The silver age of comic conventions volume 1 by j ballmann mar 15, 2016 5. Awesome comic book ads of the past informations about retrospace. A study of some of the best marvel comic books of the sixties is coming but someone else will have to do that, i preferred the simple and less serious approach to storytelling that dc took to the angst ridden marvel heroes of the time. During the 1920s, the fleischer brothers developed a series of short animations called cartunes, using the bouncing ball to lead theater audiences in singalongs. Naughty, sexy vintage 50s cartoons from josie and the. See more ideas about classic cartoons, childhood memories and saturday morning cartoons. On the day that i bought this comic, my mom, my brother pat, and myself all went over to stay overnight at merle s house, my mother s best friend. 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. Sure most of it was a ripoff but it was still the stuff of dreams to a nine year old. There is a lot to be said about archives and masterworks, they are a relatively inexpensive way of getting old stories. The 60s mar 8, 2011 15 comments read design in the early years of the 1960s, the americans were comfortably wrapped in post war complacency, not even suspecting the huge changes their country will go through in the coming decade.
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. 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. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Similar to the digital comic museum, which we wrote about last week, comic book plus contains a near inexhaustible quantity of golden and silver age comic books. Why my mother threw out my comic books part 1 of 3 webages by adam blatner reposted november 18, 2009 this is based on a talk given on 61209 to the summer session of the senior university georgetown.
Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. The true story behind the worlds first comic book convention the 1960s. I was able to read before i started school, and for that i thank comic books. Why comics were so weird in the 50s and 60s issue at hand.
In the late 40s when marvel comics was still known as timely comics, the editorinchief yes, stan lee, gave decarlo a few good breaks and decarlo would go on to work with lee in different comic publishing outfits for many years. Seven little girls sitting in the back seat paul evans 1959. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. Wertham was an anticomic book crusader who did some serious damage back in the 1950s. In case these new comics are too good to include cheesy toy ads anymore, heres a handful of vintage advertisements to fill the void. George and the dragonet stan freberg 1953 monster mash bobby boris pickett 1962 its in the book johnny standley 1952 alleyoop the hollywood argyles 1960. During the 50s and 60s, decarlos cheesecake pinups and racy and often sexist illustrations were routinely. Jan 24, 20 comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s i do miss old comics. Then ace the bathound, streaky the supercat, comet the superhorse and beppo. See more ideas about vintage comics, vintage comic books and comic books. One of the staples of mainstream western world comics has been the sometimes funny, sometimes strange, almost never genuinely useful ads.
At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. 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. Young boys reading superhero comics saw a lot of body building ads and ads to get taller, thinner, and richer. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Why comics were so weird in the 50s and 60s issue at. First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s. 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. Remember those wacky ads in comic books from the 50 s, 60s and 70s. Our 15 fabulous ads from the 1960s series has come to an end. Print papers are no longer the primary source of news for most americans, who turn instead to the internet. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids.
The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. This has been a year full of fury, so why not end it with fury. Stamp collecting mustve been big in the 60s on this page of classifieds the entire first column is stamps, most of the second column is stamps, and theres even one in the third column. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Sales could be counted in hundreds of millions, and more than 80% of kids and 90% of teens were reading them. Mar 03, 2019 during the 1920s, the fleischer brothers developed a series of short animations called cartunes, using the bouncing ball to lead theater audiences in singalongs. If youve ever gone back and looked at some of the old comic book covers from the 50s and 60s, you mightve noticed that most. Then ace the bathound, streaky the supercat, comet the superhorse and beppo the supermoneky followed in kryptos pawprints. 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 the bully boy. Vtg 3 diameter 1960s huckleberry hound hanna barbera pin back button cartoon. But once upon a time, the daily newspaper was a prominent part of the daily routine, and comic strips served as a beloved bit of amusement to lighten the experience. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be.
We now have examples of grit ads from three different decades. Fury and his howling commandos, back before nick fury was director of s. Comic book ads xray specs and the beyond be a real man, learn karate. If you think carlin is the only significant comic to appear in the late 60s, read nachman and begin to appreciate the groundbreaking work of people like sahl, freberg, diller. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. 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. This short run includes great stories written and drawn by neal adams, a strange grandenettianderson collaboration and one of berni wrightsons first published works when the book switched to a generic mystery format for the last two issues.
Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite rocks guff. We use ebay to provide references to live prices of comic books. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Cnbc takes you inside the evolution of comics and the revolutions in movie making that created the most powerful force in hollywood. Vintage toys 1960s, 1960s toys, vintage games, retro toys, vintage comics, retro advertising, vintage advertisements, gi joe, childhood toys. The purple people eater sheb wooley 1958 the chipmunk song the chipmunks 1958 the thing phil harris 1950 witch doctor david seville 1958 st. Top 100 novelty hits of the 50s and 60s way back attack. This ad actually turned out to be more educational for me than i was expecting. As an entertainment medium, comics were the digital devices of their day. Great comic book ads from the 1950s funny vintage ads.
Sep 20, 2011 one of the things wrong with the modern comic book is the lack of these ads. Truly rare comic books may come along once or twice in a lifetime. 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. Clicking a text link or image marked check live prices will take you to ebay. During the 1930 and 1940s, fleischer studios is credited with bringing betty boop, popeye the sailor, superman and koko the clown to movie houses big screens. 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. The true story behind the world s first comic book convention the 1960s.
From poodle skirts, elvis presley, to jukeboxes, and drivein movies these are just a few of the icons from the roaring 50s. Sally the witch, by mitsuteru yokoyama, is first serialized on ribon. 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. In the past 6 weeks, we have showed you an impressive collection of 2 ads from the era that its often called as the golden age of advertisement. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. The best books published during the 1960s decade 1960 1969. Since this is banned books week, ive come to bury dr. Okay, so another problem with the modern comic books is the lack of nine year olds. Mar 12, 2017 10 items you really got from comic book ads duration. Rex the wonder dog and detective chimp were introduced to comic book fans before krypto came along.
Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. When i was kid growing up in the bronx i used to get a magazine called boy s life the official publication of the boy scouts of america. May 19, 2018 print papers are no longer the primary source of news for most americans, who turn instead to the internet. Sep 25, 20 wertham was an anti comic book crusader who did some serious damage back in the 1950s. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Sep 21, 2007 the mysterious pet monkey ads of the 1960s.
Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back section that caught my attention. The collections timespan ranges from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s, and includes many thousands of comic books in the superhero, scifi, and horror genres. 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. There were a number of classic comic strips that started in the 1950s. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books.
No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. 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. It was during this time, between 1946 and 1960 that it seemed like there would be a happier, better tomorrow. A new world new stuff the 1950s was an odd time for comic books. Post sugar crisp cereal ad paddlewheel steamboat 1951. More 10 stunning vintage evening dresses worthy of the red carpet. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Todays is from the 60s, then weve got this one from the 70s and this one from the 80s wow, just look at how happy that kid is with his sack full of cash.
This comic book had a short ten issue run, anderson only drew this one issue by himself. Yet, the feelings from the memories that this book brings back are strong enough to warrant several clips from the original 1964 spread. 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. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back.
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