So when you pick up the book off the shelf it feels heavy and thick so its as if youre getting a good value. The market must have been insane with thousands of these little common yellow squirrel monkeys dying in pet homes, in transition from the wild, etc. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available. In the spring of 1968, two young brothers ordered a live monkey from a comic book ad.
How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were lured by those enticing ads promising everything from xray vision to frolicking, crownwearing sea monkey pets for a mere couple of bucks. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. The vivid descriptions of grevious puncturing by way of monkey biting put me right off of the idea pretty much for life, and ive always maintained a healthy. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout duration. What i did was get the fireplace going and then got on top of the. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Back in the glory days of the comic book ad pages, it was generally a. Oh well, that was the charge, and thats what we had to pay. It showed a cute little squirrel monkey sitting in the palm of someones hand. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. We spoke to russ directly on 1804 to talk about his classic comic book ads.
It was the first issue of his first miniseries, and i imagine this miniseries was created to capitalize on the characters popularity from the spiderman and his amazing friends cartoon. Of all the novelty gadgets, swindles and pranks ive come across in old comic book ads, the strangest one by far was this ad for a darling pet. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. If you could refer 20 friends to buy deans overpriced mailorder photo prints, they really would send you a small monkey that was illegally transported here from south america. Introduced in the second season of super friends, which weirdly came out four years after the first season, the wonder twins and their pet monkey gleek took over for wendy, marvin, and wonder dog who were kicked out of the justice league for reasons we will never know these powerful twins from exxor made their first comic book appearance in super. Well, in the back of boys life where all the ads w.
Darling pet munkees songs based on old comic book ads. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. My dad ordered a squirrel monkey and it came by ups. So heres a semipost to get things started not actually a comic book ad, but a fascinating article about the comic book ad mainstay, seamonkeys, and what has happened to the creators widow in recent years. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. I think that ads from comic books are uniquely fun pieces of history, and my goal is to share them with others who appreciate them like i do. Monkeys were not the only animals to be shipped through the post to eager comic book readers seahorses, easter chicks tastefully dyed for the occasion and the everpopular household pet the racoon also featured in ads, before someone finally stepped in and decided that this was probably not a very good idea. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad boing. While most vintage comic book products didnt deliver as advertised, one actually did.
Tim tate originally performed this for the live storytelling event speakeasy dc. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. With john mariano, lawrence steven meyers, vernon wells, howie mandel. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. Charles atlas one of the most famous comic book ads in existence. Its a classic ad that also got a sequel where a new weakling, jack, is bullied at a school dance instead of a beach. Mans account of ordering a live monkey from comic book ad. Vaughan lost, pride of baghdad, ex machina and with art by pia guerra, this is the saga of yorick brownthe only. To my disappointment it was tissue paper strips that had to be glued together. The series follows the comic misadventures the professor, three sea monkeys he has accidentally enlarged to humansize. Did anyone ever order an exotic pet from a comic book ad. Comics and graphic novels have given us many famous and notable advertisements through the years. Who can forget the charles atlas ads, the xray specks, sea monkeys, or. The ebay item number can be found in the middle of the listing page, inside the item description tab.
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. 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. This ad frequently appeared in the back of comic books. Ive seen these ads online in blogs from old comic books from the 70s and jay leno was talking about how he ordered one as a kid, and it looked like a little mutant creature, and it ran out of his house lol he was serious too. Seamonkeys are a novelty aquarium pet, a type of brine shrimp that undergoes cryptobiosis. George has the story of one fan who bought one, which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. Marvel pets sea animals sea monkeys september 1963 xmen 2 comments posted on january 29, 2016 january 23, 2016 pets image monkey sea, monkey do. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. Notable comic book advertisements concept comic vine. I wanted a pet monkey up until i read where the red fern grows at around 8 or 9 years old. If the pet ever drifted off from the backyard, it could be pried back with some. Way back in 1967 i was a ten year old kid who loved monkeys and since i was a boy in the usa, boys life magazine was part of my life back then. I realized something about ads, they make the comic seem biggerlonger than it really is.
Comic book squirrel monkeys with images vintage ads, old. Comic book resources has a fantastic firsthand account of ordering a live miniature monkey from a comic book advertisment. This ad introduced the 98 pound weakling, named mac, who birthed the cliche of having sand kicked into his face by a bully. Created by charles chiodo, edward chiodo, stephen chiodo. And while we are at it can any of you answer these questions. 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. Six years ago, artist and historian kirk demarais, who runs the brilliant gen x nostalgia site, secret fun spot, became determined to uncover the truth behind these comicbook. 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. The product was heavily marketed in the 1960s and 70s, especially in comic books, and remains a presence in popular. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay.
The last man, winner of three eisner awards and one of the most critically acclaimed, bestselling comic books series of the last decade, is that rare example of a pageturner that is at once humorous, socially relevant and endlessly surprising. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. Long time comic readers might remember ads in the pages of 60s70s. Id call him kirby lee and wed have adventures that maybe feature a truck and get into all kinds of different comical situations whilst maintaining a gritty, crime.
See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and ads. When i was kid growing up in the bronx i used to get a magazine called boys life the official publication of the boy scouts of america. Aquarius, bill, and dave and their next door neighbors daughter sheila has befriended the sea. Back in the 60s, you could order a live monkey in the. Did you ever dress it up in costumes and make it your pal. Young boys reading superhero comics saw a lot of body building ads and ads to get taller, thinner, and richer. Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back section that caught my attention. Turns out russ created the two most famous comic book toy soldier ads and they are probably among the most widely remembered and most reprinted ads ever seen in comic books of the era. The free miniature monkey ad was placed by a photo enlargement and colorization service called dean studios. Now my grandmas the type of lady to tell a cop to kiss her ass while beating the kids in the backseat with a fly swatter without taking the cigarette out of her mouth, this being said ol joe joe bit he one day and.
This page is about the pages between the pages in your favorite comic books. Did any of our more mature readers ever actually purchase a monkey through a comic book. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and classic comics. Xray specs, sea monkeys monster size monsters, darling pet monkey, and more. Awesome ad for everyones favorite mailaway brine shrimp, sea monkeys. It showed a cute little squirrel monkey sitting in. Im attempting to get back into the swing of things and start posting on my regular schedule again. Instant life in 1960, seamonkeys began to appear in comic book ads, although without their soontobefamous name. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. They show up at the airport, the ad said it was a baby, and when they receive the cargo cage its a full grown feral spider monkey.