Comic book ads 1960's

Marvels inhouse ads from the 1960s and 1970s blogger. Marvels inhouse ads from the 1960s and 1970s in the 1960s marvel needed growth and innovation, dc wanted stability. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Back in 1970 i was 1415 i did purchase the charles atlas course.

Russ heath of dc comics, is the reason these nowfamous ads are highly soughtafter collectibles. I cant believe i have decided to sell this, as i have had it in my collection for over 20 years, and have never seen or heard of another. There is a lot to be said about archives and masterworks, they are a relatively inexpensive way of getting old stories. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror. Mirroring parkers path, comic readers everywhere would never be the same. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back. Vintage bodybuilding ads of yesteryear 10 february 2012.

My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. The issue, written by stan lee and drawn by steve ditko, introduced us to peter, aunt may, and uncle ben. A day in the life of a 16yearold driveins, grant city, camping, super 8 film, etc. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies. Have you ever bought anything from a comic book ad. More importantly, the book featured the radioactive spider bite heard round the worldthe bite that gave peter his super powers and forever altered his life. Heres a great opportunity for you to earn money by selling christmas cards. Next to sea monkees, big league chew, and hostess junk food, the shrunken head the most memorable of comic book ads from back in the day.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Our 15 fabulous ads from the 1960s series has come to an end. Far more than just a mere listing, each item includes the original ad, a picture of the actual item, and exploratory text broken into three or four parts. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Comic print leggings comic book leggings, comic book workout leggings, womens character leggings, pop art leggings, comic strip leggings satoristylez 5. 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. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. 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.

At some point my brother and i were lucky enough to get our parents to order us a couple sets of these guys. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. For some reason, the covers of dc comic books of that time 6569 reached out to me, they made me want to buy as many of them as i could, and lunch money went less for lunch and more and more for comic books at the nearest drug store after school. Rare 1960s little general jeep ride on mail order comic book ads mip sealed up for sale, i have a vintage 1960s little general ride on jeep. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. A lot of us just looked at them and wished we had the scratch to get them. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. It doesnt take a genius to work out, however, that with a a big book of photos of strong men free with the plan, then it may not have been an altogether heterosexual audience at which this advert was aimed.

The 8 biggest spiderman moments of the 1960s marvel. So ive got a pretty big collection of comics in my garage right now. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. This item johnny lightning dc comic book 1960s diecast 124 batmobile model playing mantis johnny lightning 1. Rare 1960s little general jeep ride on mail order comic. These comic book ad pages which were culled from incomplete 1960s dc comics have various degrees of wear, but theyre still great for display. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. The major comic book publishers from each decade are listed below. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. See more ideas about classic cartoons, childhood memories and saturday morning cartoons.

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. Fury and his howling commandos, back before nick fury was director of s. Comic book ads 1960s i still get a kick out of the fact that in the 1960s, dollhouses, patches, weight loss products, raincoats and weapons were all being advertised on the same pages of youthtargeted publications. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. It showed a cute little squirrel monkey sitting in the palm of someones hand. In the past 6 weeks, we have showed you an impressive collection of 2 ads from the era that its often called as the golden age of advertisement. For some reason, good quality television shows and comic books rarely lasted very long in the sixties. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. In the early 1960s, because marvel and dc produced similar products many expected them to have had similar business plans. Featured here are some examples of the best the comic book industry had to offer in the 1960s one thing these comics all have in common is that they were all short runs. This has been a year full of fury, so why not end it with fury. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage.

Here are some comic books i remember reading when i was growing up. Six years ago, artist and historian kirk demarais, who runs the brilliant gen x nostalgia site, secret fun spot, became determined to uncover the truth behind these comicbook ads published between the 1950s and late 80s. Russ heath created the two most well known illustrations, the 100 piece toy soldier set ad, and the 2 piece roman soldiers set ad. I keep seeing all the neat ads when the back covers are shown and it got me wondering how many people actually purchased something from a comic book ad. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. 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. The brand advertised heavily in comic books and on tv and led many unsuspecting unathletic kids to believe that all they needed to not be chosen. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. While most vintage comic book products didnt deliver as advertised, one actually did. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s i do miss old comics. When i was kid growing up in the bronx i used to get a magazine called boys life the official publication of the boy scouts of america. Many kids who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s saw ads like this on the backs of comic books. I collected comic books from about fourth grade through high school.