As CO2 Comics closes in on its first anniversary we can’t help but reminisce about what got us this far. Looking back over the past year doesn’t require much of a stretch of the old memory muscle in our heads but Bill and I have a history in the comics industry that goes back nearly 30 years and believe me, some of those memories need to be jogged with a crowbar to snap back to the surface.
That’s why we were so tickled when Mike Sterling resurrected a vintage Comico promo kit that was circulated to retailers back in 1985 and posted it here for the world to see on his website progressiveruin.com.
Most folks that have been following CO2 Comics know that Bill and I were two of the founding partners of Comico. Seeing this promo kit online brought back a lot of memories of Comico and those early days of the Independent comic movement.
Inspired by the archives shown here we’ve decided to dredge up little gems from our own collections and share them here on a weekly basis.
We hope you’ll enjoy them and share some of your Comico treasures with us as well. So please enjoy the link to Mike’s site and return regularly for future updates about the past.
Gerry Giovinco
Tags: CO2 Comics, comico, Comico Promo Kit, comico the comic book company, Independent Comic Movement, Mike Sterling
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