But wait, I read comics for the cool ads!

Thoroughly modern, historically accurate...science comics from G.T. Labs provide the best in graphic storytelling. In them every word counts, every picture sings.

But, our books have no ads [1].

We don't solicit adoption opportunities for freeze-dried, miniaturized primates.

We don't offer corrective eyewear that deploys hard radiation and reveals the taste in underclothing of innocent passers-by. (U.S. Patent #4,974,953)

In fact, we don't shill for anything invented by Harold Van Braunhut or any of the other entrepreneural geniuses whose products graced comic books in days of yore. Nor do we promote work that will no doubt grace the comics of the future!

Fortunately, our webmaster has located two sites that will provide what Dignifying Science, Fallout, Two-Fisted Science, and Suspended in Language do not. We don't endorse them, or promise they'll be there for you tomorrow. But while supplies last you may want to check out:

The Hostess Fruit Pie Ad Archive
Seanbaby has done a magnificent (one might even say scholarly, if not for the attitude...enter with an open mind, in other words) job of collecting, documenting, and in many cases annotating these stories of evil defeated by the inherent goodness of a flaky crust, real fruit filling, and (sometimes) a touch of force. Speaking of which...

Charles Atlas
Listen up, chum! Put some meat on those bones. Be the hero of the beach. Attract the beau of your choice! Do it with almost no effort for less than a few minutes a day! Perfect physical culture is just a click away.

For a more permanent document of the products your folks never let you buy, drop by your library and borrow Hey Skinny!, by Miles Beller and Jerry Leibowitz (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1995).

Thanks for your interest, and we hope to hear from you soon!

[1]
Truth in advertising laws require that we disclose that the above statement isn't 100% accurate. Send a message to our legal department for a complete history regarding paid ads.

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