This service has restrictions on the type of media that can be shipped. May contain moderate violence, mild profanity, graphic imagery andor suggestive themes. From the heyday of comic book mail order ads, a look back at the top 10 best novelties, gags and gimmicks plus a full list by category. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. If we dont, add it to your want list and well notify you when its in stock. Mail order mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. 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. These games were most often produced and sold via mail order ads by a company called helen of toy, co. 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. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads, crazy claims. Hamilton bookseller company does not ship books or mail catalogs outside the united states.
Classic comic book ads collection by victor alvarez. 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. Comics worth reading if i could put one thing in a time machine to send back to my eightyearold self, it would be mail order mysteries. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters. As you can see in the photos below, this is a beautifully designed book, devoted to the trinkets. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to six weeks later, get something amazing that would make the rest of our lives whole lot easier. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad. Best porn comics on cartoons, games and films for free. Any item that can apply for periodicals is not eligible for media mail and comic books are periodicals publications. 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. Unlike many of my purchases from the aforementioned novelty houses, this book was even better than i dared imagine.
The impact these ads had on his imagination is spelled out in his 2004 short film. Legendary comics creator nicola cuti, creator of eman and moonchild the starbabe, has passed away at the age of 75. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual. May contain cartoon violence andor some comic mischief. Mailorder mysteries reveals the real products behind. Real stuff from old comic book ads best sellers rank. It was a place to order comic book novelties that got a kids head racing and heart pumping. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics retro ads vintage advertisements vintage ads vintage designs funny photos funny images. How a feral squirrelmonkey attacked its new owner, why a submarine disintegrated on the front lawn, how xray specs caused nothing but confusion. Comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. This book would have saved me dozens of allowances and hundreds of glacial hours spent standing on the porch waiting for the mailman to arrive.
No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. Comicartads the online archive of original comic art ads. Demarais, who is 39, became fascinated with mailorder comic novelities as a kid in smalltown siloam springs, arkansas, where hes lived most of his life. The ebay item number can be found in the middle of the listing page. We have a convenient sorting by franchises, categories, authors and characters. And they waited patiently for their mail order nuclear.
Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Discount comic book service comics, trade paperbacks and. Of course you wanted all of these mail order toys that jumped from the comics we read and obsessed our young lives every waking minute the. With ebay, you dont have to choose sides, because we have plenty of any option. 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. I supposed the optical illusion disclaimer shouldve been a tipoff, but hey, who paid attention to fine print when the prospect. Your premier source for new comics and related collectibles.
Of course, most people who answered these ads learned the most important lesson of their lives. These ads are now collectible and sell on ebay and other online sites. Usps media mail regulations cgc comic book collectors. May contain mild violence, language andor suggestive themes. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Up to 50% off pre order, mail order comics, trade paperbacks and collectibles from dc, marvel, dark horse, image, boom. Not wanting his parents to know, he had it shipped to his friends house. Theres a sucker born every minute, and they read comic books. Media mail shipping is a costeffective way to send educational materials. A few months ago, i bought a cool book called mail order mysteries by kirk demarais.
In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. 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. The company moved from chicago to racine, wisconsin in 1926, to detroit in the 1930s, and from the detroit area to bradenton, florida in 1986. Comicartads is proud to be publishing the upcoming book dave hunt. 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. Specializes in a mail order service for comic books and related items. You can order by mail using the order form in the catalog. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here.
Imagine, the ability to see through skin and, yes, even clothing. Real stuff from old comic book ads read now pdf online. Of course you wanted all of these mail order toys that jumped from the comics we read and obsessed our young lives every waking minute the life size tank, the submarine that dove for sunken. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Marvel, dc, dark horse, image and dozens of hard to find smallpress comics. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Mailorder mysteries throws new light on a mysterious collection of goodies and if you throw some light on the books cover for a few moments, it even glows in the dark. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads.
Win 400 flexy racers from bazooka mail order comic book advertisements see more. So what happened to those companies that got kids all excited about paper toys, posters and gag gifts. Dc comics never miss an issue of justice league, batman. Media mail rates are limited to the items listed below. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Lone star comics began as a tiny mail order business operated by a junior high school student who had recently discovered the joys of comic book. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. From the very early 1950s, through the mid1980s, comic book companies printed the beloved, nowclassic advertisements for toy soldier sets in the infamous back page mailorder ads of most typical comic books. Wonders and wow comic book mail order nostalgia from the. He has included over 150 novelties in mail order mysteries such as 100 toy soldiers in a footlocker, count dantes worlds deadliest fighting secrets. If you see a favorite piece of art on this site, you should take heart that the art may be available again someday. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. 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.
Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. He shares his findings funny, bizarre, a little bit heartbreaking in mail order mysteries. 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. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. They were sold by mail order forms and were often found in the back of popular comic books, just like mine were. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Comic books usually have advertising and even if vintage comic books and the ads are no longer applicable, all comic books are serialized, therefore not eligible for media mail prices. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be.
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