Bendix Brakes and Archie Comics

OK, this is gonna be a little out there.

As a kid, I was a big Archie reader. Always wanted Betty to get Archie and despised Veronica but I digress.
In the back of the comic book along with the x-ray specs and sea monkeys was always an ad for Bendix brakes. Bendix brakes had a red stripe down the center. I thought they must be great, never had them but would always notice if another bike did.
Parts lust at an early age. Good thing they didn't advertise Campy parts.

One other thing I recall, and can't find anyone else who does, are these hard shell plastic wigs from the Sears toy catalog. A set of three, blonde, brunette, and red.

Am I the only person who remembers these things?
I am so freaking old.

Bendix is a coaster brake, right? I believe we worked on those when I was a mechanic in the 70s. But I was never a comic book fan. Apparently Bendix still make auto brake drums and shoes.

my WOrksman bike has bendix brakes. And I spent hours looking at the stuff for sale on the back of comic books. remember that thing "are you a 98 pound weakling?" when I was 10 I bought that for my stepfather. It cost like 3 dollars, a lot of money for a kid. I think it was a booklet of exercises and a rubber band. Stepfather was not impressed. (My own father had great muscles in my mind he was clearly the better catch.)


And I ate lots of PENNY candy. 5 cents bought a lot of candy.