Marvel comix

(1975 December 7)

Now let's talk about Christmas. [Lawrence], I took your enclosed offer on the Marvel Special Editions to the newsstand when I next went to town and showed it to the owner of the store. Frank showed me the special editions for $1.50 and also pointed out by comparing it with a 25-cent book that the story and drawing were identical, only larger in the big book. Then he laughed like a fool and said he wondered who would buy a thing like that. Putting it that way, it does seem slightly preposterous, don't you think?