Vintage bodybuilding ads of yesteryear 10 february 2012. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. Oct 31, 2014 let s get right into this week s fabulous find. The silver surfer was one of the best known comic book characters of the sixties and seventies despite having a comic book that only lasted 18 issues. Russ heath created the two most well known illustrations, the 100 piece toy soldier set ad, and the 2 piece roman soldiers set ad.
Jan 16, 2017 posts about 1970s comic book ads written by the vintage toy advertiser. A smithsonian book of comic book comics hc 1982 abrams books. Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares. After seventeen issues of steadily declining quality and basically the same story over and over, this series was limping to an end by 1970. It s well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. None really, but the most exciting find is a run of 1960s to 1970s comics. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Every gallerys images are by their original company or artist.
Comic book ads from hostess, super cobra video game by konami, kenner mask toys, nbc saturday morning cartoons and mpc star wars model kits category entertainment. Besides being sexist ads, they were also full of lies promoting unhealthy habits. Novelty mart, new york old comic books, vintage comic books, vintage comics. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. This invention then sets up the 1980s for more interesting cover price variants. Vintage nylons free vintage vintage lingerie boobs vintage vintage twat vintage xxx art pantyhosemania hairy kitten. Here s a discussion site with lots of detail on this subject. We have the largest library of xxx pics on the web.
Founded in the early 1880s, grit is, somewhat surprisingly, still going today, catering to middle america with very little change in content over the last century and claiming itself to be americas greatest family newspaper. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. Young boys reading superhero comics saw a lot of body building ads and ads to get taller, thinner, and richer.
This is my favorite of the grit ads ive featured, since its actually in the form of a comic. Send today vintage comic books, vintage ads, retro comic book. His flat, vintage inspired style often evokes the pairedback look of screenprinting, while more details drawings take on a retro feel like this italy foodie map and his clients include everyone from new york times to hsbc. Comic book value packs comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The majority of comics people find in their attic or basement, at an auction, storage unit, or. In a trippier plot than bob hope could handle, don appears as himself as well as a costumed alterego called goody rickles. If you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. Buy retro sea monkeys comic book ad graphic tshirt. Vintage comic book ads of the 1970s page 3 comic book ads of the 1970s. This comic series brandishes a two pronged pincer don rickles in a dual role. See more ideas about retro comic book, retro comic, comic books. A rare look at retro tokyo from 1970s geek impulse. 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.
One of our favorite retro and vintage illustrators is childrens book artist ralph cosentino. He is the editor of paste s comic section and lives in. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. Dc tried it again in a couple early 1970 s issues of superman s pal jimmy olsen. Steve foxe writes comics, comics journalism and licensed childrens books. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Its been a while since ive done a classified page, so here you go. Mar 19, 20 a slide show of movie poster like ads that appeared in dc comics. There are many top lists out there covering important or key comics from the 1970s, but the ones ive seen are all either based upon individual judgment calls or the high sale prices observed in the marketplace. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies.
Comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. This is an old school ad from the comic books showcasing the early saturday morning goodness. This week i want to look at the 1970 s medallioncoins from marvel comics. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Before hitting doublefigures in years id given up on joining the the avengers or the justice league and was happy just to read of their incredible adventures in the pages of comics. Many of the toy and video game ads are awesome, but you also see many other ads that showed up for decades within many different comics. And one thing i do fondly remember about them was on either the back cover or center spread of the comic book were great ads showcasing the saturday morning cartoon lineups. The thing andthor vintage 1970s bronze age comic book. It didnt matter if it was a marvel or a dc book, i was into both, and i got my hands on as many comics as i possible could. 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. 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. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products.
Ok, i know that i should have an ad from the 80s this week, but i just finished the ads id been posting from g. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s and 70s for the time being. By the summer of 1991, i was an avid comic book reader and had a decent collection of my own. Vintage comic book ads that were total scams 20 photos the funny pictures nostalgia. This series, along with the comic that comes next in this list, represent good arguments for the timehonored truism of never judging a book by its cover. I have other great books listed on my other inventory pages. Interesting fact the first vintage ad to use a sexual sell was created by a woman for soap as early as 1911. Rex, allosaurus, pterodactyl, or dimetrodon, but im willing to forgive pom poms because tarzan isnt traveling back in. Ps we are currently seeking any evidence that such toy soldier ads appeared in vintage comic books earlier than 1950s perhaps as early as 1940s but we have not found any examples yet. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Most of these magazines way back then were brought over to glasgow as ballast on cargo ships delivering goods and produce from. Fawcett comics, a division of fawcett publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the golden age of comic books in the 1940s. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s.
Or read our free, online comic book price guides, focusing on each character, to determine their current market value. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Comic book ads vintage advertisements from comic books. Awesome comic book ads of the past informations about retrospace. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. If you liked that youll probably enjoy our look at 5 retro commercials companies would like you to forget. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. If todays generation y and zers accuse us baby boomers of being cynical and distrustful, well, i for one blame it all on comic books. Canadian photographer greg girard spent years traveling across asia, capturing photos of the streets. Us comic book adverts 1970s and 1980s posted on january 16, 2017 by the vintage toy advertiser. Shop top fashion brands tshirts at free delivery and returns possible on eligible purchases.
In case these new comics are too good to include cheesy toy ads anymore, heres a handful of vintage advertisements to fill the void. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead.
Its most popular character was captain marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter billy batson, who transformed into the. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. One recurring and ubiquitous ad was for the magazine grit. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Comics are like a fine wine they only get better and more valuable with age. Sep 10, 2014 its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. Vintage marvel halloween masks comic book ad 1970s youtube. An issuebyissue field guide to a pop culture phenomenon. The campaign was so successful, that the slogan a skin you love to touch was used until the 1940s. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. Shop for the perfect 1970s retro gift from our wide selection of designs, or create your own personalized gifts. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack.
Horror comics of the 1970s in 1970, sol brodsky and herschel waldman created a line of horror comic magazines to challenge the successful warren publications eerie, creepy and vampirella. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. If youve stumbled across a find of vintage comic books and recognize one or more of the ones on this page, then stop whatever youre doing and contact us immediately for a free comic book appraisal. 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. This is why as kids, every so often wed come across an ad in a comic book, for something we knew was too good to be true. From the 40s to the 70s, ads for grit would appear regularly in comics, not necessarily offering. Demarais, who is 39, became fascinated with mailorder comic novelities as a kid in smalltown siloam springs, arkansas, where hes lived most of his life. I also started scanning some of the advertisements found within the comic books.
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. Because mokf was a damn fine comic book, and really a perfect illustration of why the 70s attitude of real artistic freedom was so important. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. Im actually kind of surprised to see xray spex in 1978 for some reason i thought that was more of a 50s60s thing but apparently i was mistaken on that. Apr 11, 2012 if today s generation y and zers accuse us baby boomers of being cynical and distrustful, well, i for one blame it all on comic books. The most common 1970s comic books material is glass. These bronze, or so they were advertised as such, medallioncoins, were sold through the marvel house ads during the 1970s, featuring spiderman, the hulk and conan the barbarian. An issuebyissue field guide to a pop culture phenomenon comtois, pierre, romita sr.
Voyeur family in the sign of the gemini 1975 sex scene 2. So ive got a pretty big collection of comics in my garage right now. Build your vintage cartoon porno collection all for free. In the comics of fifties onwards, among the myriad of adverts for sea monkeys, xray specs and other such dubious products the likes of charles atlas and joe weider exhorted the youth of the day to exchange with their cash in exchange for muscles, girls and getting their own back on. Russ heath of dc comics, is the reason these nowfamous ads are highly soughtafter collectibles. I fondly remember being fascinated by the ads from mailorder giants johnson smith, fun factory, etc. Old comic book ads that were total scams it was a simpler time. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. Superman does eventually show up, but all in all it s a big.
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