Grit comic book ads 1970s

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. So this is our fourth installment of grit, with the previous ones being from 1963, 1972, and 1980. See more ideas about vintage advertisements, ads and vintage ads. Comic book ads from hostess, super cobra video game by konami, kenner mask toys, nbc saturday morning. Buddhist legends via old comics, vintage comics, vintage posters, 1970s childhood. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. This is one of the key bronze age 1970s comic books. Approximately 30,000 children collected dimes from more than 700,000 american small town. Comics price guide was the first online price guide for comic books back in 1995. 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. Mar 29, 2017 the sexiest erotic novels of all time. This issue features a vital lesson in which the cartwrights help a teacher educating indians and suspicion in which the cartwrights try to help a man frightened by them. The grit newspaper of the 1970s has been replaced by the grit magazine of the 21st century.

A comical ad in richie rich comic books aimed to recruit more young salesmen. 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. Almost every comic book in the 1970s had ads recruiting boys to sell grit newspapers in their hometowns to earn a little money. Yes i know they were pants now but at the time i imagined these things really worked. Grit is a magazine, formerly a weekly newspaper, popular in the rural u. 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. Comic book ads have taken a dramatic shift over the past several years. Grit cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock. A smithsonian book of comic book comics hc 1982 abrams books. 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. Grit funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Barcalounger must soon discover the rough reality of forty grit lovemaking.

Its so much more colorful and entertaining than the others. Marvel comics raises the price of its typical comic book from 20 cents to 25 cents, keeping the pagecount at 36. Cancelled comic cavalcade is a publication reproduced in the offices of dc comics in very limited quantity following the dc implosion in 1978 that features material originally intended for series that were abruptly cancelled. Twomorrows publishing comic book fever a celebration of comics. Batman was so popular that dc spun him off into his own series. The first was published in 1959, and the second in 1977. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the place we called the icee shop got a comic rack. Grit newspaper hey lady, hey mister, wanna buy a grit.

Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. I also started scanning some of the advertisements found within the comic books. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad. 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. Jul 07, 2015 i myself never did any of these things, but my wife did sell grit when she was just a wee lass. This ones from the august 1961 issue of amazing adventures. There is a lot to be said about archives and masterworks, they are a relatively inexpensive way of getting old stories. Comic book ads vintage advertisements from comic books. 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. Grit cartoon 15 of 36 of course your stomachs upset after a big. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. 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.

These comic book mailin toys were a remarkable mix of toy army, navy, and air force figurines. Top 50 most valuable comic books of the bronze age. In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, nike founder and ceo phil knight shares the inside story of the companys early days as an intrepid startup and its evolution into one of. Heres a look at two different editions of youve got to have grit, a promotional comic book devoted to selling grit. I was always intrigued by this mysterious newspaper, which advertised heavily in comic books published from the 1940s to the 1970s.

Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. 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. 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. Most of these magazines way back then were brought over to glasgow as ballast on cargo ships delivering goods and produce from. We have values for any marvel, dc, image, idw, darkhorse, or dell comic book that is in your collection. Referencing the early issues of action comics, widely considered to be the first superhero comic, there are barely any ads at all. This book is about the marvel age of comics 19611977. Its not until the comic shifts from the 30s to the 40s, gaining international success, that we. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. 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. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. They had one where you could order away for lifesize dinosaurs. Boys sell grit earn cash, also a watch, rifle, glove, wagon, knife, scooter and many more free prizes.

I myself never did any of these things, but my wife did sell grit when she was just a wee lass. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. The web site is deep with interesting stories, references and resources. Michel choquette, the book s editor, describes it as a time capsule, and its hard to decide what. 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. Its always fun to find a reallife connection to something that seems so abstract and distant like an ad in a 1956 comic book. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. The premier online comics price guide free comic book values. 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. Thanks, wikipedia, who goes on to say regarding their ads in comic books. Raygun bird pea shooter, etc i wanted to order every single thing on this page when i was a kid. Jan 24, 20 comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s i do miss old comics. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids.

I felt that this collection fell short from being the vintage batman of that decade in spite of the fact that most stories were from dennis o neil, and they were entertaining. These ads were in almost every comic book i remember. Its fun to look at the various art and text updates. May 31, 2018 one thing has stayed consistent in western world comic books, however, and thats the often bizarre advertisements. 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. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products.

June edit seaboard periodicals formed by former marvel comics publisher martin goodman to publish comics under the atlas comics banner. Pin by saved with a scan on vintage comic book ads 19601970. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were lured by those enticing ads promising.

With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. Gone are the days of ads for tv star posters, bubble gum and various and sundry gimmick products. You may remember me from every comic you ever read in the 1970s. Todays post is instead about a newspaper which was called grit, one which i never got to see, except in countless advertisements like the one above that appeared in the comic books published during my youth, my teenage years, and even my young adulthood.

Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. Grit is a newspapermagazine with roots as far back as the 1880s, and. Comic book fever a love letter to 70s and 80s comics. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. A anything prior to reagans electiona is technically the 1970s. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were. This ad introduced the 98 pound weakling, named mac, who birthed the cliche of having sand kicked into his face by a bully. 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. 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. This is why as kids, every so often wed come across an ad in a. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. Post sugar crisp cereal ad paddlewheel steamboat 1951.

I picked this collection of the seventies because thats when i started reading comic books. Fellows, you can have a paying business of your own by selling grit on saturdays. 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. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Having to be so cynical see more ideas about cynical, nostalgia, vintage comic books.

Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Jul, 2014 old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. Grit called itself americas greatest family newspaper. Grit and atlas and other comicbook ads the classic comics. 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. That is about 5,000 comics including the reprint comics and black and white magazines. A comical ad in richie rich comic books aimed to recruit more young salesmen, suggesting that richies. Dec 23, 2011 i got my first comic book, micronauts, no. 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. 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. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Charles atlas one of the most famous comic book ads in existence. Well, lifesize was about the size of a fouryearold, which was pretty big for a mailorder tyranosaur.

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. 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. Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic lasergun plans, xray specs, and. Sure, they were almost certainly ripoffs, but who cares. Over 19,000 boys are now making money and winning prizes. 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. Back to menu comic book mail order ads offered toy selections for all ages. 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.

Here we have the story of chris, a prematurely grayhaired kid who doesnt have enough money to go have fun with his friends. Nov 03, 2008 comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. Did you ever sell grit or order 200 plastic army men. It was rare continue reading comic book adverts of the 1960s70s. If you have found rare comic books from the same era 1940s with just the title batman on the front, then you may be a little confused. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time.

Jul 24, 2014 a lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. Comic book adventures of the classic tv western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Author katie elzerpeters, the master gardener responsible for the bestselling beginners illustrated guide to gardening, equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and most importantly harvest the. This is my favorite of the grit ads ive featured, since its actually in the form of a comic.

The miracleman companion presents a love letter to his personal golden age of comics, 19761986, covering. Its a classic ad that also got a sequel where a new weakling, jack, is bullied at a school dance instead of a beach. I was in the first grade, and i decided to spend my candy money on a micronauts comic book instead. Every single story, every single comic is covered here. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. 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. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Over the years, many a company has used one page comic ads to shill their p. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.