Old school comic book ads of the 60s

May 25, 2008 12 comic book ads that taught us to be cynical. 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. 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. Fifteen pictures from a day trip to london by karlheinz lilienthal back in 1974.

Anyone have an insight, tricks, or any ideas on how i can get more attention to my items or attract the right buyers below is a list of what i have left. Its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. Delightful treasures from vintage comic book ads by. Every gallerys images are by their original company or artist. Underground comic book artists from the late 60s early 70s. Shockingly, there was a series of ads in the late 60s that offered children the opportunity to win an actual live monkey. From the frito bandito to old iron eyes cody with that unforgettable tear in his eye, these were the classic tv. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s. See more ideas about classic cartoons, childhood memories and saturday morning cartoons. I am trying to find an old cartoon that had characters that were like fireballs, but animated as if human. 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.

Old school books 50 s, 60s, 70s and 80s collection by julie c munckton. See more ideas about old comic books, old comics and comic books. Im sure you had a lot of base it one, but everything from the type to the illustration style with the off register coloring is. Old commercials that would be politically incorrect today. Made a air max 270 poster inspired by old school comic book ads. Mad began as a comic book published by ec, debuting in august 1952 cover date octobernovember. 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 finger. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Classic strips that continue to shape comics when we asked readers to name their favorite comics, many classic, hugely influential newspaper strips got. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. The ads that told a generation, if you get bullied, you should focus intensely on revenge for. Feb 28, 2016 the commercials from the 60s and 70s were just about as memorable as the shows. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension.

In case these new comics are too good to include cheesy toy ads anymore, heres a handful of vintage advertisements to fill the void. Yet, the feelings from the memories that this book brings back are strong enough to warrant several clips from the original 1964 spread. I am new to selling on ebay, i have sold maybe 15 auctions, and i just dont seem to be getting nearly what they are worth. The worst comic book scam of them all ask for bridget. Hypnotism will allow you to control any brainless drones you want, youll be like god with that sort of power. Comic book ads 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 next. Mathematics, old school, books to read, reading, math, the reader, reading books. The vintage inn blog opens up the pages of some of her romance comic book collection of the 1950s and 1960s. If id been a kid in the 60s who wanted to earn money, this seems like a better and somewhat more legitimate option than a lot of the other choices out there. So keep reading to find out if your favorite heroes made my list, and feel free to respond with your different opinions. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. But what do these ads tell us about how the publishers viewed their comicbook reading audience. It stated that superman was a character that appeared in action comics and superman magazines, so i had to have some.

This is cool blog i found it another attempt to run the old art school advertising for the art institutes. In the early 1930s, it targeted small town and rural families with 14 pages plus a fiction supplement. The commercials from the 60s and 70s were just about as memorable as the shows. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. New young artists came without any proper skills or creativity. If youd like to add to this collection, please upload public domain classic tv commercials or psas to the community video collection and put the subject keyword classic tv commercial or classic psa. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids.

There was nothing wrong with these tv ads at the time. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics. The amazing stylistic history of comic books 99designs.

Heck, why stop at date rape when you can have your school principal hand you their wallet while doing the funky chicken. The campaign was so successful, that the slogan a skin you love to touch was used until the 1940s. Mad stylized as mad is an american humor magazine founded in 1952 by editor harvey kurtzman and publisher william gaines, launched as a comic book before it became a magazine. The best things that i can ever recall about school were the army of supplies that mom and dad bought in the latter days of august. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire.

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. The mad office was initially located in lower manhattan at 225 lafayette street, while in the early 1960s it moved to 485 madison avenue, the location listed in the magazine as 485 madison avenue. I used to have a whole bunch of scanned vintage ads from the 50s and 60s from an old project and. This ad actually turned out to be more educational for me than i was expecting. Romance comics of the 1950s and 60s the vintage inn. In addition to neglecting his retro culture website, secretfunspot, kirks. These kinds of lists are always less the definitive end of the conversation than the start of one.

What needs and desires lurked within the heart of the mythical typical reader. Comic book ads from the 60s vintage comic books, book. 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. Those pink pearl erasers and the little metal scissors were always a source of fascination for me. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead. From the frito bandito to old iron eyes cody with that unforgettable tear in. These are the ads i salivated over mostand to be frank a part of me still does hanker after them. It was widely imitated and influential, affecting satirical media, as well as the cultural landscape of the 20th century, with editor al feldstein increasing readership to more than two million during its 1974. 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. Did you happen to run across any of those or know which comics or other magazine they were printed in or on the back cover probably remember. For instance, in japan, scrolls that were very much like comic books. He said, hey, you want to do some sort of retro modern design for us. Made a air max 270 poster inspired by old school comic. These old fashioned xray spec lenses consisted of two pieces of cardboard with a feather between them to blur your.

