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Little green army menthis ad was in the back of all comic books. Most valuable comic book list for key comic book issues that you can likely find at garage sales, pawnshopsetc. 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. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. This new way of selling comics meant that comics companies could profitably sell comics that were aimed at the fans of particular writers and artists, or that dealt with subjects that did not have the kind of wide, mass market appeal that the newsstand market required. 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 comic book ads published between the 1950s and late 80s. Marianne boucher was a cult member back in the 1980s. Nostalgia zone comic book store buy and sell comic. I dont want to burst mr barrys bubble, but there is no way that jump shot was a 30.

Large parts of the movie were originally shot in conjunction with the first film. 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. 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. Keith dallas headlines this volume on the 1980s, covering all the pivotal moments and behindthescenes details of comics during the reagan years. I was reading a 1980 xmen comic when i came across this tonight xmen comics. Apr 11, 20 comic shop ordered through diamond or similar co. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. The heyday of comic book mail order ads lasted from the 1950s to the 1980s. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1980s. A great decade in comics, and featuring one of my favorite categories of price variant comics. Young boys reading superhero comics saw a lot of body building ads and ads to get taller, thinner, and richer.

Vintage comic books vintage comics vintage advertisements vintage ads vintage newspaper retro advertising. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. Youve come to the site with the largest selection of back issue comics on the entire internet. We carry extensive comic book back issue collections of underground comics, romance comics, war comics, western comics, horror comics, tv and movie comics and much more. While most people saw these items as ripoffs, gimmicks, and junk, others now look back fondly on them. Mar 12, 20 the american comic book chronicles continues its ambitious series of documenting comic book and graphic novel history decade by decade the 1980s chapter, led by keith dallas covers the rise and fall of jim shooter at marvel. Key copper age, key bronze age, and key modern age comics with a few key silver age comics mixed in. Pittsburgh eides comics back in the late 1980s youtube. Sep 14, 2012 from many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books.

Script by archie goodwin, art by al williamson and carlos garzon. Punch used a swazzle to create the screechy incomprehensible. The next chapter marianne boucher was a cult member back in the 1980s. And have you actually purchased anything from a comic book ad before. The unbelievable world of 80s comics sales the beat. These 2nd and 3rd prints have back cover ads dated 1989. In reality, it began much, much further back in other countries. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it.

At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. It reintroduced batman to the general public as the psychologically dark character of his original 1930s conception, and helped to usher in an era of grim and gritty superheroes from the mid 1980s to mid1990s. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. In this instalment we span the years 1975 to 1988 and feature a dcheavy dose of amazing cover work from the likes of garcia lopez, dick giordano, dan jurgens, karl kezel, ross andru, jan duursema and jack kirby, along with dc adverts for stickons, medallions and superman. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the. Infamous story where readers called an 800 number, and voted to have robin killed. Im back with my second to last round of hostess comic book ads from the 70s and 80s. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Most issues from 397432 were reprinted in 1989 and sold in multipacks. That money back guarantee was also a sham, since you had to pay for the return postage properly packaged and insured. Back in the days of punch and judy shows, the puppeteer who worked mr.

Your jaw will drop in amazement to see a world where american flagg. Sep 15, 2014 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. American comic book chronicles, the 1980s 19801989 by keith. The charles atlas ads that began appearing in comics of the late 30s all the way up unto the 80s, long after. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Most of these magazines way back then were brought over to glasgow as. One of my favorite ads thats on the back of at least 75% of my comic book collection.

But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. Vintage comic books vintage comics vintage advertisements vintage ads vintage newspaper retro advertising skinny guys big muscles muscular men. Nov, 2018 the 1990s was a decade that changed the comic book industry forever in any number of ways, whether it was the speculatorfueled boom and bust that killed a number of smaller publishers. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter 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. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. It stated that superman was a character that appeared in action comics and superman magazines, so i. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. 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. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic comics. Nostalgia zone specializes in many comic book genres and titles other retailers often overlook. Ladys legs images, cardboard submarine and flashing eyes advert. I know that there are about 50 or so more ads than what ive been able to locate in my collection of ads, so sometime this year i.

These include the later 10 cent issues and all 12 cent issues. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. As a kid, i first discovered comic books in 1965 when i saw the tag at the end of the superman tv show that was then in reruns. Grocery store, iirc, paid about 70% or 80% cover, got sent what the distro thought they should have, but could return every unsold issue for pulp and refund. Advertising history retro advertising retro ads vintage advertisements vintage ads funny vintage vintage ephemera vintage images old comic books the most deceptive ads in the history of advertising the life size inflatable doll ads of 1971 promised so much, but delivered so little. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. Ht lowbrow comics, comicconmovie, 80s comic ads, scarymother, texomaliving, columbus alive, thats my skull, vintage ad browser, flickr, flickr.

