Gallery: Comic Book Ads!

Got a bit over an hour until my eBay auctions start to end, so here's a bonus post for ya!



From the February, 1976 DC Comics comes this Kenner ad for their attempted answer to Barbie... I don't know how popular Dusty et al ever got, but I know my youngest sister had one!

What I also don't know is why Kenner chose to advertise this item in DC's comics... heck, I scanned this particular one out of a war comic!



This ad, on the other hand, is much more like it! I'm pretty sure that all the non-Mego toys featured here have appeared (or will soon appear) in my "Found on eBay" posts!



And wrapping up the February, 1976 DC books, here's another of those Ideal Evel Knievel ads! Did you know that Marvel produced a one-shot that was maybe 16 pages in length for this line?



Moving on, here's an ad from the May, 1976 DC books... is there a single item here that shouldn't be reissued today (heck, in adult sizes as well as kid sizes)?



Jumping even further ahead, here's an ad from DC's November, 1979 books... Super-Heroes Glue Stic. Dennison obviously thought spending the licensing fee was worth it, but I don't know that even as a kid I'd prefer getting a Hulk Glue Stick instead of a plain one!

Jon

Found on eBay: Still More Batman Stuff!

Very, very slow at work today, so I figured I'd get some bonus posts in! So here's some more Batman stuff found on eBay!



Unfortunately, the seller of this Batmobile, manufactured by Clifford, didn't see fit to take a picture of more than just the box... then again, maybe that's all they were selling?



This red Batmobile has "mystery action," which would mean it's battery powered, and turns at random, naturally!



Hey! What's that Spider-Copter doing there with those two obviously-loved Batmobiles?



Have I mentioned before that while Kenner made the Give-A-Show Projector in the USA, in the UK it was manufactured by a company called Chad Valley? Here's an example of one of the very cool Chad Valley Give-A-Show sets, which I believe is still up for grabs on eBay right now! Awfully tempting, since it's all Batman (and I haven't got any Give-A-Show Batman slides yet, assuming any were made in the USA of just Batman), but the postage is prohibitive at my current income level!



I'm pretty sure that the Bat-Ray pictured above has been released at least two different times, with different box art each time!



Obviously, this Bat-Safe was released and sold in the UK, given the money amounts identified! I don't know if there was a US version made.



There have been quite a few Batman board games manufactured in the USA. But I have no idea if a US equivalent exists for this one, which has pretty nice box art!



This may be another of those AHI Batman toys... looks vaguely familiar to me!



This Batman figure hails from Brazil, and I'm guessing it's a bootleg, especially considering 1) Spider-Man and the Hulk appear on the header card, along with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman... plus 2) Batman's got no cape!



That's a nice variety of Batman buttons, isn't it?



Yes, some manufacturers would manufacture pretty much anything and put a Batman sticker on it, regardless of how much sense it makes for it to be a Batman item. Why do you ask?





There's something vaguely disturbing about this ceramic Batman bank... or is it just me?



This "powerized" Batman toy from Remco pretty much did the same thing as the "Energized" Spider-Man, but I'm guessing for some reason, Remco couldn't just call this an "Energized Batman"!



Nice clock, eh?



I'm not sure why the seller of this costume put it on a manikin that is way too small for it... but I guess it was less traumatic than trying to find a child to model it!



And last of the Batman stuff for this edition of "Found on eBay" are these Batman coins. No, I don't know why you'd need to trade them, or how you'd "play 'em." Seems to me pretty much once you've bought them, you've got the whole set, why risk losing any of 'em?

Jon

Give-A-Show Fridays: 1960 Red, Slide #3!

Give-A-Show Fridays: Checklist To Date!

So, here's this week's update of the Give-A-Show Projector checklist... I was hoping there'd be much more of an update, but have only received one of the sets I've been waiting for in the mail this week!

