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You are going to have to explain your thought process to me.
Look at the actual prices. In 1960 a dime would buy two cups of coffee, a glass of beer, or a cheap trinket like a toy or a comb.
You can't buy any of those things for $1.13.
But instead of thinking the inflation indicator you're using is off, you decide that it's reality's fault.
My thought process is that I went to an inflation calculator and entered a dime in 1960 and it told me it would be 1.13 now. Here's a link: https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/. According to Duck Duck Go AI, a cup of coffee in 1960 cost about 34 cents, and a beer was anywhere between 10 and 25 cents. Coors was on the 20cent end, because it was considered premium.
Thanks for proving that AI doesn't work.
So you're saying comics today are comparatively cheaper?
In 1960, Federal minimum wage was $1.00 and hour. At 10 cents a comic, one hour of labor would buy ten comic books.
Today, the Federal minimum wage is $7.25/hour and the most expensive comic book's cover price is $7.99.
That federal minimum wage didn't apply to majority of US workers:
https://legalclarity.org/what-was-minimum-wage-in-1960-the-1-00-rate-and-coverage/
Federal income tax was pretty high on top of that : https://web.stanford.edu/class/polisci120a/immigration/Federal%20Tax%20Brackets.pdf