Jan 29, 2019 growing up, i was never much of a comic book fan the way a lot of my friends were and still are in some. Heath was always one of the finest draftsmen in comics, and he let it all out on this book. Probably because its drawn by mad magazine superstar jack davis. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. After seventeen issues of steadily declining quality and basically the same story over and over, this series was limping to an end by 1970. In reality, it began much, much further back in other countries. Vintage comic book ads of the 1970s page 3 comic book ads of the 1970s. Showing and talking about some of the comics i picked up at sales the past few months. Last month, i mentioned that i got my entrepreneurial start as a kid by selling stuff door to door. Jun 1, 2019 explore mattcutlers board comic book ads of the 1970s and 80s, followed by. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite rocks guff. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.
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. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. The cover of this issue is a bit misleading, as we see morlock battling a plant creature that is essentially himself. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. The american comic book chronicles continues its ambitious series of fullcolor hardcovers, where twomorrows top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today. I discuss and rank, via countdown, the ten new issues i read this past week all of which came out march 25, 2020. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it. Its a moment that ive never seen in a comic before, nor had expected. 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. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. One of my favorite ads thats on the back of at least 75% of my comic book collection. 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. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension.
Back then, books seemed almost magic, opening doors to strange, wonderful and frightening realities. Back in the days of punch and judy shows, the puppeteer who worked mr. The first issue of the british football comics magazine scorcher is published. Little green army menthis ad was in the back of all comic books. Doom 1970s comic book milk duds ad vintage ad ebay. Marvel comics cover dated march 1980 included a fullpage ad for a set of revolutionary war soldiers. Comic book thoughts plus a back issue back issue haul. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. 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. Jason sacks and keith dallas coordinate this volume on the 1970s, covering all the pivotal moments and behindthescenes details of the emerging bronze age of comics.
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. However, i would hope that we can all agree that target practice in your living room might not be the best idea ok, i know that this is just for bb guns and pellet guns, but i still think it seems like theres way too much potential for damageinjury for this idea to actually be. The best books published during the 1970s decade 1970 1979. For more than thirty years, companies recruited armies of. 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. From the very early 1950s, through the mid1980s, comic book companies printed the beloved, nowclassic advertisements for toy soldier sets in the infamous back page. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. I thought the prices seemed kind of steep, especially for a comic book of this time. Even as kids when this ad graced the backs of comic books we knew it was. It is amazing they got away with half what they were doing in a 1970sera comic, but this book is really something, in large part due to the amazing art of russ heath. Grit called itself americas greatest family newspaper. In its first issue fred baker and john gillatts comic strip billys boots makes its debut january 18. Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back.
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. Punch used a swazzle to create the screechy incomprehensible. If you were a child growing up in the 1970s, chances are these are some of the books you remember. One could buy lots to exotic animals via postal mail or retail shops in the early 70s. Back to menu comic book mail order ads offered toy selections for all ages. I purchased a chameleon actually a carolina anole by way of a comic book ad way as a child, and remember seeing baby hammerhead sharks for sale in an s. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs.
For a western hero of the 1970s he has seen a lot of things and met many of todays greatest dc comics heroes like batman, ragman, wonder woman and the green lanterns. If you were a regular reader of comic books in the 60s and 70s, you probably couldnt help but notice the recurring ad that offered you your very own kidsized polaris nuclear submarine all for the low price of about seven bucks. I find it interesting that spiderman is included here, since all the other characters are dc and this is in a dc book. Ht lowbrow comics, comicconmovie, 80s comic ads, scarymother, texomaliving, columbus alive, thats my skull, vintage ad browser, flickr, flickr. Til that the 1970s era comic book ads for pet monkeys. The occultism explosion which overtook north america and europe in the 1970s ushered in a level of national fascination that is hard to understand if you werent there. Jim lawrence and jorge longarons friday foster makes its debut and will run until 1974. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books.
Junior sales club of america comic book advertisement circa 1976 you better close the deal kid. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. 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. I dont want to burst mr barrys bubble, but there is no way that jump shot was a 30. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe.
The thing andthor vintage 1970s bronze age comic book. But, as with anything that experiences a surge in popularity, it becomes sabotaged by the johnnycomelately offerings riding the gravy train. In the back pages six ads are reproduced from comics, typical examples that seduced americas youth mostly boys of course and if you want to see more of these check out hey skinny 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. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads.
Vintage battlestar galactica comic book 1978 collectible comic books. Spalding street ball ad originating in the 70s, this ad could be found in comics all the way into the mid 80s. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. 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. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. Caricatures shown not intended to depict artemia salina. We all know that guns are a polarizing issue in the u. 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. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. 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.
Gone are the days of ads for tv star posters, bubble gum and various and. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. This stuff generally comprised products advertised on the back of of comic books. 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. Comic book ads have taken a dramatic shift over the past several years. In the blink of an eye, the wild taboo becomes irredeemably cheesy. Almost every comic book in the 1970s had ads recruiting boys to sell grit newspapers in their hometowns to earn a little money. See more ideas about vintage advertisements, ads and vintage ads.
Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. I enjoyed this comic not only for its cheesy bits but because it was just so off the wall. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies. Without ever leaving the safety of our bedrooms, we were able to explore all kinds of new terrain.
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