Posted by Dan Greenfield on Nov 5, 2025
RETRO HOT PICKS! On Sale This Week — in 1970!
Scott and Dan hit up the comics racks from 55 years ago… This week for RETRO HOT PICKS, Scott and I are selecting comics that came out the week of Nov. 5, 1970. Last time for RETRO HOT PICKS, it was the week of Oct. 29, 1961. Click here to check it out. (Keep in mind that comics came out on multiple days, so these are the comics that went on sale between Nov. 2. and Nov. 8.) So, let’s set the scene: Pretty slow news week on a big scale, but there were still some interesting odds and ends. — It was a pretty good time for up-and-coming musical acts. On Nov. 6, a five-piece hard rock act calling itself Aerosmith played its first gig — at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts. The band got the gig because 25-year-old guitarist Joe Perry’s mother worked at a nearby school and knew someone at Nipmuc. You can always count on Mom! — Five days earlier, a Swedish pop group named Festfolket held its first planned concert, at a restaurant in Gothenburg. The group would later change its name to ABBA. — On Nov. 3, the U.S. midterms were a mixed bag for Republican President Nixon. The Democrats lost four seats in the Senate, but still held the majority 53 seats. The Dems, however, gained 12 seats in the House, strengthening their hand in the lower chamber. Down in Georgia, 46-year-old former state Sen. Jimmy Carter, a Democrat, was elected governor. — On Nov. 7, Royal Caribbean launched its first cruise ship, the MS Song of Norway. It left Miami for a seven-day round trip with stops in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. — The same day, but obviously completely unrelated, two schools played Ultimate Frisbee against each other for the first time. Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., hosted Millburn High School for a match in the parking lot. Columbia — where the sport began — walloped Millburn. — On Nov. 8, New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey blasted a last-second, record 63-yard field goal, lifting his team to a 19-17 victory over the visiting Detroit Lions. Dempsey’s heroics were amplified because was born without toes on his right foot and had to wear a custom shoe to play. The record has been surpassed many times — most...
Read more