The even better news is that all the content is free and legal. Sears also ran advertisements for nintendo games in comic books during the late. If you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. Top 100 most valuable comic books of the golden age 19381956 the 100 most valuable comic books from each age. Ray jones saved to vintage comic book ads best comic book ads ever gotta get me some fu sandals. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia.
Its been so long since ive opened up a new comic book, i dont even know if they still run ads anymore. Comic book ads from hostess, super cobra video game by konami, kenner mask toys, nbc saturday morning. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay. Top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s lifestyle. And heres wwes ad for their comic, presumably taking advantage of wwes skills at. 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. Todays versions of toys in old comic book ads remember those ads you used to find in the pages of comic books gadgets and toys which were useless, dangerous, fake or just plain surreal onion. Mar 22, 2018 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. We will say that the golden age begins in 1938 and ends in 1956, when the silver age began. Some of the most wellremembered comic strips from buster include dinah mite. 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. Welcome to comic book plus, the site where every day is party day. Many of them are pretty crazy awesome, if you know what i mean. In this video we discuss some of the best comics that were published in the 1980s.
Vintage comic book muscle man ad vintage comic books. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Todays versions of toys in old comic book ads wired. Awesome comic book ads of the past informations about retrospace. Not all comic book are just for kids they are for adults to and can help people understand political events happening. In a new exclusive video, cbr looks at what you might not have realized about super saiyan 3 in dragon ball z.
Jun 22, 2015 1980s comic book ads in real life i miriam i. The comics come out of her first series from the 1970s and 1980s eras. 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. Frogger video game 80s print ad parker brothers arcade. The top 20 comic book stories of the 1980s berkeley place. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead. 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. Heres an ad for the first series of syphons, by allen curtis, janice lane, and russ miller.
Our latest edition of nontoy ad tuesday features a selection of 1970s and 80s north american ads for converse footwear, bubble yum, oreos, super friends school supplies, iron on transfers, junior sales club of america, and crosman air guns. Kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s probably remember the classic ads for. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. 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. Advertising, mad movies, magic design, silver age comics, old comics. Comic book plus free and legal public domain books. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. Retro advertising vintage advertisements vintage ads comics vintage old comics old comic books vintage comic books comic book grading dc movies. 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.
Jul 07, 2015 i myself never did any of these things, but my wife did sell grit when she was just a wee lass. Since 2000 it has been published by rebellion developments 2000 ad is most noted for its judge dredd stories, and has been contributed to by a number of artists. Andy smith, an avid comic book reader and commentator for more than 20 years, spent a great deal of time and effort doing the research for this article. Watchmen, a twelveissue comic book limited series written by alan moore, illustrated by dave gibbons and published by dc comics, debuts. Below are a selection of weetagang adverts that appeared in comics during the 1980s. British magazine, subtitled the junior tvtimes, published from 1971 to 1994, it featured many comic strips from popular tv shows such as the six million dollar man, the ateam, battlestar. His first comic book though actually was a propaganda piece, releasing right in the thick of 1941, where the captain spends 45 pages beating up nazis. Jan 16, 2017 posts about 1970s comic book ads written by the vintage toy advertiser. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs.
This group is devoted to the alternative and independent comics scene of the. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. This page will deal with the most valuable of all, golden age comic books. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s and 70s for the time being. Buster actually started out in the 1960s but was a kids classic right through to the 90s featuring the title character buster capp who was allegedly andy capps son. And have you actually purchased anything from a comic book ad before. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic comics. Arts and entertainment of the 1980s comic books gave kids a way to see their favorite super heroes instead of just reading about them. These are the ads i salivated over mostand to be frank a part of me still does.
So this is our fourth installment of grit, with the previous ones being from 1963, 1972, and 1980. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. Ever since the earliest comic books appeared on newsstands in 1933 they followed many of the precepts laid down by comic strips. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. 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. A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that. Did they advertise these in the same comic books that shangchi ran around barefoot. Christian montone has uploaded 35781 photos to flickr. Dec 01, 2017 i put up some new ebay auctions today, including two different wonder woman comic book lots, each containing 50 issues of her series. Abcs big move in 1982 was to cash in on the burgeoning video.
Comic books from the 70s, 80s and 90s do you remember. We are the original and still the premier site to read and download golden and silver age comic books. You may not solicit cpg classifieds users to post ads on other classifieds sites. Mar 10, 2009 and the 1980s were all about good stories. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Treasures from vintage comic book ads generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that. We monitor the fire hose of online comic book sales across various marketplaces and report on the sales of cgc and cbcs graded books in our comics price guide.
How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. This one is actually pretty stripped down compared to the others, without very much text at all, and this is the first ad of theirs ive seen where theyve used a cartoony character rather than a photo or realistic drawing. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be.
You may not offer for sale or sell an item or service to any buyer in a jurisdiction where the item, service, or terms of the sale violate applicable laws or regulations. Gi joekenner toysbionic womanread comicsposter sretro toys1980s toysclassic toysvintage ads. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. Plus, we also hold a large and growing selection of comic strips and pulp fiction. 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.
Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. The modern age of comic books runs from the mid1980s to the present day. In the 1980s, with the advent of the home video game console, comic books became valuable marketing. There was a system of stores for selling such comics to that audience. Here are some of my favorite comic book ads that ive come across in my collection. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Top 10 most influential comics of the 1980s culture lifestyle. Cbr exclusives long before doomsday clock, there was another watchmendc crossover. While most vintage comic book products didnt deliver as advertised, one actually did.
Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Wonder woman comic book lots 1970s, 1980s comics market. Curl up in your chair, grab your hot cocoa, and take a stroll down memory lane with your favorite dc comic book ads no, not those ones for the little cheap, paperthin soldiers or the cardboard submarine starring our favorite action figure, gi joe. The first stage is the shock stage, and it is designed to get everyones attention, just like with. Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s. There was a large, adult audience that took comics seriously and wanted more sophisticated material.
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. 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. Comic ads from the 1980s featuring the weetabix weetagang. Great photo history of comic book artists, writers, and staff. Comiccon canceled over coronavirus, plans 2021 return. Comic book advertisements were a common feature in american comic books from. Comic book movie news rumors videos trailers and more. 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. Since 2000 it has been published by rebellion developments 2000 ad is most noted for its judge dredd stories, and has been contributed. Complete 1980s collection of saturday morning comic book ads. There was a new generation of comics professionals who had mastered their craft in the 1970s and early 1980s. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Comic book movies and superhero movie news superherohype. Syphons is an excellent source for your daily recommended allowance of cheesy bgrade 80s teen superhero team comics.
Thanks for dropping by to witness something a little different from my usual article format. Please like and subscribe if you enjoy this video and check. For each sale discovered, we match it to the specific comic in our massive database which also includes variant covers and printings. Rummaging through my comic collection, i found myself thinking that these ads deserved to be shared with the masses. Wwe comic ad most competently produced comic book promotional video since 1980s. Comic con canceled over coronavirus, plans 2021 return this years san diego comic con has been canceled due to coronavirusrelated restrictions around large gatherings. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s and 70s for the time being anyway its a bird. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Comic book movie cbm marveldcsuperhero news, rumors. 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. I gathered here a collection of comic book advertisements from the 1990s. Arts and entertainment of the 1980s by jazlyn stoken on prezi. How a feral squirrelmonkey attacked its new owner, why a submarine disintegrated on the front lawn, how xray specs caused nothing but confusion.
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