Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads!

Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements offering "authentic" laser-gun plans, x-ray specs, and 7-foot-tall monsters (with glow-in-the-dark eyes!). But what would you really get if you entrusted your hard-earned $1.69 to the post office? Probably not what you'd expected.

Mail-Order Mysteries answers this question, revealing the amazing truths (and agonizing exaggerations) about the actual products marketed to kids in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s through their favorite graphic medium.