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Want to go to Comic-Con for only $2.50?

Posted by: Scott    Tags:  comics, conventions    Posted date:  July 19, 2011  |  No comment


Feel like paying only a $2.50 admission to get in to Comic-Con? You can. But it won’t be the one that starts in San Diego tomorrow, I’m afraid. And you won’t be able to get there without a time machine, either.

Because the con I’m talking about took place in 1967, and in addition to only costing $2.50 to attend or to grab a dealers’ table, hotel rooms started at $7.50.

But if you do happen to have a time machine … then pay close attention to the details on the flyer below!

Since every use of the word “con” is in “quotes,” does that mean the word was still considered suspect slang back then? Or is that just the way they did things in Texas?





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