1960 - Red - 1 - Popeye - Popeye To The Rescue
1960 - Red - 2 - Three Stooges - Moon Man Moe
1960 - Red - 3 - Yogi Bear - All At Sea
1960 - Red - 4 - Woody Woodpecker - Go, Go, Goat!
1960 - Red - 5 - Huckleberry Hound - Jinks' Surprise
1960 - Red - 6 - Quick Draw McGraw - Two Heads are Better Than One
1960 - Red - 7 - Oswald - Bug Game Hunter
1960 - Red - 8 - Buffalo Bill - Sknis the Thieves
1960 - Red - 9 - Wild Bill Hickock - Deadly Ambush
1960 - Red - 10 - Kit Carson - Indian Attack
1960 - Red - 11 - Maverick - Take a Gamble
1960 - Red - 12 - Wyatt Earp - Gunman's Choice
1960 - Red - 13 - Annie Oakley - Shoot-Out
1960 - Red - 14 - Classics - Hansel & Gretel
1960 - Red - 15 - Classics - Pinocchio
1960 - Red - 16 - Classics - Cinderella
1961 - Blue - 1 - Huckleberry Hound - The One That Got Away
1961 - Blue - 2 - Popeye - A Day at the Seashore
1961 - Blue - 3 - Woody Woodpecker - Geronimo!
1961 - Blue - 4 - Three Stooges - Go To the Dogs
1961 - Blue - 5 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - A Ball for Boris
1961 - Blue - 6 - Lassie - Urgent Message
1961 - Blue - 7 - Mighty Mouse - Canaveral Capers
1961 - Blue - 8 - Classics - Peter Pan Foils Captain Hook
1961 - Blue - 9 - Casper the Friendly Ghost - He Who Laughs Last…
1961 - Blue - 10 - Heckle and Jeckle - Rough Stuff
1961 - Blue - 11 - Andy Panda - Balooney Business
1961 - Blue - 12 - Baby Huey - Wreckless Driver
1961 - Blue - 13 - Kenner Kids - The Haunted Mine
1961 - Blue - 14 - Roy Rogers - Trigger Has a Close Call
1961 - Blue - 15 - Captain Kangaroo - Bunny's Crazy Crop
1961 - Blue - 16 - Bozo - Bozo Booms a Bum
1961 - Blue - 17 - Classics - The Wizard of Oz
1961 - Blue - 18 - Classics - Robin Hood Meets Little John
1961 - Blue - 19 - Classics - Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn
1961 - Blue - 20 - Classics - William Tell
1961 - Blue - 21 - N/A - Stowaway in Space
1961 - Blue - 22 - Aesop's Fable - The Lion and the Mouse
1961 - Blue - 23 - N/A - Deadly Boomerang
1961 - Blue - 24 - N/A - Union Drummer Boy
1961 - Blue - 25 - Classics - Treasure Island
1961 - Blue - 26 - Popeye - Big Top Bullseye
1961 - Blue - 27 - Woody Woodpecker - Whew!
1961 - Blue - 28 - Three Stooges - Where There's Smoke… There's Fire?
1961 - Blue - 30 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - Bully for Bullwinkle
1961 - Blue - 31 - Roy Rogers - Headache for the Horse Thieves
1961 - Blue - 32 - Bozo - Joy Ride for Jumbo
1961 - Green - 1 - Huckleberry Hound - Huck's Magic Show
1961 - Green - 2 - Yogi Bear - Flying High
1961 - Green - 3 - Quick Draw McGraw - The Cannoneer
1961 - Green - 4 - Pixie & Dixie - Painting the Town
1961 - Green - 5 - Ruff & Reddy - Ruff Gets Rough
1961 - Green - 6 - Snooper & Blabber - The Bear Facts
1961 - Green - 7 - Auggie Doggie - Daddy Rings the Bell
1961 - Green - 8 - Flintstones - A New Twist
1961 - Green - 9 - Snagglepuss - Soars to New Heights
1961 - Green - 10 - Flintstones - Fred Bowls a Boomerang
1961 - Green - 11 - Aggie Doggie - Daddy Builds a Beauty
1961 - Green - 12 - Huckleberry Hound - Huck Uses His Head
