My cousin had a huge collection of Marvel Comics, which he would let me read when we stayed near his house for the Summer. Very good of him really, anyone who has a huge collection of comics knows the risk of lending to your younger cousin.

Anyway, they were filled with ads like these. I was old enough to know the X-ray glasses were fake, but I was young enough to buy them just to be sure if the comics hadn’t been years old and American…

And no, I’m not interested in a prime bit of beach front property best seen when the tide is out, thank you.