Album Comic Book Recollections from PopKulture

Space Squadron 2

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Sat, 29 Jan 2000 19:24:48 +0000

Fantastic_Four_poster

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:43:03 +0000

If you read Marvel comics in the late 60's and early 70's, you may have been tempted to send in your hard-earned grass-cutting money for all sorts of merchandise, like this terrific poster of the Fantastic Four by the great Jack Kirby!

Published by Marvelmania, 1970.

Just imagine!

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:33:12 +0000

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One of the perks of leafing through an old comic is unquestionably the ads - for everything from hordes of plastic army men and Red Ryder B.B. guns to bodybuilding courses and dance instruction to giant balloons and cardboard forts - and, in the case above, ads for other comic books!

Looking back in our rear-view mirror, some of the issues advertised are of course mundane; others, however, like the ad pictured above for the first issue of The Justice League of America, fuel the imagination.

Ironically, these ads tend to appear in companion magazines which are not themselves all that significant, but had that shiny dime been spent instead on the book pictured, it could be worth thousands!

October 1960.

Hdwe_store_calendar_comics

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 23:58:52 +0000

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Vintage 1957 calendar for Jack's Hardware Store in Haskell, New Jersey.

This delightful calendar features a photograph of three children voraciously devouring that week's offerings, despite the proprietor's ironic petition of "please do not handle." The picture itself likely dates to early 1948, since it contains multiple issues with May or June 1948 publishing dates.

Some of the books pictured include: Capt. Marvel No. 86, Jumbo 112, Action 120, All-Star 41 Henry 2, Feature 123, Frisky Fables 30, Dare-Devil 49, Joe Palooka 21, Patsy Walker 17, Popeye 2, Li'l Abner 64, Prize Western 69, and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 91.

Crime Does Not Pay

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:59:03 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:23:05 +0000

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Poor Donald seemed to have one-of-those-days everyday!

Walt Disney's Comics and Stories - Vol. 8, No. 7, April 1948.

Cover art likely by Walt Kelly.

CM_Little_Dot_123

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:57:28 +0000

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Overly generous gumball machines must surely violate OSHA regulations regarding tripping hazards.

Little Dot - Issue No. 123.

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nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:57:29 +0000

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Apparently Hot Stuff hasn't been all that naughty!

Hot Stuff - Issue No. 95.

CM_Casper_17

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:16:42 +0000

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Today, Casper would no doubt be concerned that his almost intangible backside would further erode the polar ice shelf, but such was not the case in the carefree 50's, when the Cold War chill was in full effect! :-p

Casper The Friendly Ghost - Issue No. 17, 1954.

CM_Cinderella_FC272

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:08:10 +0000

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Cinderella - Dell Four Color 272 - 1949

CM_Porky_Pig_FC260

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:08:10 +0000

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Porky's gunning to defend Petunia on this vibrant old Dell comic.

Porky Pig - Dell Four Color 260 - 1949

CM_D_Duck_Beach_Party

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:55:31 +0000

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The whole gang’s packed up and heading for the beach!

Dell Giant - Donald Duck Beach Party No. 5, 1958

CM_Donald_Duck_35

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:55:31 +0000

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Ever just have one of those days? Donald Duck has them all the time!

Donald Duck No. 35, 1954

CM_Bugs_Halloween_Fun3

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:03:07 +0000

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Bugs Bunny is cooking up some wicked tales on this colorful old Dell Giant comic book cover.

Bugs Bunny's Trick 'N' Treat Halloween Fun No. 3 - 1955

CM_Bugs_Vacation_Funnies

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:03:08 +0000

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Bugs Bunny is behind the wheel on this fun-filled comic cover, also featuring, Porky and Petunia Pig, Elmer Fudd, and Tweety and Sylvester.

Dell Giant – Bug’s Bunny’s Vacation Funnies No. 9 - 1959

CM_Bugs_Xmas_Funnies9

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:04:08 +0000

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Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies No. 9, 1958

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nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:04:08 +0000

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Bugs Bunny's County Fair No. 1, 1957

CM_Porky_Pig_FC322

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:03:48 +0000

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Porky Pig in “Roaring Rockets,” Dell Four Color comic No. 322, 1951.

Isn’t it fascinating that a rocket ship has a traditional steering wheel?

CM_Mickey_Mouse_FC325

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:03:49 +0000

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Mickey Mouse “in the Haunted Castle,” Dell Four Color comic No. 325, 1951.

Run, little Leprechaun! If Mickey gets his hands on you, it's curtains! You'll wind up just like Britney...

CM_Beetle_Bailey_10

nobody@ipernity.com (PopKulture) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:11:55 +0000

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Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey, the lovable, bumbling eternal private, has a little trouble with his M-1 carbine.

Issue No. 10, May-July 1957.