X ray vision glasses ad on the back of every comic book. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. Joe, and now i cant get my scanner to work, so were stuck with 60s and 70s for the time being. Notable comic book advertisements concept comic vine. X ray and the rest of the ufoes blamed bruce banner for interfering with the flight program and it brought back the crew before they could absorb even more cosmic rays which would make them more. The death ray utilizes the classic staples of the superhero genre and reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic. Comic book ads xray specs and the beyond be a real man, learn karate. Mailorder mysteries reveals the real products behind comic. The ad showed a guy looking at the bones in his hand while a young lady stood by, patiently waiting her turn to be examined. X ray spex formed in 1976 in london and released one studio album, 1978s germ free adolescents.
With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. These are posted for the enjoyment of all comic book fans. I was never really a fan of the stories except superman and richie rich, but for some reason i loved the advertisements. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s barrys pearls of. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Vintage ad for xray specs old comic books, vintage comic books, vintage. X ray spex tshirts on redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced, sweatshopfree apparel and available in a huge range of styles, colors and sizes. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. T in a film career spanning almost four decades, jim lau has appeared in well over 100 films and television shows, working with some of the worlds most celebrated actors and directors in hollywood such as alan alda, michael landon, burt reynolds, kurt rusell, roy scheider, kevin costner, john carpenter, and jon turteltaub, among others.
The comics may not have been socially acceptable, but they had cool ads in them. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The science of xray specs and sea monkeys these products advertised in the back of comic books promised improbable feats of science. This site is a place to post my comics, drawings and other media that i use to educate students about anatomy, radiology and evidence based medicine. Comic book ads from the1950s and 1960s i do miss old comics. Take a look at our corporate website at late nite grafix, inc.
The ads, which would be so unacceptable today, showed an illustration of a man wearing the x ray specs looking right through a womens dress. How a feral squirrelmonkey attacked its new owner, why a submarine disintegrated on the front lawn, how xray specs caused nothing but confusion and other crazy comic book advertising stories. Comic book artist requirements salary jobs the art. These are available to license for books, magazines, merchandise, newsletters, presentations and websites. The ufoes appear in the incredible hulk with vector voiced by s. Many times, these are even more memorable than the comic book itself. Aside from the creep factor look through womens clothes. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. See more ideas about vintage comics, vintage comic books and vintage ads. What kid did not order or dream of ordering such classics as sea monkeys, polaris subs or x ray glasses that we saw in the comic books.
Meet poly ethelene, your lifesize inflatable woman. X ray glasses by michael daisy youve probably seen the comic books with ads for xray glasses or xray specs that promise to give the wearer amazing powers to see through solid objects like walls, and clothing. Taken out of context, these comic book strips are full of innuendo and smut. A polaris submarinemore than seven feet longwhich i dreamt of traveling in along the forthclyde canal, avoiding the ghostly weeds, the garbage, discarded shopping trolleys, and the imaginary gangsterspale, bloated and tethered to. 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. While ironclad and vapor appear virtually identical to their comic book incarnations, x ray is. Since the discovery of x ray technology on this day in 1895 by german physicist wilhelm conrad rontgen, the medical field has become much better equipped to find out which of your teeth are rotten and how many legos your dog has swallowed.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Discover the hidden secrets of the body using real x rays in the cool new book, amazing x rays. Its been a while since ive done a classified page, so here you go. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. You could send away for x ray specs, joy buzzers, the hypnocoin, assorted novelties and gags like a fake arm cast. But in those preinternet days, there was no way for lil schoolkids to. Nov 01, 2010 hey, kids, its time to bone up on the human body. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. The man with the xray eyes 1963 the house of stuff. Yes i know they were pants now but at the time i imagined these things really worked. Comic book adds were one of the few pleasures we never knew we were having in the 70s and 80s. The current paper version is sold under the name xray spex. Xray specs are american novelties, purported to allow users to see through or into solid objects. And a sevenfoot submarine you and a friend could pilot.
