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Before comic shops and digital downloads, there was magic in a spinning metal rack at the corner store. From the 1950s through the ’90s, kids discovered heroes with pocket change, the smell of newsprint, and pure luck. In this episode, NerdPutty takes you back to the golden age of newsstand comics — when the world was smaller, the covers were louder, and every issue felt like a secret waiting to be found.
By christianBefore comic shops and digital downloads, there was magic in a spinning metal rack at the corner store. From the 1950s through the ’90s, kids discovered heroes with pocket change, the smell of newsprint, and pure luck. In this episode, NerdPutty takes you back to the golden age of newsstand comics — when the world was smaller, the covers were louder, and every issue felt like a secret waiting to be found.