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. Mar 14, 2020 comic book readers who read comic books or even back issues of comic books from the late 1970searly 1980s are well aware of the ubiquitous advertisements that used to run in the comic books that featured dc and marvels superheroes fighting bad guys with hostess snack foods, such as twinkies, cupcakes and fruit pies. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comics featuring 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. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. I thought you guys would wanna see them, so i figured id share the pics. 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. Probably because its drawn by mad magazine superstar jack davis. I myself never did any of these things, but my wife did sell grit when she was just a wee lass. Not only do we carry dc, marvel and other wellknown publishers, but we also. Zatanna and the house of secrets gn 2020 dc kids 11st.

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. Instead, comic book specialty stores arose to sell comics. Nov 17, 2009 pittsburgh eides comics back in the late 1980s vals life. Note that some comic books have been published in magazine format. This is the third article in our series, following from most valuable golden age comics and most valuable silver age comics here are the key issues to look for when youre at garage sales yes, they do turn up. In really nice condition, any issue of this rare comic book series is worth good money. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. The untold story was a reminder of the many wonderful prose books dedicated to the history of the comic book. At least, thats what vintage comic book ads would have you believe. Bodybuilders in old comic books ads pics i readcollect comics. May 28, 20 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. Whether you choose to resell your comic book collection or hang onto it, its a good idea to know what your collection is worth, even for insurance. Alot of times, when i read through an older comic, i randomly stumble upon an old ad for gym equipment, supplements etc with bodybuilders in them. Vintage comic book muscle man ad vintage comic books.

Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. What strange restriction did all superhero hostess ads have. 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. Some of the most important and rare comic books to be published in the golden age appeared as part of allamerican comics full article. Many of the price and buyers guides have become collectors items themselves, with old and back issues holding a value similar to that of the comic books themselves. Christian montone has uploaded 35949 photos to flickr. We have tens of thousands of different issues available for immediate shipment, with over 6,000,000 total issues in stock.

If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. Makes me lol to be all into the comic, turn a page and then lol thats so and so. The 1990s was a decade that changed the comic book industry forever in any number of ways, whether it was the speculatorfueled boom and bust that killed a. Comic book ads vintage advertisements from comic books. Complete 1980s collection of saturday morning comic book ads. Comic book ads xray specs and the beyond be a real man, learn karate.

If you read a comic book between the 1940s and 1980s then you were inundated by cheap looking ads for everything from toy soldiers to girlenticing muscles. The back of a comic book was like the deep web to a little kid in the early 80s. Because of my job, i have spent a lot of time in williamsport, pa over the past 5 years and i took some pictures of the grit building in the downtown area to share with her. So, im dedicating this article to the best comic book stories 0f the 80s. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. Although most comic book series have been published in 1 of the sizes described above, some comics have been published in larger magazine formats, particularly from the late 1960s into the early 1980s. List of important comics from the 1980s rare comics.

Great comic books of the sixties by billy ingram 1995 article. Advertisements in comic books have promised unbelievable products for decades. 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. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Bodybuilders in old comic books ads pics bodybuilding. From the very early 1950s, through the mid 1980s, comic book companies printed the beloved, nowclassic advertisements for toy soldier sets in the infamous back page mailorder ads of most typical comic books. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. The first major comic book film of the 1980s was superman ii 1980, which brought back christopher reeve in the title role. 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.

Welcome, vintage mates, to another selection of comic book art, covers and ads. Weve already seen an example from 1980, but heres one from eight years earlier in the ad from 1980, it seems like theyre begrudgingly accepting of girls i guess well let them sell papers too if we have to, but here theyre 100% clear that this is a boys club. Spalding street ball ad originating in the 70s, this ad could be found in comics all the way into the mid 80s. Sep 20, 2011 this is a wellconceived and wellexecuted book about the cheap novelties that were ubiquitously advertised in comic books and other kidoriented publications up through the 1980s. And a sevenfoot submarine you and a friend could pilot. Still, there were a handful that stand out now as being very much keyed into. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics.

Many of these amusements and gizmos are now highly collected by baby boomers. Vintage comic book, the official handbook of the marvel universe update 1989 no. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. There were few things that kids loved more in 1984 that richard pryor, so cbs cashed in on that with a richard pryor cartoon series and even got the very kidfriendly comedic actor to do the ad for the new season, which saw the debut of the soontobelongrunning muppet babies.