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What's astounding is that 10 cents per issue back then was enough to keep the business rolling. these days 5 bucks barely keep the lights on.
Reading single issues is such a weird experience. The old ones that stick to self-contained stories are great but the modern ones with long running storylines - yeeesh. We don't even have the single issue imported anymore - just TPB and hardcovers with complete storylines and it is always overpriced as fuck.
Watch "How To Marry A Millionaire" with Marilyn Monroe.
At one point she walks into a Manhattan penthouse apartment. It has two floors, overlooks Central Park, and has 24/7 concierge service. "Holy Toledo! This place must cost $1,000.00 a month!"
damn
Rewatch 'The Rockford Files.'
Jimmy talks about actual prices all the time. Media made since around 2000 AD avoids that because inflation makes it sound weird.
Remember the $5.00 milkshake from Pulp Fiction?
it doesn't mean much to me because i'm from another country and we had some wild inflation swings over the years. Purchasing power dynamics is weird all the time.
American here [like you didn't know!]
The US economy was pretty stable from the end of WW2 until President Lyndon Johnson started his Vietnam war build-up. He thought that he could win with one big knockout blow, but that turned into a long slog. Neither Johnson or Nixon after him wanted to raise taxes, so they just printed money to pay for it. That's a quick lesson in how America ruined its own economy
got it. thx.
Don't forget the 5 title crossover events with the 1 off stories in random books that belong in the event.
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