The Mighty Avengers #242

The Mighty Avengers #242, APR '83

Written by Roger Stern and Breakdowns by Al Milgrom

Cap and the Young Astronaut Program

There was a time when kids wanted to be something other than stock brokers or the creator of a popular social networking website. They wanted to be productive members of society and had encouragement from the superhero community.

Superheros used to encourage kids to excel in subjects like math and science so they could get jobs at NASA or The American Institute of Science in order to better their county and the world.

Maybe Comic publishers should bring back this AD campaign. Maybe they could have The Hulk encourage kids to join the Young Engineer Program or Batman to urge kids to sign up for the Young Scientist Program. Maybe.

Comic Intermission #2: Thor & Cap & Hulk & Daredevil & Spider-Man & Iron Man &...sell Marvel Subscriptions

Comic Intermission #1: Spidey and Cap Sell Ricochet Racers

Apparently in the 70s, toy companies liked to use comic books and super heroes to sell shit. Isn't that crazy? What a marvel life was before the internet. Here in all it's full color glory is a 1976 ad for something called a Ricochet Racer.

They came in Spider-Man and Captain America themes so it's fitting they would be the ones to save the day with the racers. And A reminder for the kids to buy this shitty toy at the end of the short comic. Ah, childhood.