The final issue of the italian disney comics magazine paperino is published. At least i actually saw an issue of grit, in a barbershop in the late 1960s. One of the most popular comics of its day, at its height the comic would claim a readership of six million on its covers. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Toys and bizarre mail order catalogs old comic books, vintage.
During the late 1940s, i recall seeing young men in downtown johnson city selling. Comics influenced emotions and attitudes of the american people superhero comics became. Among collectors of superhero comics, especially, one may hear people throw around the terms silver age and golden age when talking about particular titles and styles. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Blue bolt the first ten issues of blue bolt comics featured stories by joe simon andor jack kirby, dealing with the superhero blue bolt. Grit was sold across the country by children and teenagers, many recruited by ads in comic books from the 1940s to the 1970s. After a series of buyouts grit survives as a bimonthly glossy magazine stressing rural american knowhow.
Boys sell grit earn cash, also a watch, rifle, glove, wagon, knife, scooter and many more free prizes. Grit is a magazine, formerly a weekly newspaper, popular in the rural u. The kid eternity comic book combined education, entertainment and incredible art. Grit newspaper hey lady, hey mister, wanna buy a grit. Joan was usually cast as the wisecracking working girl who was the leads best friend. I earned a pocket watch and possibly other small prizes that i cant recall. Im sure i found all these opportunities in comicbook ads. By the 1940s, the paper was separated into five different sections for ease of handling and reading. 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. 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. Its a classic ad that also got a sequel where a new weakling, jack, is bullied at a school dance instead of a beach. This ad introduced the 98 pound weakling, named mac, who birthed the cliche of having sand kicked into his face by a bully. Comic book advertisements are a common feature in american comic books mainly from the 1940s onwards.
These ads were in almost every comic book i remember. Each issue includes helpful features, humorous and inspiring articles, captivating photos, gardening and cooking advice, doityourself projects, and the practical reader advice you would. This is my favorite of the grit ads ive featured, since its actually in the form of a comic. Over 19,000 boys are now making money and winning prizes. Did you ever sell grit or order 200 plastic army men. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In february 1935, dc comics precursor, national allied publications. Comic book ads from hostess, super cobra video game by konami, kenner mask toys, nbc saturday morning cartoons and mpc star wars model kits. Its so much more colorful and entertaining than the others.
A comical ad in richie rich comic books aimed to recruit more young salesmen, suggesting that richies father, richard rich. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. 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. If you can help by sending images or info about any comic books with toy soldier mailorder ads from pre1950 golden age of comics, please get in touch. Greatest 12 characters of the 1940s who is on this list, what this list is about and how they got on the list. Synopsis this is one of a set of lists i made showing a progression. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches.
Wikipedia says the paper used comic book ads to solicit juvenile salesmen from the 1940s through the 1970s. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. New listing 1889 saturday night newspaperphiladelphia, pa. Ps we are currently seeking any evidence that such toy soldier ads appeared in vintage comic books earlier than 1950s perhaps as early as 1940s but we have not found any examples yet. It would later be reprinted in numerous newspapers throughout the united states. See more ideas about vintage advertisements, comic books and ads. Last month sorry about that folks, i anacoqui have been much too busy. Born into vaudeville to a comic named eddie, joan was on the stage when she was three years old. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. With john garfield, ann sheridan, pat obrien, burgess meredith. The first monthly comic book, aptly titled comics monthly, began publication in 1922, though it also featured reprints of daily newspaper comic strips. My most lucrative business was selling lancaster vegetable and flower seeds at 10cents a packet. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. 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.
Home about this is the sister site of cover browser. Get the best deals on collectible newspapers 19401969 when you shop the. Comic books in the 1940s and 1950s comics became popular in the 1930s during the great depression. Americans turned to comics to put themselves in better moods during these hard times. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. 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. Such stories were a comic book tradition, in the period before america entered the war before december 7, 1941. These 19 images are but a small sampling of the comic treasure to be found in the someday funnies. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. For more than years, grit has helped its readers live more prosperously and happily while emphasizing the importance of community and a rural lifestyle tradition. The final call newspaper vol 39 no 17 kobe bryant tribute edition. Werthams 1954 book, seduction of the innocent, was an american bestseller it tapped into the fears of parents from sea to shining sea and led to the a frenzy of censorship in continue reading 1940s precode comic book horrors and dr werthams 1954 seduction of.
Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. May 8, 1940 sterling norths anticomics editorial, a national disgrace, is published in the chicago daily news. Comic book ads vintage advertisements from comic books. However, original characters didnt start appearing until about 1938 as the earliest comic books were reprinted collections of comic strips. From the 40s to the 70s, ads for grit would appear regularly in comics, not necessarily offering subscriptions but recruiting newsboys to sell. Ive been progressing through the list alphabetically because, quite frankly, its hard enough to narrow the list down to 100 without trying to rank them in order as well. Charles atlas one of the most famous comic book ads in existence. Unlike the comic book superman or the cartoon superman of the era, the comic strip superman for the most part steers clear of the politics of world war ii. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. The simon and kirby blue bolt stories are in the tradition of such 1930s science fiction comic strips as brick bradford, flash gordon, and don dixon.
First, a brief history of comic books from their origins to the late 1940s. An advertisement recruiting boys to sell grit newspaper is addressed. An arrogant mobster, sentenced to a long prison term in sing sing, becomes a changed man when given a chance by the fair and progressive warden. Fellows, you can have a paying business of your own by selling grit on saturdays.
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