A smithsonian book of comic book comics hc 1982 abrams books. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. Sep 07, 2017 comic book ads have taken a dramatic shift over the past several years. 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. May 31, 2018 one thing has stayed consistent in western world comic books, however, and thats the often bizarre advertisements. In 1990, grit was sold to stauffer communications inc. 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.
Approximately 30,000 children collected dimes from more than 700,000 american small town. Grit called itself americas greatest family newspaper. Decades before the internet, kids of the 1970s soaked up their pop culture entertainment from magazines. Fellows, you can have a paying business of your own by selling grit on saturdays. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. The web site is deep with interesting stories, references and resources. Thanks, wikipedia, who goes on to say regarding their ads in comic books.
Dec 23, 2011 i got my first comic book, micronauts, no. See more ideas about vintage advertisements, ads and vintage ads. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. Adult comics are comic books, comic magazines, comic strips or graphic novels that contain content that appeals to adult readers. Jan 16, 2017 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. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Approximately 30,000 children collected dimes from more than 700,000 american small town homes during the 1950s when the publication still carried the subtitle, americas greatest family newspaper. 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. The pennsylvania center for the book grit magazine. Wertham was an anti comic book crusader who did some serious damage back in the 1950s. Comic book value guide how to value your comics in 3 easy steps. A anything prior to reagans electiona is technically the 1970s. I also started scanning some of the advertisements found within the comic books.
Top 165 books published in 1970 that people have added on goodreads. Continue reading the 6 greatest magazines for 1970s. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. Gone are the days of ads for tv star posters, bubble gum and various and sundry gimmick products. Grit newspaper hey lady, hey mister, wanna buy a grit. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire.
Anybody remember that newspaper that used to advertise in comic books in the 60s and 70s, trying to get kids to be paperboys for them. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. This ones from the august 1961 issue of amazing adventures. From the earth to the moon, 10th printing, painted cover. If you want to sell comic books for cash, then we can help you to get the most money for your rare comics. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. Jason sacks and keith dallas coordinate this volume on the 1970s, covering all the pivotal moments and behindthescenes details of the emerging bronze age of comics.
In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Almost every comic book in the 1970s had ads recruiting boys to sell grit newspapers in their hometowns to earn a little money. Comic books published between 1970 to 1985 belong to the bronze age of comics. Sales could be counted in hundreds of millions, and more than 80% of kids and 90% of teens were reading them. Products offered included novelty items, toys, and selfimprovement courses such as drawing and body building. This book is about the marvel age of comics 19611977. Grit is a magazine, formerly a weekly newspaper, popular in the rural u. From the 40s to the 70s, ads for grit would appear regularly in comics, not necessarily offering subscriptions but recruiting newsboys to sell their paper for them.
As these advertisements were directed at young people, many made sensational claims, and sold the products for a few dollars to be sent to a post office box. Back then, there were a handful of mags which hit a sweet spot for elementary and middle school kids combining humor, monsters, tv personalities, cartoons, and popular movies into a heavenly hash no 810 year old could deny. Its not until the comic shifts from the 30s to the 40s, gaining international success, that we. The line of mostly blackandwhite, anthology magazines predominantly featured horror, sword and sorcery, and. 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. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Jul 24, 2014 a lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. Thats why we want you to save money and trees by subscribing to grit through our automatic renewal savings plan. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. The grit newspaper of the 1970s has been replaced by the grit magazine of the 21st century. Magazine management, the magazine and comic book publishing parent of marvel comics at the time, released a number of magazine format comics in the 1970s, primarily from 1973 to 1977, in the market dominated by warren publishing. Simply click any of the links below to see more details of the rarest comics featuring that character, and the minimum they. Small innovations such as national newsboy delivery and direct mail helped lamade increase grit s influence on rural america.
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. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic comics. 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. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values.
Every single story, every single comic is covered here. As an entertainment medium, comics were the digital devices of their day. During the twentieth century grit was sold across the country by young boys, most of whom were recruited by ads in comic books. Theres little information on why this practice ceased, although one presumes it might have something to do with the increased focus on child labor laws in the 70s. Other genres like horror became widespread during this period, beginning the transition to the current tone and trends in comic books. 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. At grit, we have a tradition of respecting the land that sustains rural america. I couldnt really read the book so i was more interested in the ads for things like the package of 101 soldiers or grit magazine and, of course, the xray specs. 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. That is about 5,000 comics including the reprint comics and black and white magazines.
