12 comic book ads that taught us to be cynical

[QUOTE=The Lovely Margo Lane]
My grandparents had those! They were 40 years old by the time my cousins and I played with them, and still going strong. I think they are still in action in the playroom of my youngest cousins (Grandma moved into a little apartment and spends a lot of time traveling). The only downside with those was that there weren’t enough to build a tall wall if more than one kid was inside, so we’d lay the foundation with regular boxes, then build up the ramparts with the bricks. Good Times.
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Were those the bricks that you had to fold to make? We bought them for our kids, and I agree that they were great - lots of play value. They sometimes would hide things inside the bricks also. And very sturdy - the kids outgrew them, they never wore out.

[QUOTE=Voyager]
Were those the bricks that you had to fold to make? We bought them for our kids, and I agree that they were great - lots of play value. They sometimes would hide things inside the bricks also. And very sturdy - the kids outgrew them, they never wore out.
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Ya, fold-up cardboard bricks. The only way to really destroy them was if they were unfolded first and then ripped up. And they were, in fact, awesome.

As for the OP, I remember the zit remover guns that they would advertise. Probably still being advertised.