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. But i can only imagine being a kid in the late 60s or 70s and actually having. What was even better was the fact that the army set came with a german army set as well. In this post, we go back to the 1900s all theway to the 1980s to showcase a variety of vintage and retroinspired designs that involve poster art, collages and graphical elements. Well, for one thing, somebody was thinking our typical comic book enthusiast had. I really loved the backs of comic books almost as much as the book. But what do these ads tell us about how the publishers viewed their comic book reading audience.

Or the insult that made a man out of mac and other stories. Or go to childrens books of the 70s and 80s for more memories. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Old advertisements, retro advertising, retro ads, vintage comic books. Despite the tranquil title, its been an engrossing emotional roller coaster, which made me feel dizzy. If so, please consider supporting me by clicking here for my amazon link ill get a percentage from everything you order. May 31, 2018 shockingly, there was a series of ads in the late 60s that offered children the opportunity to win an actual live monkey. It stated that superman was a character that appeared in action comics and superman magazines, so i. The industrys ability to reach this market so well rests on two things. I dont know how old but i watched as kid in late 60s and early 70s, thinking it just had music, no voices, and these fire characters were unique to me. For toys and games memories try my old toy box only remember the books from the pictures.

Ah, the good old days back before cars had computers, and average joes could fix cars themselves without having to spend a fortune on fancy equipment. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Every inch of ad space and illustration was taken up with everything important to a kid. There were few exceptions mostly in dc comics but those exceptions would have been the norm in the 60s and 70s. These ads are decades old, yet they still inspire a sense of dread as one wonders. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. Rich heldenfels has some answers, many from the popculture vault. 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. School reading books of the 50s, 60 s, 70s and 80s a visual database for all those books you forgot. Try clicking here leave me a message in the guest book. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Last week, i started a twopart column on the greatest comic book characters of the 1950s and 60s.

I used to have a whole bunch of scanned vintage ads from the 50s and 60s from an old project and you nailed this style. It seems that back in the 60s auto mechanics were in high demand, and could get pretty decent pay too. Well, for one thing, somebody was thinking our typical comic book enthusiast had weight problems. On the day that i bought this comic, my mom, my brother pat, and myself all went over to stay overnight at merles house, my mothers best friend. Nov 04, 2016 i walked away from comic books because i felt the artists who had paved the way in the 1960s and 1970s had been abandoned by the two major comic book companies. Whether we like it or not, it is a piece of history worth seeing for everyone. Classic tv commercials from the 60s and 70s youtube. Enjoy these offensive vintage ads and banned commercials and do take them lightheartedly.

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. Classic tv commercials and public service announcements psas uploaded by users. 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. But to really understand where 50s style retro ads originated, we have to go back a couple of decades to see how advertising developed in the united states. Grit is a magazine, formerly a weekly newspaper, popular in the rural u. Mar 03, 2019 i am trying to find an old cartoon that had characters that were like fireballs, but animated as if human. With permission from jens lilienthal whose flickr page is here. Their effect looks sort of unnatural to me if not scary. These ads are decades old, yet they still inspire a sense of dread as one wonders what could possibly compel a person to offer this service. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite rocks guff.

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. Scan old comic books, magazine covers with pic scanner for iphone, ipad i had this exact comic henry no brasil. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. 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. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. If you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. Oct 28, 2011 robbins was active in the early underground comics movement, creating the first allwomen comic book, it aint me, babe, and has written several books on the history of comics, including. History books, old school, books to read, comic books, comics, movie posters, comic book, comic, story books. Found this ad in an old comic recently and, wow, nostalgia. Great comic books of the sixties by billy ingram 1995 article. The setting of old school 2003 by tobias wolff is an elite boarding school in the united states in 196061.

Weve scoured the web to find some impressive vintage photoshop tutorials that can help you achieve an oldfashioned lookandfeel in your designs. Robbins was active in the early underground comics movement, creating the first allwomen comic book, it aint me, babe, and has written several books on. 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. A record revealing the criminal deeds of the counterrevolutionary revisionist and counterrevolutionary zhang wenhai 1966. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. The first stage is the shock stage, and it is designed to get everyones attention, just like with. Henry comic books covers, scans, photos in henry comic books covers, scans, gallery the effective pictures we offer you about comic book vintage a quality picture can tell you many things.