciate the innovation . . . and speaking of which, we've made a few steps forward ourselves (YouTube "QR barcode embroidery"). I guess we're all mad sometimes.

Dubble Bubble Tee

Another Wal-Mart find, one of their "cool" screen-printed tees. When I started collecting comics in 1991, an issue of Amazing Spider-man cost $1 a month. Now, I'd cough up $3.99, and it comes out weekly! Can you ever imagine a time when comics -- even three-panel, muddily-printed-on-wax-paper comics -- only cost a penny? Blows my mind -- and my gum right outta my ears.

Marvel Briefs

That's what I'm talkin' about! No less than a day after relaunching this blog with the focus of finding a comic a day, I discover that Wal-Mart gives you the chance to wear one . . . in your pants. Now, when your girlfriend says, "What's that thing?" -- she's really talking about the Thing!