tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post9180022049284757764..comments2024-03-28T14:51:04.341+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Fun with Steve and Bob. The Phantom Stranger #35. Part Two.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-53495678230059497782011-08-18T15:35:34.280+01:002011-08-18T15:35:34.280+01:00I remember it well and may have it in one of the c...I remember it well and may have it in one of the comics currently in my possession. <br /><br />I did always wonder about the responsibility of such ads. I mean, what if a group of children actually took it seriously and wandered off into the wilderness, armed only with their Ready Rangers Field Pack? They'd've been dead within hours.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-29294947926959526092011-08-18T14:55:30.944+01:002011-08-18T14:55:30.944+01:00My all-time favourite comic-mag advertisement is a...My all-time favourite comic-mag advertisement is also from DC, and on a similar theme. Does anyone remember the Aurora company's Ready Rangers' Mobile Field Pack advert from 1973-'74...? It consists of a back-cover comic story concerning three young fellows in the 11 to 13 age category who get trapped 'high in the mountains' courtesy of an avalanche. They, of course, set up 'Ready Ranger Headquarters' utilising the wonders that are their Ready Ranger Mobile Field Packs. They call for help through their Ready Ranger PA Horns; they locate the north star with their Ready Ranger Starfinder; they pitch their tents and huddle together (here we get kinky!) in their Ready Ranger Ponchos. Finally, a nearby lookout tower spots the signal from their Ready Ranger Signal Light, and they are lifted to safety at daybreak by a helicopter. 'No doubt about it,' says one young lad, 'Our Ready Ranger Mobile Field Packs saved our lives.' Fantastic! These boys must have been the epitome of 1970s latchkey children in the US. If you ever come across it, Steve, post it so that we can all relive our childhood Ready Ranger fantasies.R. W. Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14660716315419914578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-59152043212309381412011-07-28T09:30:53.193+01:002011-07-28T09:30:53.193+01:00I'm sure the Phantom Stranger will make sure n...I'm sure the Phantom Stranger will make sure nothing untoward happens.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-47081220153430854212011-07-27T22:18:27.683+01:002011-07-27T22:18:27.683+01:00And remember - "his hands grasp...tools"...And remember - "his hands grasp...tools". Must have had paedos everywhere drooling at the thought. Wasn't it Baden-Powell who wrote "Scouting For Boys"? What was he thinking?Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com