Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 59 years ago… This week for RETRO HOT PICKS, Scott and I are selecting comics that came out the week of Oct. 28, 1967. Last time for RETRO HOT PICKS, it was the week of Oct. 21, 1986. Click here to check it out. (Keep in mind that comics came out on multiple days, so these are the issues that went on sale between Oct. 25 and Oct. 31.) So, let’s set the scene: In a time of racial and urban upheaval, Cold War anxiety and the Space Race, the Vietnam War was the front-burner issue across the United States. On Oct. 26, U.S. Navy pilot John McCain III was shot down over North Vietnam and taken prisoner. Because he was the son of Vice Admiral John S. McCain Jr., the lieutenant commander’s capture made front-page news. McCain was shot down over Hanoi, landing in a lake in the middle of the city, with two broken arms and a broken leg. Locals quickly set upon him, dragging him from the water, beating him and spitting on him along the way. His left shoulder was crushed by a rifle butt and he was bayoneted in the left foot and groin. McCain was taken to the horrific prison camp nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton, where he wasn’t given medical attention until his captors found out his father was an admiral. He later refused to be released early and wasn’t set free until March 1973, among scores of other POWs. The following day, U.S. Air Force Col. John P. Flynn was also taken prisoner after he was shot down, and became the highest-ranking American prisoner of war of the conflict. He also would not be released from the Hanoi Hilton until March 1973. This all followed “Stop the Draft Week” — protests in dozens of U.S. cities, including Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Portland, Oregon. Protesters blocked draft-induction centers and either tried to give their draft cards back or burned them. On the final day, Oct. 21, about 100,000 gathered at the Lincoln Memorial, with about 30,000 — including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, and Allen Ginsberg — moving on to the Pentagon, which was protected by military personnel. Photographer Bernie Boston captured the standoff between protesters and armed authorities...