1961 - Green - 13 - Yogi Bear - Unfunny Honey
1961 - Green - 14 - Quick Draw McGraw - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
1961 - Green - 15 - Ruff & Reddy - Whale of a Time
1961 - Green - 16 - Flintstones - Double Trouble
1962 - Green - 1 - Huckleberry Hound - Huck's Magic Show
1962 - Green - 2 - Yogi Bear - Flying High
1962 - Green - 3 - Quick Draw McGraw - The Cannoneer
1962 - Green - 4 - Pixie and Dixie - Painting the Town
1962 - Green - 5 - Ruff & Reddy - Ruff Gets Rough
1962 - Green - 6 - Snooper and Blabber - The Bear Facts
1962 - Green - 7 - Auggie Doggie - Daddy Rings the Bell
1962 - Green - 8 - Flintstones - A New Twist
1962 - Green - 9 - Snagglepuss - Soars to New Heights
1962 - Green - 10 - Flintstones - Fred Bowls a Boomerang
1962 - Green - 11 - Auggie Doggie - Daddy Builds a Beauty
1962 - Green - 12 - Huckleberry Hound - Huck Uses His Head
1962 - Green - 13 - Yogi Bear - Unfunny Honey
1962 - Green - 14 - Quick Draw McGraw - Mirror, Mirror on theWall…
1962 - Green - 15 - Ruff & Reddy - Whale of a Time
1962 - Green - 16 - Flintstones - Double Trouble
1962 - Red - 1 - Popeye and Olive Oyl - Victory at Sea
1962 - Red - 2 - Three Stooges - Monster Monkey Business
1962 - Red - 3 - Kenner Kids - Dive into Danger
1962 - Red - 4 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - The Astronut
1962 - Red - 5 - Woody Woodpecker - Jetty Propulsion
1962 - Red - 6 - Roy Rogers - Mark of the Big Cat
1962 - Red - 7 - Kenner Kids - Everglades Adventure
1962 - Red - 8 - Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear - Poor Picnic Pickin's
1962 - Red - 9 - Mr. Magoo - Magoo Gets a Checkup
1962 - Red - 10 - Classics - Aladdin's Lamp
1962 - Red - 11 - Dick Tracy - Case of the Missing Masterpiece
1962 - Red - 12 - Mr. Ed - A Hitchin' Ed's Plans
1962 - Red - 13 - Fury - Adventure With an Outlaw Stallion
1962 - Red - 14 - Deputy Dawg - Bait From Outer Space
1962 - Red - 15 - Mighty Mouse - A Whale of a Job
1962 - Red - 16 - Classics - The Boy Who Cried Wolf
1962 - Silver - 1 - -
1962 - Silver - 2 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - Misguided Moosile
1962 - Silver - 3 - -
1962 - Silver - 4 - -
1962 - Silver - 5 - -
1962 - Silver - 6 - -
1962 - Silver - 7 - -
1962 - Silver - 8 - -
1962 - Silver - 9 - -
1962 - Silver - 10 - -
1962 - Silver - 11 - -
1962 - Silver - 12 - -
1962 - Silver - 13 - -
1962 - Silver - 14 - -
1962 - Silver - 15 - -
1962 - Silver - 16 - -
1963 - Green - 1 - The Flintstones - All'sWell That Ends Well
1963 - Green - 2 - Huckleberry Hound - Smile, You're on TV!
1963 - Green - 3 - Yogi Bear - Woodsman, Spare That Tree!
1963 - Green - 4 - Jetsons - Rosie Gets Repaired
1963 - Green - 5 - Quick Draw McGraw - Fastest Guitar in the West
1963 - Green - 6 - Hokey Wolf - An Actor's Life
1963 - Green - 7 - Touche Turtle - Blast Off For Balloon
1963 - Green - 8 - Wally Gator - Wally Saves His Skin
1963 - Green - 9 - Lippy Lion - The Dragon's Shadow
1963 - Green - 10 - Auggie Doggie - Daddy Tries His Wings
