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Lots of dell painted and photo covers and also comics from charlton and marvel. This ad actually turned out to be more educational for me than i was expecting. Comic collector live buy, sell, organize comic books. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. The comics come out of her first series from the 1970s and 1980s eras. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. Top 10 outrageous comic book advertisements youtube. Notable comic book advertisements concept notable comic book advertisements appears in 15 issues. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. Posted in comics tagged 1970s, 1970s comic book ads, monster fan club 70s, moon monster, retro, vintage horror leave a reply nontoy ad tuesday. Wonder woman comic book lots 1970s, 1980s comics market. I also started scanning some of the advertisements found within the comic books.

Furthermore, i intend to examine many other comics from that same year, each of them important and memorable, to depict the creative ferment in the comics, both mainstream and alternative, in that year, and to identify the themes and. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they. Notable comic book advertisements concept comic vine. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension.

First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s. Jan 20, 2018 i dont usually sell comic books on ebay but i did recently buy 849 western comic books from about 1950 to the mid 1970s. The grand compendium of 70s comics martial arts instruction ads. 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. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Great advertisements from the golden age of comic books miles beller, jerry liebowitz on.

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. 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. It seems as though all of the advertising, that fill up the comics ive been reading lately, are just slick ads that are made up of a single full page image with some slogans or tag lines attached to them. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. If youve stumbled across a treasure trove of comics, then sell my comic books is a great place to find out what you have. I picked this collection of the seventies because thats when i started reading comic books. Comic book adventures of the banana splits, fleegle, bingo, drooper, and snorky, from the saturday morning show the banana splits adventure hour which aired from 1968 to 1970. Western comic books 1950 1975 on ebay comics market. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. The 20 most expensive comic books in the world 2020.

We spoke to russ directly on 1804 to talk about his classic comic book ads. The debut of the new superhero the flash in 1956 is generally considered the beginning of the silver age of comic books. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. By 1938 mounting debts forced wheelernicholson to sell his share of detective comics, inc. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were lured by those enticing ads promising. Jack davis was a very prolific artist in the 1970s, especially in comic book advertisements. Unfollow 1950s comic books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.

The banana splits in mad mad movers, plumbers friends, to the rescue, and fun and feuds. See more ideas about comic books, vintage ads and vintage advertisements. Earths mightiest show has a quick explainer of the bossest era of marvel comics in the video above and now has the reading guide to go with it. Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. One of the staples of mainstream western world comics has been the sometimes funny, sometimes strange, almost never genuinely useful ads. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Comicbook controversy is a cautionary tale nbc news. It is amazing they got away with half what they were doing in a 1970s era comic, but this book is really something, in large part due to the amazing art of russ heath. War machine judge dredd 2000 ad justice league kingdom come lassie looney tunes magazines 1895 after dark ainslees magazine american girl american heritage american magazine american motorcyclist.

Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics comic book covers classic comics classic cartoons vintage advertisements vintage ads batman art gi joe, black perfume, old comic books, what is the secret, pin up posters, cat ring, old comics, print ads, getting old. These comic book mailin toys were a remarkable mix of toy army, navy, and air force figurines. Its in this ad for spalding basketballs that he shows his skill at sequential storytelling. The supply of particular old comic books is important to figuring value as well. When i was a kid, my brother collected comic books. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s. 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. Guns, counterfeiting machines, and cayman island accounts. Jan 21, 20 within the comic book industry, it goes all the way back to the early 1950s. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. Posted on january 16, 2017 by the vintage toy advertiser. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important.

Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. The wait could take forevereven upwards to 6 to 8 weeks. Neither of them, though, has what we now call precode issues. Sell my comic books helps you sell comic books you have inherited, bought, or found in your home for the maximum return.

Comics and graphic novels have given us many famous and notable advertisements through the years. I really loved the backs of comic books almost as much as the book itself. Back in my day, when we had to look something up, this is where we turned not that newfangled internet. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. Turns out russ created the two most famous comic book toy soldier ads and they are probably among the most widely remembered and most reprinted ads ever seen in comic books of the era. While i was growing up, we had a set of world book encyclopedias i think they were from 1967 or 68, so not too far off from when this set was around. I was never really a fan of the stories except superman and richie rich, but for some reason i loved the advertisements. 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. In the eyedancers, mitchell brant is a comic book collector. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. As game advertisements in comics continue to this day, you can actually trace the history of video games through reading comics from the mid70s into the modern era. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares.

Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics vintage labels vintage ads vintage newspaper old advertisements advertising ads classic comics. Just as supply and demand work for any retail product, the less supply of a particular comic, the greater the demand. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. Sea monkeys are sold in hatching kits as novelty aquarium pets. 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. Heath was always one of the finest draftsmen in comics, and he let it all out on this book. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection.

Aaaand thats where you get into comic book quickies, but thats a story for another day. In case these new comics are too good to include cheesy toy ads anymore, heres a handful of vintage advertisements to fill the void. What was even better was the fact that the army set came with a german army set as well. As we all know from reading comic books and watching movies, the 1970s were a time when lethal ninjas and clubwielding goons lurked. A lot of us just looked at them and wished we had the scratch to get them. 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. Comic book advertisements atop the fourth wall youtube. Awesome comic book ads of the past informations about retrospace. The xray spex in particular were drawn by a professional daredevil named henri lamothe, who is the in the guinness book of world records for making the worlds highest shallow dive, from 28 feet into 12 inches of water. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s.

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. Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books many kids who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s saw ads like this on the backs of comic books. As a comics anthology it serialises stories in each issue known as progs and was first published by ipc magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 february. Remember those wacky ads in comic books from the 50s, 60s and 70s. 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. Here are a 10 crazy vintage comic book ads i recently stumbled across. See more ideas about vintage comics, vintage comic books and comic books.

Comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. There were 24 issues in all and the series ran from sept. The 1970s were a big decade for big introductions so many of marvels most popular characters made their first appearances during this. Precode issues refer to comic books published prior to marchapril 1955. America was known as the land of plenty, and going by the vast range. Top 10 outrageous comic book advertisements from many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. The great comicbook scare and how it changed america, were unlike. Yet, the pleasure of the actionpacked panels in every spiderman or batman, was equalled and often bettered by the thrill of the adverts for toys, goods and services posted in every issue. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Comicbook controversy is a cautionary tale does every generation have a form of entertainment that adults dont get. Of the golden age american comic book publishers on this list, only ten continued to publish comic books after 1960, and only three of them are still currently in business.

When it comes to rare comic books, few are as important as the origin and 1st appearance of batman. In this book i intend to examine them in the context of the spectrum of american comic books in the year 1986. 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 you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Batman is one of the worlds bestknown and mostloved superheroes.

Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. In the 1980s, with the advent of the home video game console, comic books became valuable marketing. 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 felt that this collection fell short from being the vintage batman of that decade in spite of the fact that most stories were from dennis o neil, and they were entertaining.

Released in 1944, shop keepers decided not to stock it, due to its offensive cover, which featured a woman about to be attacked by hooded assailants bearing swastikas. How a feral squirrelmonkey attacked its new owner, why a submarine disintegrated on the front lawn, how xray specs caused nothing but confusion and other crazy comic book advertising stories. From our humble beginnings, we have grown to the largest, most complete comic book price guide with well over 1,000,000 comics in our database. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. 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 last in gym class was a pair of expensive sneakers. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad.

Sea monkeys are scientifically classified artemia salina. 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. If there are 15,000 copies of the comic in perfect condition, it is going to be less desirable than one with only 100 known copies in mint condition. 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.

Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. That was 5 candy bars, or 3 candy bars and a comic book, or a toy off the rack. 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. German soldiers always came molded in a sort of bluegray color and the u. As comic book and graphic novel sales in north america cracked one billion dollars in 2015, nontraditional charactersracial and cultural minorities, women, lgbt figuresare becoming major. Ipc then shifted the title to its fleetway comics subsidiary, which was sold to robert maxwell in 1987 and then to egmont uk in 1991. By this point, i knew where the entity storyline was going and wanted to start laying the groundwork. Every inch of ad space and illustration was taken up with everything important to a kid. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead. Michel choquette, the book s editor, describes it as a time capsule, and its hard to decide what. Librarything connects you to people who read what you do. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies.