See more ideas about old comic books, old comics and comic books. Jan 24, 2020 explore scottdoss77s board comic book ads, followed by 656. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. The parody works on a deeper level than merely spoofing the origins of silverage comic. Here are a 10 crazy vintage comic book ads i recently stumbled across.
Casper brightens up an old painting from the inside. Us comic book adverts 1970s and 1980s posted on january 16, 2017 by the vintage toy advertiser. How was a guy supposed to survive something so atrocious as a bath without boats and other floatable toys. The list of troops and equipment was always astounding. These books cover a wide range of genres, from superhero adventure tales to horror stories, allowing you to select the type of comic that fits your particular interests. Stamp collecting mustve been big in the 60s on this page of classifieds the entire first column is stamps, most of the second column is stamps, and theres even one in the third column. While some complain of formatting, anything lacking in the book was easily compensated for in pure content. Comic book ads xray specs and the beyond be a real man, learn karate. Comic book ads strike back i was flipping through some old comics books the other day and came across some random title from 1984.
And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay. Users browsing for golden age comics 1938 1955 in golden age 193855 usually look at. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. Its the life size moon monster free when you joined the monster fan club. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Silver age comics 19561969 silver age comics provide you with a look into the past, taking you to an era of books that spanned from 1956 to 1969. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Nov 08, 2011 this video features all ads from the feb 1980 issue of iron man from marvel comics, circulated in late 1979. Jansen with black tie still in very good condition. First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s.
The series also asks the reader to do something special. Detective comics golden age 193855 dc authentic reprint golden age 193855. Here are some of my favorite comic book ads that ive come across in my collection. I collected comic books from about fourth grade through high school. All images and characters depicted are their respective holders, and are used above for informational purposes only. Plus vintage ads for slinky, the flexible flyer, and western tv show memorabilia. In many ways, november 23, 1963 was our parents september 11. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were lured by those enticing ads promising everything from xray vision to frolicking. I had dipped into the collection the last few months to look for any comics having to do with werewolves as that will be this years. While i never read a single issue of xmen 2099, i was a fringe fan of the 2099 concept from marvel comics. This ad introduced the 98 pound weakling, named mac, who birthed the cliche of having sand kicked into his face by a bully. Comicbook controversy is a cautionary tale nbc news. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Comic book adverts of the 1960s 70s its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore.
The comic series 1963 is set in a world of innocence, a world that never existed. Heres a great opportunity for you to earn money by selling christmas cards. Shockingly, there was a series of ads in the late 60s that offered children the opportunity to win an actual live monkey. The characters in these comic books included superman, batman, wonder woman, flash, green lantern, aquaman, and martian manhunter. Jan 16, 2017 posted in comics tagged 1970s, 1970s comic book ads, monster fan club 70s, moon monster, retro, vintage horror leave a reply nontoy ad tuesday. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies.
The debut of the new superhero the flash in 1956 is generally considered the beginning of the silver age of comic books. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. Turns out russ created the two most famous comic book toy soldier ads and they are probably among the most widely remembered and most reprinted ads ever seen in comic books of the era. The american comic book chronicles is an ambitious new series of fullcolor hardcovers, where twomorrows top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today. Mar 22, 2018 this is i saw it advertised one day, a feature where i take a look at old comic book advertisements that interested me for whatever reason today, were going to take a look at about as complete of a collection of 1980s saturday morning cartoons comic book ads as we can do note that by the late 1980s, the networks mostly stopped doing comic book ads for their cartoons. They should be relevant from the era the book was published. Jan, 2017 a great decade in comics, with important implications for cover price variants of later decades marvels experimentation with 30 cent price variants and 35 cent price variants would take place in this decade, and then as we reach the end of the 70s we see perhaps one of the most important business decisions of all time take place in comics. I was never really a fan of the stories except superman and richie rich, but for some reason i loved the advertisements. This short run includes great stories written and drawn by neal adams, a strange grandenettianderson collaboration and one of berni wrightsons first published works when the book switched to a generic mystery format for the last two issues.