Comic book advertisements are a common feature in american comic books mainly from the 1940s onwards. Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic lasergun plans, xray specs, and even 7foottall monsters with glowinthedark eyes. Notable comic book advertisements appears in 15 issues. X ray spex poly styrene london 18th december 1977 33 x 23 inches rare uk. Foxy grandpa and polly was a comic strip upon which husband and wife team joseph hart and carrie demar based a musical for the stage. Extraordinary machine in october 2015, and bitch planet, volume 2. The back page of every issue includes satirical comic book ads for missed connections, and such stereotypical products as xray specs, but with a feminist twist. In this ad they have fewer items, but devote more space to each one. The xray spex in particular were drawn by a professional daredevil named henri lamothe, who is the in the guinness book of world records for making the worlds highest shallow dive, from 28 feet into 12 inches of water. 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. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout if something seems to good to be true. 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.
Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia. Half these xray specs ads seem to be emphasizing the possibility of seeing through a ladies dress. Went to a comic book store yesterday page 2 financial. And if id come across an ad about xray vision glasses, i. The x ray comics and cartoons collected from thirtyfive of the best cartoonists. Vintage comicbook ad with penguin for hostess fruit pies old comic books. Airport screeners could get xrated xray views the new.
As i type this, i have a pair of ancient x ray specs sitting on a shelf. Hang your posters in dorms, bedrooms, offices, or anywhere blank walls arent welcome. After the crayon is removed, homer experiences a sudden surge in intelligence, making him closer to lisa and isolated from his friends. Posts about xray glasses written by comicbookadsblog. The illusion that they do work, when you hold up your.
I got a pair of xray specs from a local joke shop a few years ago. All xray lady courses are accepted by the arrt and state licensure boards. Its not until the comic shifts from the 30s to the 40s, gaining international success, that we. A polaris submarinemore than seven feet longwhich i dreamt of traveling in along the forthclyde canal, avoiding the ghostly weeds, the garbage, discarded shopping trolleys, and the imaginary gangsterspale, bloated and tethered to weighty blocks of concrete. High quality xray inspired tshirts by independent artists and designers from around the world.
X ray specs was a british comic strip illustrated by mike lacey that appeared in the first issue of the british comic monster fun on 14 june 1975. Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. The top 100 strangest, suggestive and steamy vintage comic book panels of all time. Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. These are the ads i salivated over mostand to be frank a part of me. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads, crazy claims. It features a young boy who acquired a set of x ray spectacles with whom he could see through everything. Price of vintage ystery magic drawing book for children luxury sea monkeys and x ray spex collecting the bizarre stuff vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Check these old comic book ads out and read the details of what you really got when you ordered. From a dogeared pile of yellowing comic books found in an old box at the back of the haunted closet, a collection of comic book ads that both tantalized and intrigued me, then and now. Foxy grandpa and polly in a little hilarity 1902 imdb. The first time i ever saw comics for sale was in 1979, when the. 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.
I always wanted a pair and so did every comic book reader in the world. A pair of glasses enabled you to see through clothing. Using the book s unique builtin light box, curious readers can clip on one of the included 16 acetate x rays to examine closeup. I used to enjoy the ads on the back page, like the xray glasses ad. The strange history of comic book advertisements syfy wire. A world where seamonkeys could be trained, xray specs saw through clothes, charles atlas taught bodybuilding secrets and oneday karate courses could be yours for just a dollar. 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. Referencing the early issues of action comics, widely considered to be the first superhero comic, there are barely any ads at all. Having to be so cynical see more ideas about vintage comic books, vintage comics and comic books. Xray and the rest of the ufoes blamed bruce banner for interfering with the flight program and it brought back the crew before they could absorb even more cosmic rays which would make them more. Ray jones saved to vintage comic book ads best comic book ads ever gotta get me some fu sandals.
While his last book, how to write short 20, examined pithy prose in todays ubiquitous media, this illuminating volume focuses on superb writing through the centuries. No reaction, hifw, analogy, cake day, or upvote gifs. These ads offered kids the opportunity to see through everything from fingers, an eggshell, and possibly even clothing all for the cost of a dollar. That responsibility is sacred in our society, which is why only the. This is due to problems such as glare from the cameras in live action media, difficulty reading facial expressions, etc. 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 am looking at a copy of an ad that ran in the back of comic books in the 1950s and early 1960s. The brand advertised heavily in comic books and on tv and led many unsuspecting unathletic kids to believe that all they needed to not be chosen last in gym class was a pair of expensive sneakers. After singer poly styrene left in 1979 to pursue other interests the band auditioned for a new singer and changed their name to. In terms of suggestiveness its hard to beat hrm the sega ads from uk comic viz.
