{"id":41569,"date":"2023-10-11T08:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T15:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41569"},"modified":"2023-10-10T14:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T21:02:35","slug":"gars-tips-tools-issue-166","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/gars-tips-tools-issue-166\/","title":{"rendered":"Gar’s Tips & Tools – Issue # 166"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Hobby Tips from 60s Comic Books<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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My friend Peter Bebergal<\/strong> sent me a link to this wonderful blast from the past. Cap’s Hobby Center<\/em>, later renamed Cap\u2019s Hobby Hints<\/em>, debuted inside of DC Comics titles in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cap’s Hobby Hints” pages by Henry Boltinoff. This feature ran in DC comic books for several years in the early\/mid 1960s. Henry was the brother of DC editor Murray Boltinoff. Aurora, AMT, and other model kit companies were regular advertisers in DC\u2019s comics at the time. Supporting kids’ interest in the modeling hobby was a smart move on DC’s part. Cap often gave hints for model railroading and slot car racing as well. You can see the title and issue number of the comic book each strip ran in, at the top of each original. How many of these did you read, way back then?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I was a casual consumer of comic books in the 60s but don\u2019t recall ever seeing these. Do you? The tips included in these strips are rather sweet, definitely targeted at a young modeling audience. You can see more of the strips here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut Your Sanding Time in Half!<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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