1963 - Green - 11 - Flintstones - Fred Thinks Big
1963 - Green - 12 - Huckleberry Hound - The Right Caliber
1963 - Green - 13 - Yogi Bear - His Kind of Hat
1963 - Green - 14 - Jetsons - Elroy's Secret Weapon
1963 - Green - 15 - Quick Draw McGraw - Gold Fever
1963 - Green - 16 - The Flintstones - A Record Catch
1964 - Red - 1 - Popeye - Popeye Booms Back
1964 - Red - 2 - Dick Tracy - A Real Pepper-Upper
1964 - Red - 3 - Mr. Magoo - Out of Step
1964 - Red - 4 - Alvin and the Chipmunks - Fractured Football
1964 - Red - 5 - -
1964 - Red - 6 - -
1964 - Red - 7 - -
1964 - Red - 8 - -
1964 - Red - 9 - Fury - Firey Rescue
1964 - Red - 10 - -
1964 - Red - 11 - -
1964 - Red - 12 - -
1964 - Red - 13 - -
1964 - Red - 14 - -
1964 - Red - 15 - -
1964 - Red - 16 - -
1965 - Red - 1 - Flintstones - A Sneeze to Please
1965 - Red - 2 - Yogi Bear - Rocket Riding Ranger
1965 - Red - 3 - Huckleberry Hound - Barrel Peril
1965 - Red - 4 - Magilla Gorilla - Hare Raising Robber
1965 - Red - 5 - Peter Potamus - Brainless Buccaneer
1965 - Red - 6 - Jetsons - Supersonic Sissy
1965 - Red - 7 - Jonny Quest - Warehouse Rescue
1965 - Red - 8 - Quick Draw McGraw - Clobbers a Robber
1965 - Red - 9 - Yogi Bear - A Punch for a Lunch
1965 - Red - 10 - Huckleberry Hound - BarnStorming
1965 - Red - 11 - Flintstones and Hoppy - Mammoth Dilemma
1965 - Red - 12 - Quick Draw McGraw - Out of the Frying Pan
1965 - Red - 13 - Magilla Gorilla - Sled Snack
1965 - Red - 14 - Peter Potamus - Watta Melon
1965 - Red - 15 - Flintstones and Hoppy - Kitchen Concert
1965 - Red - 16 - Yogi Bear - Yogi's Buzz Bomb
1966 - Blue - 1 - Superman - Race Against Danger
1966 - Blue - 2 - Three Stooges - Aqua-Nuts
1966 - Blue - 3 - Popeye - One Track Mind
1966 - Blue - 4 - Mighty Mouse - Good Noose
1966 - Blue - 5 - Lassie - Lassie the Game Warden
1966 - Blue - 6 - Secret Squirrel - Shrink in the Drink
1966 - Blue - 7 - Mr. Magoo - Abused Car Lot
1966 - Blue - 8 - Fury - Fireman Fury
1966 - Blue - 9 - Alvin and the Chipmunks - Moon Munks
1966 - Blue - 10 - Captain Kangaroo - Acrobunny
1966 - Blue - 11 - Roy Rogers - Nellybelle to the Rescue
1966 - Blue - 12 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - Alley Antics
1966 - Blue - 13 - Bozo - Shoe In
1966 - Blue - 14 - Casper the Friendly Ghost - A Frosty Friend
1966 - Blue - 15 - Heckle and Jeckle - Double Play
1966 - Blue - 16 - Stingray - Stingray's Secret Weapon
1967 - Blue - 1 - Frankenstein Jr - Frankie, Jr Saves a Satellite
1967 - Blue - 2 - Yogi Bear - Crunches a Lunch
1967 - Blue - 3 - Huckleberry Hound - Hot Puck Huck
1967 - Blue - 4 - Flintstones - The Purloined Sirloin
1967 - Blue - 5 - Magilla Gorilla - Drive-In Ape Wash
1967 - Blue - 6 - Secret Squirrel - Smells a Rat
1967 - Blue - 7 - Atom Ant - Supermarket Showdown
1967 - Blue - 8 - Quick Draw McGraw - Female Felon
1967 - Blue - 9 - Space Ghost - Puny Pirates
1967 - Blue - 10 - Dino Boy - Whale of a Tail
1967 - Blue - 11 - The Impossibles - The Formless Foe
1967 - Blue - 12 - Space Kidettes - Frozen Assets
1967 - Blue - 13 - Precious Pupp - The Fortuitus Flue