X ray specs 5 mail order scams from magazine and comic ads. Did they advertise these in the same comic books that shangchi ran around barefoot. Here are a 10 crazy vintage comic book ads i recently stumbled across. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. They are the kind of junk gadgets hawked in the back of comic books and other magazines, designed to appeal to gullible kids and to quickly separate them from their allowances. Who can forget the charles atlas ads, the x ray specks, sea monkeys, or the mysterious grab bag. Whether youve broken a bone, gone through airport security or simply watched an episode of any given medical drama, youre familiar with the ubiquitous x ray. But you still want money to buy things like comics books. Slim fit, order a size up if youd like it less fitting. Im actually kind of surprised to see xray spex in 1978 for some reason i thought that was more of a 50s60s thing but apparently i was mistaken on that. Hilarious vintage gadget advertisements those of us old enough to remember print media will immediately recognize this type of advertisements. Apr 30, 2011 poly styrene, former singer with x ray spex, has died of cancer aged 53. Some of the military ones, like the ad for revolutionary soldiers.
No, you cant see through womens clothes with a pair of cheap cardboard glasses, you perv. I also started scanning some of the advertisements found within the comic books. Also, comic book art careers generally fall under the broad category of illustration careers. Check out our x ray spex selection for the very best in unique or custom. The company is still around and thriving today online. As the ads says, all you have to do is buy these special xray glasses and you can become the disgusting. These ads are as much a part of the history and lore of comic books as the stories themselves. Please include a link to the original reddit submission in your report or modmail if you have it. Scott bullock, vapor voiced by rachael macfarlane, x ray voiced by keith ferguson, and ironclad voiced by mitch lewis.
Old comic book ads that were total scams it was a simpler time. Readers may not consider the work of ancient poets homer and virgil as examples of cinematic writing, but these scribes, who zoom in and out of scenes with words, have a. So this is our fourth installment of grit, with the previous ones being from 1963, 1972, and 1980. There are no monkeys in the sea and xray vision will cost you more than. In the 60s and way beyond, you couldnt pick up a comic book without seeing an ad for xray specs. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. When martin blackstones son is given a pair of xray specs from a comic book, they dont seem to work. Fantastic ads like these ruled the back of my beloved comic books with every issue. The punk icon, real name marian joan elliottsaid, revealed that she was suffering from the illness in february this year. Products offered included novelty items, toys, and selfimprovement courses such as drawing and body building. When i was a kid, my brother collected comic books.
With subtle comedy, deft mastery, and an obvious affection for the bold popart exuberance of comic book design, daniel clowes delivers a contemporary meditation on the darkness of the human psyche. Here weve got another installment from our friends at fun factory see a 1980 ad from them here. Comic book ads x ray specs and the beyond be a real man, learn karate. Ok, i know that i should have an ad from the 80s this week, but i just finished the ads id been posting from g. Sea monkeys, xray specs, and more if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Sea monkeys and xray specs 5 mail order scams from. Charles atlas was certainly an inspiration to puny peter parker types, though i lean more towards the xray specs which allowed you to checkout the goods prior to unwrapping.
Martin puts them on and discovers a whole new world lurking just beneath the surface. Novelty historian kirk demarais tests xray specs and. The ad that stoked every young comic book readers imagination was the one for xray specs. Their comic book ads were typically full page in size and usually in the inside front or back covers. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Darling pet munkees songs based on old comic book ads. Young boys reading superhero comics saw a lot of body building ads and ads to get taller, thinner, and richer. Click on any image to see links to licensing and related cartoons.
Comic book ads this week, we explore the fascinating world of comic book advertising. In reality, the spectacles merely create an optical illusion. Bitch planet was collected into two trade paperbacks, bitch planet, volume 1. In real life, there are lots of different types of people who wear glasses, but in fiction they are more rare. One thing has stayed consistent in western world comic books, however, and thats the often bizarre advertisements. 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.