tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post2908014580360411581..comments2024-03-28T13:46:45.787-05:00Comments on Garage Sale Finds: The Fonz has Gone BananasTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-34375578911013037712020-06-23T15:35:41.615-05:002020-06-23T15:35:41.615-05:00I loved the spooky stories in Dynamite too. And yo...I loved the spooky stories in Dynamite too. And you're right, some of them were downright disturbing to me as a child.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-47499595786214070092020-06-21T22:10:47.353-05:002020-06-21T22:10:47.353-05:00Thanks for sharing this. I loved Dynamite as a kid...Thanks for sharing this. I loved Dynamite as a kid. My brother got the issue of Bananas with Suzanne Somers on the cover. Bananas was full of wacky humor, but the ghost story in that issue really freaked me out, about the Enfield monster. The haunted house story in the above issue is also pretty creepy. I guess since Bananas was geared towards kids older than the target audience of Dynamite, the editors figured they could scare them a little more. Well it worked!DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13719623371508151968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-88870952953395454132019-05-13T17:24:53.216-05:002019-05-13T17:24:53.216-05:00Yes, Bananas seems like it was trying to be as edg...Yes, Bananas seems like it was trying to be as edgy as it could to attract teens.<br /><br />Wow, a collection of Dynamite sold in department stores? That's weird. I'd never seen Supermag before until a few years ago when I found some at a garage sale. I have them around here somewhere.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-57735356852863300622019-05-13T15:29:05.203-05:002019-05-13T15:29:05.203-05:00What with the overall design and layout, the humor...What with the overall design and layout, the humor pieces, the fumetti, and the strips resembling underground comics, this comes across like a kiddie-friendly version of NATIONAL LAMPOON magazine with show-biz features added. <br /><br />Very familiar with DYNAMITE as I received a collection of back issues packaged by one of the major department stores for Christmas back in the mid/late Seventies. I liked it, too.<br /><br />I remember ordering SUPERMAG from those Scholastic book clubs - Ever see any of them? top_cat_jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06365510398800837335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-64919727360116393672019-05-13T15:21:06.598-05:002019-05-13T15:21:06.598-05:00Yeah, you got the idea that Scholastic just let th...Yeah, you got the idea that Scholastic just let them do what they wanted and it worked.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03119827816698009731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080299065441712068.post-64176873927913666142019-05-13T14:59:04.223-05:002019-05-13T14:59:04.223-05:00i used to love Bananas -- i think because i also l...i used to love Bananas -- i think because i also loved Dynamite, and they seem so connected in tone, look, subject matter, and style. it must've been a fun job, really -- they seem to have been allowed a ton of creative freedom, and they were so goofy. that disco cartoon in this issue is a nice relic of the time. and the history of Diana Ross!FrankOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01316107158387079660noreply@blogger.com