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A trip to the past, at least for me. “I am the Ghost of Christmas Past.” “Long Past?” inquired Scrooge. “No. Your past.” This Ho...
After picking up so many cheap books from that comic show, I’m now flush with vintage print ads. That’s all I’m really after when I buy comics, anyway. Don’t care what Thor is up to. Just want to see hero shots of SweeTarts. Below are five of the coolest ads I’ve found so far, covering everythingRead More
Check out ten awesome comic book ads from the '80s and '90s! Nintendo, Kool-Aid, Gobots, Quik, Brach's Rocks and more advertisements from yesteryear!
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the '50s through the '80s.
I was able to read before I started school, and for that I thank comic books. My parents allowed me to buy as many as I wanted, and were alw...
How a feral squirrel-monkey attacked its new owner, why a submarine disintegrated on the front lawn, how X-Ray specs caused nothing but confusion - and other crazy comic book advertising stories.
I was never going to be Spider-Man—no matter how I tried to swing from washing lines or scale neighborhood walls or tumble out of trees. My enthusiasm for imitating Peter Parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was cracked-up to be. And when I thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career option—there was no pay, no pension plan, and the insurance premiums, well, they had to massive. Before hitting double-figures in years I’d given up on joining the the Avengers or the Justice League...
born on Oct 1st 1955, has been one of the most influential comic artists of the last 40 years. Here we see Michael Golden with a Marv...
American comics first came to Glasgow as ships’ ballast. In the sixties it seemed every other corner shop had a stash of these glossy-covered comics displayed on carousels or placed beside their tamer British counterparts like Beano, Topper, or Dandy. With comics like Thor, Hulk, Superman and co. it was difficult to keep collecting … Continue reading "Sea Monkeys, X-Ray Specs, and the Twisted Secret Behind Vintage Ads from American Comic Books"
From X-ray specs to Polaris nuclear submarines, the amazing products advertised in classic comics never failed to capture kids’ imaginations. Shockingly, most of these fascinating offers fell far short of the reality mark. Cracked.com takes a look at a dozen vintage comic-book ads, and pins the sad tale of disappointment on the ever-happy donkey of […]
The last half of the World Wide Diamond Co. mail order novelty catalog contains another 14 pages of wildly ridiculous, MUST HAVE junk! Yes,...
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Shop for—and learn—about vintage and antiques. Browse the best of eBay, connect with other collectors, and explore the history behind your favorite finds.
Pepsi (made with sugar, not HFCS) in 16 oz. glass bottles Beer in steel cans (can't say I miss that) Edit: see post #6 Cars with big block V8s Rotary dial...
These goods from yesteryear are either too lethal or useless to be sold today. But they're also just plain weird.
When did you lean to like guns?..