1967 - Blue - 14 - Maw & Paw Rugg - All Tire(d) Out
1967 - Blue - 15 - Hokey Wolf - Art Thief Grief
1967 - Blue - 16 - -
1968 - Red - 1 - Superman - Asphault Ambush
1968 - Red - 2 - Lone Ranger - Tunnel of Terror
1968 - Red - 3 - Three Stoogets - Firehouse Frenzy
1968 - Red - 4 - Captain Kangaroo - Mower Mayhem
1968 - Red - 5 - Off to See the Wizard - Enchanted River
1968 - Red - 6 - Lassie - Anchor Man
1968 - Red - 7 - Casper - Postal Poltergeist
1968 - Red - 8 - Spider-Man - The Frustrated Phantom
1968 - Red - 9 - Fantastic Four - Vicious Vine
1968 - Red - 10 - Rocky and Bullwinkle - Slingshot Sleuth
1968 - Red - 11 - Gentle Been - Midnight Fright
1968 - Red - 12 - Bozo the Clown - Salty Solution
1968 - Red - 13 - Popeye - Deep Sea Dilemma
1968 - Red - 14 - Thor - Melt the Monster
1968 - Red - 15 - King Kong - Erroneous Eruption
1968 - Red - 16 - Aquaman - All Clammed Up
1974 - 006 - 491-02 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - Tomato Catch-Up Part 2
1974 - 006 - 491-01 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - Tomato Catch-Up Part 1
1974 - 006 - 492-02 - Scooby Doo - Seize and Freeze Part 2
1974 - 006 - 492-01 - Scooby Doo - Seize and Freeze Part 1
1974 - 006 - 493-02 - Josie and the Pussycats - Candy Landing Part 2
1974 - 006 - 493-01 - Josie and the Pussycats - Candy Landing Part 1
1974 - 006 - 494-02 - Speed Buggy - Speed Trap Part 2 (mislabeled as "Speed Buggs")
1974 - 006 - 494-01 - Speed Buggy - Speed Trap Part 1 (mislabeled as "Speed Buggs")
1974 - 006 - 495-02 - Charlotte's Web - Some Pig Part 2
1974 - 006 - 495-01 - Charlotte's Web - Some Pig Part 1
1974 - 006 - 496-00 - Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch - Hat Whack
1974 - 006 - 497-00 - Star Trek - Space Cowboy
1974 - 006 - 498-00 - Archie - Ladder Splatter
1974 - 006 - 499-00 - Goober and the Ghost Chasers - Giving up the Ghost
1974 - 006 - 501-00 - Robin Hood - Hood-Winked
1974 - 006 - 560-00 - Bugs Bunny - Wabbitt to the Wescue
1976 - 686 - 606-02 - Land of the Lost - Grumpy's Rescue Part 2
1976 - 686 - 606-01 - Land of the Lost - Grumpy's Rescue Part 1
1976 - 686 - 608-02 - Shazam - Cliff Hanger Part 2
1976 - 686 - 607-00 - Far Out Space Nuts - Lunch Launch
1976 - 686 - 608-01 - Shazam - Cliff Hanger Part 1
1976 - 686 - 610-02 - Scooby-Doo - Mustery Train Part 2
1976 - 686 - 609-00 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - Hole in One
1976 - 686 - 610-01 - Scooby-Doo - Mystery Train Part 1 (missing0
1976 - 686 - 611-00 - Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm - Scary Staircase
1976 - 686 - 612-00 - Josie and the Pussycats - A Feather in Her Cap
1976 - 686 - 613-00 - Great Grape Ape - Snow Foolin
1976 - 686 - 614-00 - ?? -
1976 - 686 - 615-00 - Hong Kong Phooey - Clothesline Catapult
1976 - 686 - 616-00 - Speed Buggy - Sky High Scramble
1976 - 686 - 617-00 - ??? -
1976 - 686 - 618-00 - ?? -
1976 - 686 - 619-00 - Bugs Bunny - Fishing Frenzy
1976 - 686 - 620-00 - Harlem Globetrotters - Super Stuff
1978 - Black - 1-16 - Star Wars - Scene 1-16

