Oh my gosh! Remember these? (Well, all you old timers [lol], obviously the youngsters won't) I was cleaning up some crap on my computer and came upon this pic. I don't know how long I've had it or where I found it, but I had totally forgotten about it. It's so awesome. I drank so many Slurpees that year. (Okay, I drank a lot of Slurpees all the time, 7-11 was like my second home. Where else was I gonna get my comics!!?)
But these cups were awesome! I wish I still had mine. Hm, I might still at my dad's house. But I'm sure they're in crap condition. I just checked on eBay, and they go for like $10 a pop. And I'll bet you wouldn't find one in excellent condition. I want those damn cups!!
Especially "Ms. Shazam" and "Shazam Jr." Heh.
But these cups were awesome! I wish I still had mine. Hm, I might still at my dad's house. But I'm sure they're in crap condition. I just checked on eBay, and they go for like $10 a pop. And I'll bet you wouldn't find one in excellent condition. I want those damn cups!!
I have the Wildcat, Starman and Hourman cups on top of my refrigerator :)
ReplyDeleteI still have the Lois Lane cup. Don't know why. But I do.
ReplyDeleteI lived a few blocks form 7-11, so I was there almost every day. I had a fair amount of the collection, but somehow they just vanished (except for Lois) like my Megos and other cherished childhood treasures that I thought I outgrew - but wish to heaven that I still had!
Gosh - those Slurpees tasted so good too!
The great thing about this is that there are SO MANY of them! And so many are so OBSCURE except to comic book fans. I can't imagine a major chain trying a promotion like this today. The marketing department would be having fits -- "But what percentage of the public even knows who that is? Just put Batman on a cup! Oh, and maybe the Joker. That's all!"
ReplyDeleteWhat, no Black Canary cup? How are you gonna have Mr. Tawky freaking Tawny and NOT show Dinah some love?
ReplyDeleteI just noticed - there's Shazam, "Shazam, Jr." and "Ms. Shazam".
ReplyDeleteShazam!
For those of you that have the cups. I hate you. Sorry, just can't help myself...
ReplyDeletedoug: I lived a few blocks from a 7-11, too! It seemed like everytime I went there they had new comics. So I started going 2 or 3 times a week. I couldn't understand why they didn't ALWAYS have new comics. I was so young. LOL!
sea_of_green: You are totally right!! 100%. That just wouldn't happen today! And that sucks!
christina: I KNOW!! I looked through that chart, name by name, three times trying to find Canary. How could they have Green Arrow with Black Canary!!?? It's just not right. But I guess when they got to Tarzan's Jane they reached their female quota. I don't know. It's just stupid.
There were no 7/11's anyplace near where I lived growing up. Meh!
ReplyDeletei have a series of glass glasses from a local pizzeria circa (god help me) 1979. they're in my mom's basement and in great shape. when i move back north i reclaiming them for my new digs :)
ReplyDeleteI was at a flea market this weekend and saw a handful of these cups priced from fifty cents to two bucks. They were mostly beaten to shit. Saw Brainiac 5 & Cosmic Boy, Wonder Woman, Mr. Tawny and, I believe, a Lois Lane. I didn't buy them because they were in seriously harsh shape and they would have ended up being more clutter that I just don't need.
ReplyDelete"I didn't buy them because they were in seriously harsh shape..."
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's kinda what I'm saying. I want them, but if they aren't in decent looking, displayable shape, I don't want them.
Even if they'd probably just end up in storage with all the other cool stuff I have and don't have room for...