The first comic books were just collections of the cartoons from the Sunday funny pages. The 1930s saw the origins of superheroes and then crime, horror and romance that contained explicit sex and violence until the Comics Code forced a move to mostly kiddie comics in the 1950s.
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Just Rambling (Julia 6)
The Chicago International Film Festival claims to be the longest running film festival
in North America. Three years before it began, The University of Chicago’s Documentary Film Group put on its own festival.
It’s Robin (Robin)
Trixie Records was a Chicago based label that released eight records in the early nineties, including by DragKing and Sabalon Glitz.
That Mumble (Julia 5)
The 1980s was the last decade when most college students still relied on typewriters, but recently there has been a revived interest in vintage machines.
Grand Avenue Rapper (Chris 28)
In 1966 a summer tradition of outdoor concerts began at Wollman Rink in Central Park. Over the years it featured bands such as Bob Marley and the Wailers, the Ramones and Devo for very cheap.
Paul Mason Fotsch 