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Here's a slightly edited version of the "What I'm Thankful For" post from last year, updated:

I'm thankful for my wife, Jessi -- probably what I'm most thankful for of all. Because of her, I became a boxer person, which led to my getting Krypto.

I'm thankful for our dogs, KO and Krypto -- and for their continued good health and for their affection and companionship.

I'm thankful for comic books and their long history, which have become my primary interest from an entertainment point of view. Comic books led to my meeting my first wife, and also led to my making a number of friends over the years (some of whom I've lost track of between moves across the country and back, but I still cherish the friendships while they lasted).

I'm thankful for the internet, which gives me access to a world of stuff I might've never been exposed to, and has also provided me an outlet via this blog.

I'm thankful for Apple Computers and the development of desktop publishing. Thanks to those two items, I found a vocation that I was not only well-suited for, but one which I've enjoyed doing (even if I haven't always enjoyed where I've done it). It's also given me skills that I not only use at work, but also use for my own enjoyment.

I'm thankful for my job. I may complain about it sometimes, but it's still the best job I've ever had.

I'm thankful for my family -- I haven't always gotten along well with them, nor have I always agreed with what they've done in their lives, but they've always been supportive of me through the years.

I'm thankful for the readers of this blog, even if I don't always get comments back from you, I know you're there (however many of you there are!). I hope you'll continue to enjoy reading it for years to come!

But perhaps most of all this year, I'm thankful for my soon-to-be son, whom Jessi and I should be officially adopting a week from Tuesday!

Jon

Found on eBay: More Batman Stuff!

Some enterprising eBay seller has been selling these kits, that I think are scaled for the Hot Wheels Batmobile.



This Batcopter toy hails from Italy... I have no idea why Superman's on the card art!



I'm afraid I've forgotten where this Batcycle comes from... kind of neat in a funky way, isn't it?



Here's another Batcycle, which is remote-controlled, but doesn't seem to have a Batman figure!



I'm guessing that this Batgirl costume was one of the first Batgirl items available, and I'm guessing it came out between the Ideal "Super Queens" Batgirl doll and the Mego Batgirl!



This foreign Batgirl knock-off toy was supposedly manufactured by Marx, according to the seller!



OK, so here's the Bat-Grenade toy... but what's really interesting about this is that on the card, Batman's got his name on his insignia!



This Batjet is very cool, isn't it? (Amazing how many Batman items I've featured that you've never heard of before, eh?)



Check out this Batmobile, which was a custom piece... it's 1/6th scale, and it's absolutely dazzling!



The detailing on this is just amazing... then again, so was the starting bid, if I recall!



This last pic really shows you how freakin' big the thing is, too!



Compare the above Batmobile to this 1/8 scale Batmobile here.



Quite a few more Batmobiles to share with you today! This blue one is battery-powered, and I think I had a different pic of it that I shared maybe six months back or so!



Want to know something weird? The name I have on this is "batmobile_choppperm" and I have no idea what that was supposed to mean now.



When I came across this Batmobile on eBay a while back, I was so, so tempted to put a bid on it... it's a coin-operated ride, like you used to always see in front of Kmart...



...aside from figuring I'd probably be way outbid, the seller required an in-person pick-up of it. I tell you, if I'd won the lottery, though, I would have so bought it!



Of all the companies that have made Batmobile toys, I think AHI's made the most, and Corgi is a very close second! Mattel or Kenner would probably be #3.



This Batmobile, on the other hand, was made by Duncan (the Yo-Yo company? Could be, I'm not sure).



This Batmobile is friction-powered!



This is a Johnny Lightning Batmobile... amazing how many different toys were based on the 1966 Batmobile, isn't it?



This Batmobile is the current one from Hot Wheels, but someone's made it into a Keychain!



For many Batman collectors, this slot-car racer Batmobile is the "Holy Grail" of collecting... and I used to have one of them when I was kid!



This is the Avon Batmobile shampoo or bubble bath bottle! Cool, isn't it?



Another battery-powered Batmobile here... looks like it's lost a tire, though!



A couple of non-66 Batmobile toys here, I think by Corgi!

More Batmobiles and other Bat-items in the next "Found on eBay" entry!

Jon