Monday, December 24, 2012

CHRISTMAS GIFTS (from the past)!
1998 Linens-N-Things catalog
A "STRANGE SWAG" Post

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In year's past, I've posted Christmas/Holiday entries ranging from showing Christmas covers for various comics [HERE], [HERE], [HERE], [HERE] & [HERE], or "humorous" little video vignettes featuring everyone's favorite Latverian Dictator [HERE], [HERE] & [HERE], a look into Doctor Strange's holiday traditions [HERE], or even a quaint holiday Tableau - a comic cover brought to "life" as it were [HERE]...

But this year, I thought I'd not only try to bring the blog back to its roots (as a way to showcase my assorted collection of weird and wonderful swag)... but while doing so, also stick with the Christmas/Holiday theme.


And so I present to you...

 a 1998 GIFT CATALOG from LINENS -N- THINGS! *


OK. I can hear you all scratching your heads and wondering just what this is doing in my collection of assorted Doctor Strange and "6-Dimensions"swag?

Well, as we flip through the pages of the many assorted gift items, and thumb our way to the MEN'S section - whist looking for cool gift ideas "for the man who practices the ART of living well" in your life...

...and while a cocktail shaker or a CD/wine rack or even a comfy green robe are in my wheelhouse...you'll also find a nifty looking book lamp.




BUT...if you take a look at the pile of comics to the right of the nifty book-lamp, you'll find that there's something "for the man who practices the MYSTIC ARTS of living well"... a well-read copy of MARVEL TEAM-UP (v.1) # 50, featuring Spider-Man teaming up with DOCTOR STRANGE!

A CLASSIC COVER by Gil Kane (pencils) and Dan Akins (inks)

Sure, there are also a copy of 'Marvel Holiday Special' from 1991 and an old comic featuring the Molten Man (a No-Prize for anyone who can identify the issue, since I didn't feel like doing the detective work this time), but the Marvel Team-Up issue is the real gift here!

And thus it was that Doctor Strange was subliminally introduced to the average American consumer  during the holiday season of 1998.

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Also, I thought it was high time I posted this item since it was something that I mentioned in my VERY FIRST post on this blog [HERE].


And so I would like to take this time to wish EVERYONE... whether they celebrate CHRISTMAS, HANUKKAH, KWANZAA, RAMADAN, SATURNALIA or FESTIVUS... a HAPPY and HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON!

2 comments:

Howard Hallis said...

I'm in awe at how the heck you found this one. You have expert level skills in spotting this kind of stuff! Happy holidays!

~P~ said...

Howard, my friend...

Many thanks for your kind praise (it's always nice when I can surprise even YOU), but you can say it... (I admit it fully)... this is an example of around-the-bend mental illness on my part.

DSOCD (Doctor Strange Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

lol

Whether for good or ill, when scanning ANY page, I can see the words "DOCTOR" and "STRANGE" immediately. If they are placed together, my eyes nearly pop out of my head.

It's been a boon for searching out swag or researching stories, but it's a useless super-power.

Still, no matter what, as of late, I am extremely grateful to YOUR help in finding many new items for our Sanctums.

The Happiest of Holiday Seasons to you and yours!

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