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Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads!
Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! | Kirk Demarais
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Rediscover your sense of wonder! Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic laser-gun plans, x-ray specs, and even 7-foot-tall monsters (with glow-in-the-dark eyes!). But what would you really get if you entrusted your hard-earned $1.69 to the post office? Mail-Order Mysteries answers this question, revealing the amazing truths (and agonizing exaggerations) about the actual products marketed to kids in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Pop-culture historian Kirk Demarais shares his astonishing collection, including: 100 Toy Soldiers in a Footlocker Count Dante s World s Deadliest Fighting Secrets GRIT Hercules Wrist Band Hypno-Coin Life-Size Monsters Mystic Smoke Sea Monkeys Soil From Dracula s Castle U-Control Ghost Ventrilo Voice Thrower ...and many, many more! With more than 150 extraordinary, peculiar, and downright fraudulent collectibles, Mail-Order Mysteries is a must-have book comic book fans everywhere. Trust us."
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Kshakal
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Watch your mailbox @Callemarie ... I sent out our #coffeebeanandcozy book today!!
@Mommamanzi

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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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Bookmail!!!! #botm #yaymail
💛🖤📚🖤💛
So excited my books came!!
No Exit by Taylor Adams
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen

RadicalReader @HufflepuffGirl90 cannot wait to read both of these terrific sounding novels know I‘ll be content for a week when these two novels are available for rent at my nearest library 5y
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SilversReviews
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A fun week of book mail for me.

I actually have already read LYING IN WAIT. Full Review will be on May 29.​

If you enjoy psychological thrillers and an evil, cunning character, you will enjoy LYING IN WAIT.

I am looking forward to reading the others too.

OUR HOUSE has a great cover.

The SECRET OF THE IRISH CASTLE is the third in the series.

Did you have any book mail this past week?

eanderson I really liked Lying in Wait! 6y
SilversReviews @eanderson Oh yes...It was good. (edited) 6y
Gissy You convinced me, I added to my wish list👍 6y
SilversReviews @Gissy 😍 😍 😍 Let me know what you think when you read it. 😍 😍 😍 6y
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CocoReads
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@Johanna414 just wanted to let you know your #blanketandbookswap is finally on the way. uPS says Thursday. I forgot to take a picture of the box, so here‘s a pic of my parking spot! I meant to get it out Friday but we had another car crisis and I couldn‘t get to post office during regular hours. Sorry it took so long!

Johanna414 No problem! I‘m going to be at the hospital all day on Thursday hopefully getting the baby turned to the right position- this‘ll give me something to look forward to when we get home! 6y
CocoReads Oh good luck with that. When I was pregnant with the girls they were both breech for so long I thought I was going to have to have a c section. They did turn on their own (which wasn‘t pleasant and looked like something out of Alien) so I wound up having them natural. 6y
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MommyOfTwo
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My order from BookOutlet! Some of the books are turned because they are for up coming swaps. #BookMail #BookOutlet

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AndreaReads
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Actually sent my #WhoDunItByMail on time (sort of) for the first time in awhile...😬 It will actually get there Monday, and I think it only happened because I dropped my phone in the snow yesterday morning and apparently that was enough to kill it, so without a phone I was more productive than usual! I‘m sure y‘all didn‘t notice i was gone for the last two days, but I sure missed seeing all your wonderful, bookish, positive posts!

leslieseidel Yay! I am frantically trying to finish the one I have to mail it off too. This will give me extra incentive! 😉 6y
AndreaReads @leslieseidel That‘s my fault that you‘re frantically finishing it! I‘m so sorry! I promise to be much better so as to not stress you out!!! 6y
leslieseidel No Problem!! I work better with shorter deadlines! 😜 6y
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SilversReviews
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BOOK MAIL!!

Thank you, St. Martin‘s.

Itchyfeetreader Love this image ! 6y
minkyb Clever photo! 6y
SilversReviews @Itchyfeetreader It is from LIVECOLLAGE. 6y
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Itchyfeetreader Thanks ! 6y
kspenmoll Pretty! 6y
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SilversReviews
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Look at this!! LOVED them both.

More book mail!!

Thanks Katie Bassel of St. Martins and Author, Barbara Davis.

I have read them and am excited to have a final copy.

The review links for both books are below:

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-mothers-promise-by-sally-hepworth....

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-wishing-tide-by-barbara-davis.html...

SilversReviews I just added review links. 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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Yay #bookmail!
A book for #mybloodyvalentinebookexchange from her wish list and some surprises from the awesome @Avanders

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Mollyanna
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Couple of packages on their way. @Avanders I'm sorry your #coffeebeanbookclub is so late. Thought I was better on Wed and then went down again. Finally felt better but wasn't able to get the post office on time. I hope you enjoy the book et al. 😃

To my #secretsantagoespostal recipient, I apologize for the dog hair. With a black lab still shedding her summer coat it is impossible not to have dog hair everywhere, especially when tape is involved.

Avanders Glad you're feeling better!! Can't wait! And no worries re the delay... I'm a little behind on all my reading these days anyway ☺️💖🤗 6y
Mollyanna @Avanders Me too. I just put together my final reading list for the year, and well I better get going. Thanks for your understanding. 6y
Avanders Lol final reading list.. I didn't dare this year 😁 💖💖 6y
MaleficentBookDragon All my gifts have cat hair in the tape. I feel you.🐱 🐶 6y
Mollyanna @MaleficentBookDragon Glad I'm not the only one. 👍🏻😻 6y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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#bookmail!!!! What could they be?!?!

Tanzy13 🎄 6y
LeahBergen 🤔 6y
LauraBrook Tires? Hmm, I‘m mystified. 6y
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laurieluna
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#bookmail 😄 part of my world of books order, and a mystery competition package! 😱

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howjessicareads
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The mail just got delivered! 13 more posts coming your way. 🙂🎉📚✉️ #aprilbookmail #aprilamazingreads