Of the golden age american comic book publishers on this list, only ten continued to publish comic books after 1960, and only three of them are still currently in business. For your enjoyment, here is a great selection of vintage schwinn bicycle. This comic book had a short ten issue run, anderson only drew this one issue by himself. As i was flipping through it, i came across a bevy of kickass old advertisements. So ive got a pretty big collection of comics in my garage right now. This ad actually turned out to be more educational for me than i was expecting. Join millions of people using oodle to find unique used cars for sale, apartments for rent, jobs listings, merchandise, and other classifieds in. Harvey presents the adventures of casper in the longrunning series sometimes called the friendly ghost casper. Then ace the bathound, streaky the supercat, comet the superhorse and beppo the supermoneky followed in kryptos pawprints. We spoke to russ directly on 1804 to talk about his classic comic book ads. As a fan of silver age comics, i couldnt have been more happy with marvel comics in the 1960s. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. Romans comic book flats any boy reading comic books in the 1960s had seen them countless times.
A great decade in comics, with important implications for cover price variants of later decades marvels experimentation with 30 cent price variants and 35 cent price variants would take place in this decade, and then as we reach the end of the 70s we see perhaps one of the most important business decisions of all time take place in comics. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Tales of the unexpected 18 comic, ufo silver age books. This is i saw it advertised one day, a feature where i take a look at old comic book advertisements that interested me for whatever reason today, were going to take a look at about as complete of a collection of 1980s saturday morning cartoons comic book ads as we can do note that by the late 1980s, the networks mostly stopped doing comic book ads for their. Silver age comics provide you with a look into the past, taking you to an era of books that spanned from 1956 to 1969. During this time, modern comic books were first published and enjoyed a surge of popularity. I was never going to be spidermanno matter how i tried to swing from washing lines or scale neighborhood walls or tumble out of trees. This has been a year full of fury, so why not end it with fury. Comic book advertisements are a common feature in american comic books mainly from the 1940s onwards. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Out of print silver age vintage ads from schwinn kraft.
Curl up in your chair, grab your hot cocoa, and take a stroll down memory lane with your favorite dc comic book ads no, not those ones for the little cheap, paperthin soldiers or the cardboard submarine starring our favorite action figure, gi joe. Marvel comics in the 1960s meet your next favorite book. The golden age of comic books was a period in the history of american comic books, generally thought of as lasting from the late 1930s until the late 1940s or early 1950s. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. Jackson, he was just a badass army guy do you enjoy reading comic book ads. Dc comics introduced the justice league of america comic books in 1960.
These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. Sally the witch, by mitsuteru yokoyama, is first serialized on ribon. Posted on february 14, 2017 by the vintage toy advertiser. When i was a kid, my brother collected comic books. Great advertisements from the golden age of comic books, a large size paperback that reprints in colour comic book ads from the forties and fifties. Comic book adverts of the 1960s70s its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. See more ideas about vintage comics, vintage comic books and comic books. It is absolutely spot on when it comes to what made marvel great during this period of comic book history.
Sep 10, 2014 comic book adverts of the 1960s70s its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. Why my mother threw out my comic books part 1 of 3 webages by adam blatner reposted november 18, 2009 this is based on a talk given on 61209 to the summer session of the senior university georgetown. I picked this issue up from a quarter bin at a comic book convention recently. The great comicbook scare and how it changed america, were unlike anything kids had seen before. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little. Fury and his howling commandos, back before nick fury was director of s. Ads such as this one often appeared in comic books. Rex the wonder dog and detective chimp were introduced to comic book fans before krypto came along. This video features all ads from the feb 1980 issue of iron man from marvel comics, circulated in late 1979.
The ads were usually over the top in their promises to teach you how to smash bricks with your head, turn invisible, fight 12 attackers at one time, and kill a man with your pinky. No infringement is intended and s remain at source. The sets included modern task force troops with soldiers. Comic book martial arts ads the below images are ads for martial arts courses that appeared in comic books and other magazines of the late 50s through the early 80s. The stories in these books, says david hajdu, author of the new book, the tencent plague.
For the first time we met the son of andy capp, a character who was already enjoying his own comic strip and later tv fame. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. The great comicbook scare and how it changed america, were unlike anything kids. Complete 1980s collection of saturday morning comic book ads. With the headline instant live sea animals i initially assumed it was some generic knockoff of seamonkeys but then i noticed that it actually used the term seamonkeys in the description. Charles atlas one of the most famous comic book ads in existence.