tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post114657061814342511..comments2024-01-27T11:22:19.082-06:00Comments on Blockade Boy: What The World Needs Now Is Embroidered Cloth PatchesJeremy Rizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08480479249595700846noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post-1147027284815480922006-05-07T13:41:00.000-05:002006-05-07T13:41:00.000-05:00Were Flash Gordon and Felix really that big a deal...Were Flash Gordon and Felix really that big a deal in 1973 that making a patch of them was considered commercial? Would the targeted crowd that wore patches in the 1970s even be big fans of these characters?<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing, probably, this was part and parcel of a deal with King Features Syndicate that resulted in the probably more popular to the target crowd Popeye patch. "Who else ya got we can license?" "Well, we're got Felix the Cat, and Flash Gordon, and Dagwood and Blondie..." "Kids like cats. Gimme the cat. And gimme Buck Rogers there. Skip on the guy with the giant sandwich."<BR/><BR/>Speaking of licensing, man, those Road Runner and Coyote patches look off model and probably unlicensed, right? And I'm wondering the same about the Beatles one, probably the only one I'd still want today...Bullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708103213119467419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post-1146635716915698632006-05-03T00:55:00.000-05:002006-05-03T00:55:00.000-05:00I ordered a Popeye patch back in the day. Make wha...I ordered a Popeye patch back in the day. Make whatever conclusions you wish...Marc Burkhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06949686463975572297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post-1146616145509195752006-05-02T19:29:00.000-05:002006-05-02T19:29:00.000-05:00Man, I am just old enough to remember these old ad...Man, I am just old enough to remember these old ads. Do you think anyone made the <I>faux pas</I> of stiching them to anything other than naturally-faded denim?<BR/><BR/>The very fact that I have to specify "naturally-faded" in reference to c1973 denim makes me a bit angry.<BR/><BR/>I also like the "Survival(ecology)" caption, to differentiate it from "Survival(conspiracy theorist/militiaman)".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post-1146588732516137242006-05-02T11:52:00.000-05:002006-05-02T11:52:00.000-05:00#123 is a reprint of a story that looks to be from...#123 is a reprint of a story that looks to be from the 60's. I can't imagine a publisher nowadays killing off all the characters in a book and then continuing to publish it in a reprint-only format.Jeremy Rizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480479249595700846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796287.post-1146580920126124042006-05-02T09:42:00.000-05:002006-05-02T09:42:00.000-05:00Didn't the Doom Patrol kack it in #121?Oh well. Th...Didn't the Doom Patrol kack it in #121?<BR/><BR/>Oh well. The ads are pretty amazing in those old DP issues; I can understand why GM created Flex Mentallo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com