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4 and 20 = )

Until today I was totally unaware of 4/20 having any social significance. It’s like May the 4th Be With You, except about marijuana. But you probably already knew that, while I did not.

I assume these two are the patron saints of 420 culture.

Boston Strong

There are no “kings” when pronouncing “HopKINton!”

Tech Faux Nouveau

PROFESSOR HENRY A. ROWLAND, by Thomas Eakins. From the permanent collection of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.

1897 — Professor Henry A. Rowland with the first iPhone prototype, 100 years before Steve Jobs returned to Apple as CEO.

That’s what I was listening to then, so lemme see… what about the comic books was I reading? Oh, this one was a very big deal for me. Spectacular Spider-Man #1, a new magazine format comic, on sale April 9. Costing as much as three regular comics (minus a penny), with Spidey in black & white? Sure, why not!

Marvel was finally free of its oppressive 10-year distribution deal with competitor DC, setting the stage for the big DC implosion that year. Editor Stan Lee was expanding the Marvel lineup like crazy with new titles, while publisher Martin Goodman was working a deal to sell the company, and screwing people in the process.

Fabulous Flo Steinberg didn’t get a well-deserved raise, so she quit. Jack Kirby didn’t get a promised contract and Stan gave the new Silver Surfer book to John Buscema, putting the wheels in motion for Jack’s departure two years later.

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