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[dr. kwack]

Visited a local Dollar Tree store today where they were selling bagged comics. For $1 you get two comics from the mid 80's-mid 90's, and an old trading card (usually a sci-fi fantasy movie- I got Alien). Well, one ish I got was Nathanial Dusk - a mini series from 1984 courtesy of DC. Inside there was an ad for Parker Brothers board games based on arcade games.

Now, I've been reading comics since I was 5 (way back in '79) and reading videogame punlications since I was 7. I have NEVER seen this add before! Included were Popeye, Pole Position, Q-bert, and Joust. I have all of those board games except Joust which I had never seen. I heard it was out there but have never actually seen one online, boardgamegeek.com, or anywhere.

This one has been harder to find than the Wizard of Wor and Blue Print board games! Anyone out there have it?

If I get a chance I'll scan the ad and post it. Pretty cool!

[dr. kwack]

Ah! Here it is, I found it online...

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[Drixxel]

Hahaha, rad poster. "Totally Awesome" - Dave Jackson, expert gamesman. Sorry, I only trust the word of video masters.

[Mirage]

What?! They're selling actual old comic books at Dollar Tree? I may have to check this out today, see if they have any by me. I don't even like comic books, have no interest in them whatsoever, but this makes me curious.

[Megaman Legends]

Mirage, on Sun Feb 5, 2012 5:10 AM, said:

What?! They're selling actual old comic books at Dollar Tree? I may have to check this out today, see if they have any by me. I don't even like comic books, have no interest in them whatsoever, but this makes me curious.

I never knew that either! I've been to multiple dollar trees and haven't found not even a modern comic book!

[BydoEmpire]

That's pretty cool. I don't care about comics, but I would like to see some classic game ads! It's like going to the movies to see the previews.

[dr. kwack]

Yeah! I've purchased the comic packs at Dollar Tree and Deals. Check the stationary/book aisle. They've been doing this for the past few years. Usually around Halloween, Christmas, and Easter.

They come from a company called Cards One. You can even order bags and boards from cardsone.com for a pretty decent price. They'll send you a catalog with tons of comics old wax packs and more. Pretty cool.

[Mirage]

Ah yeah, that place has 500 old comics for $150 and other deals like that. I guess this is where all the old but common/undesirable comics go to get redistributed out. Pretty cool that they're making the rounds to be enjoyed again.

[Skylark68]

I remember this ad in my old comic books. I had Turbo, but that was a MB game I think. I guess Parker Bros. got Pole Position. I remember the games in the store, but I don't remember ever seeing Joust.

[dr. kwack]

So on a side note, I managed to win board games of Pooyan and Tutankahm over the weekend. I never thought these two even existed. Very cool but very strange...