Adventures in horror magazine 1970 stanley publications. Several wellknown americans obtained their first job with grit. The period was marked with complex stories that had more realistic character conflicts, as well as some moral ambiguity. Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. Since this is banned books week, ive come to bury dr. 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. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. 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. Referencing the early issues of action comics, widely considered to be the first superhero comic, there are barely any ads at all. Over 19,000 boys are now making money and winning prizes.
From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. 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. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. Yes i know they were pants now but at the time i imagined these things really worked. That includes researching and sourcing the best books and products to help individuals master the skills they need in times like these and beyond. The funniest, weirdest, and timeliest advertisements found in old spiderman and marvel comics from the 1960s to the present.
Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad. 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 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. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. Comic book adaptation of the classic robert louis stevenson story about young jim hawkins, his encounter with pirates and his search for treasure. Classics illustrated 064 treasure island 1949 comic books. Charles atlas one of the most famous comic book ads in existence. Vintage comic book ads that were total scams 20 photos the funny pictures for those of us who grew up in the and we know that toys back then were simple, yet lots of fun.
Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares. Mark cohens photographs of people in his native wilkesbarre and other workingclass pennsylvania locations were taken fast and surreptitiously he held the flash light in one hand and the camera away from his face. Nov 28, 2014 things those of us of a certain age yearned for as kids reading american comic books xray specs, sea monkeys et al. Classics illustrated 105 from the earth to the moon 1953. 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. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. During the first threequarters of the 20th century, grit was sold across the country by children and teenagers, many recruited by ads in comic books from the 1940s to the 1970s. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. In the late 1970s, grit began to encounter financial difficulties, forcing the lamade family to sell the paper in 1981. Comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment.
Old comics, magic tricks, magazine ads, novelty gifts, vintage ads. Comic books and vintage erotica some of the most beautiful pieces of vintage erotica can be found in adult comics. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. Boys sell grit earn cash, also a watch, rifle, glove, wagon, knife, scooter and many more free prizes. This ad introduced the 98 pound weakling, named mac, who birthed the cliche of having sand kicked into his face by a bully. Classics illustrated 105 from the earth to the moon 1953 comic books. 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. Jul 07, 2015 i myself never did any of these things, but my wife did sell grit when she was just a wee lass. Grit to sell and if you want to see another example of grit, check out this ad from 1972. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. List of comics magazines published by magazine management in.
George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. 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. Most of these magazines way back then were brought over to. Comic book advertisements are a common feature in american comic books mainly from the 1940s onwards. Its always fun to find a reallife connection to something that seems so abstract and distant like an ad in a 1956 comic book. See more ideas about vintage advertisements, vintage ads and ads. 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. Sep 20, 2011 mailorder mysteries presents original comic book ads alongside photos of what actually arrived in the mail, accompanied by some clever descriptions of what the purchaser imagined and what the manufacturers sent. In the early 1930s, it targeted small town and rural families with 14 pages plus a fiction supplement. Weve arranged the rare comic books by series or main character.
Having to be so cynical see more ideas about cynical, nostalgia, vintage comic books. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s. It carried the subtitle americas greatest family newspaper. Vintage monster magazine ad for xray vision glasses xray vision goggles is listed or ranked 3 on the list the best vintage ads in comic books. So this is our fourth installment of grit, with the previous ones being from 1963, 1972, and 1980. Nov 03, 2008 comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. Subscribe today and discover the joys of homemade living and homesteading insight with a dash of modern living that makes up the new cappers farmer.
Then in 1995, the morris communications corporation purchased stauffer communications thereby acquiring grit in the. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Comic book ads have taken a dramatic shift over the past several years. At grit and mother earth news, we have been educating folks about the benefits of selfreliance for 50 years. Michel choquette, the book s editor, describes it as a time capsule, and its hard to decide what. Back to menu comic book mail order ads offered toy selections for all ages. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead.
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