Aug 02, 2018 i keep seeing all the neat ads when the back covers are shown and it got me wondering how many people actually purchased something from a comic book ad. Wonders and wow comic book mail order nostalgia from the. Connector rides gps40afp for sale collectibles deals daily. Order directly from click on any book below for more info or to order. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. The film is about a submarine crew who are shrunk to microscopic size and venture into the body of an injured scientist to repair damage to his brain. Shop a selection catalog of in stock and ready to ship here on the internet. Yes, i am on facebook, but dont know how to promote the book without looking vain. Dec 2, 2012 vintage polaris nuclear submarine ad 1960s by. 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. Fantastic voyage is a 1966 american sciencefiction film directed by richard fleischer and written by harry kleiner, based on a story by otto klement and jerome bixby.
No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. A distinctive element in this genre is the soundtrack, which attempts to bring home the emotional and dramatic nature of conflict under the sea. Clayton moraga, in 1967, in his polaris nuclear sub, a glorified. Admiral maxie haines tells an inquisitive reporter the story of how the submarine, the moonfish, became a derelict. Nuclear sub 15 enticing vintage comic book ads comic book list, old. Beatles memorabilia price guide and appraisal guide. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the through the. I still cant decide which hurt most the submarine that was water soluble, or the. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017 make 2020 your best reading year yet. Nuclear sub 15 enticing vintage comic book ads original polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order novelties your very own nuclear sub. Beatles book in other beatles memorabilia for sale ebay. This premium ballast would later be sold in the likes of a wee crammed kiosk near queen street station, or. Toyschildhood memoriesbritains toys1960s toysgreat adsold comics. Back in 1970 i was 1415 i did purchase the charles atlas course.
Jan, 2017 with that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. 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. Forgotten scifi and fantasy tv shows and movie pilots imdb. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were lured by those enticing ads promising. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Giant life size beatles poster 1960s rare in color. Fiftytwo submarines of the united states navy were lost during world war ii. A lot of ads in old comic books just wanted your money.
Have you ever bought anything from a comic book ad. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual. Apr 12, 2020 the iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. One more beatles album you want to own is the original version of yesterday and today, which features the controversial butcher cover. Two shipyard teams, apparently unaware of each other s efforts, were conducting work involving filling tanks in both the forward and aft portions of the submarine. It was isometric exercises dedicated to specific muscle groups with tips on. Here are some comic books i remember reading when i was growing up. Navys submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the american armed forces, losing one in five submariners. Searchable appraisal guide to current market values for beatles memorabilia.
Honor house vintage polaris nuclear submarine ad 1960s. 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. Ive also posted more lists of key comic books by year including other decades. Collecting ballots from staff, friends and readers of movie mezzanine for the best movies of the 1960s. Submarine films have their own particular semantics and syntax, creating a film genre concerned specifically with submarine warfare. This is in its original shipping carton in the condition shown in. Circa 1960s collection housed in 5 metal file boxes. 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. This novelty item grazed the pages of comic books and magazines through the late. The book starts out well enough with the early inventors thinkers by about putting something in the water that travels beneath the surface. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made. It was literally a paper sheet that you had to hang over a card table why we had a card table when our family never played cards, i have no idea, and you sat under. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. Old comic book ads xray specs sea monkeys kit charles.
Collecting the bizarre stuff sold in the back of comic books. 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. Buying or selling without iguide could be hazardous to your wealth. When david bowies diamond dogs first came out in 1974, the singer appeared as halfman, halfdog on the cover, but in the original album art, the dog part of bowie had genitals, which was a little too much for the censors. Demarais, who is 39, became fascinated with mailorder comic novelities as a kid in smalltown siloam springs, arkansas, where hes lived most of his life. With that caveat stated, without further ado, here is a list of 50 important comics from the 1970s. Back in those days there used to be an advertisement in the back section that caught my attention. Nine of the most collectible school lunch boxes, 1935 to now. Nov 22, 2017 finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017 make 2020 your best reading year yet.
Sep 21, 2007 the mysterious pet monkey ads of the 1960s. The film is about a submarine crew who are shrunk to microscopic size and venture into the. Aug 22, 2018 nine of the most collectible school lunch boxes, 1935 to now. Nancy thanks for the attention,new, independent authors get very little. Mar 06, 2018 a look at the wonderfully weird mail order novelty items of the past. As a kid that saw this ad in comic books all the time, i wuz always.
Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual youtube. Rare 1960s little general jeep ride on mail order comic book ads mip sealed up for sale, i have a vintage 1960s little general ride on jeep. 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. A catalog of the coolest toys never made baumann, marty, howard, byron, steranko, jim on. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Sign up for the book of the day email, and youll get a daily book recommendation email delivered to your inbox each morning. This premium ballast would later be sold in the likes of a wee crammed kiosk near queen street station, or the local newsagent and grocer mcgregors in blairdardie. I keep seeing all the neat ads when the back covers are shown and it got me wondering how many people actually purchased something from a comic book ad. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. This timeline offers a sample of newsworthy happenings from the 1960s. Polaris nuclear submarine 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.
Wonders and wow comic book mail order nostalgia from the sixties daniel daniel. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Did you ever sell grit or order 200 plastic army men. Nine of the most collectible school lunch boxes, 1935 to. Whereas, with a lot of the stuff sold through comicbook mail order, no one in their. The submarine was raised, but completion was delayed 32 months. Eventually the lack of coordination led to flooding through the bow hatch. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. Vintage classic space robot toys tin toys star wars.
Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. List of important comics from the 1970s rare comics. Beatlesyellow submarine comic book 1968 gold key comics very good. Whereas, with a lot of the stuff sold through comicbook mail order, no one in their right mind who can pick it up and inspect it is going to buy it. Submarine attack number 19 war comic book by lou diamond. Aug 18, 2014 from hand canons creating fireballs to wood burning and glass blowing kit sets with temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees, we count 20 of the most dangerous kids toys ever sold. It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots, as well as mediumsized or smaller vessels, such as the midget submarine and the wet sub.
Jul 24, 2014 6 getrichquick schemes from vintage comic books. For some reason, the covers of dc comic books of that time 6569 reached out to me, they made me want to buy as many of them as i could, and lunch money went less for lunch and more and more for comic books at the nearest drug store after school. It is a true story and the uss torsk ss423 is a floating museum in baltimore, md. Wwi is where the book shines when the author gets into how the submarine was used to destroy shipping. Polaris nuclear sub cardboard submarine over 7 feet long dc comic book toy in carton with instructionshere is the chance to get the toy every boy dreamed about in the 60s70s when reading comics. Some 16,000 submariners served during the war, of whom 375 officers and 3,1 enlisted men were killed. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. Original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order. This is a whos who of 1960s sports with many hall of famers included.
I have other great books listed on my other inventory pages. Aladdin sold more than 600,000 of the boxes in the first year, kicking off a cafeteria phenomenon. Mar 9, 2015 as a kid that saw this ad in comic books all the time, i wuz always gonna order this totally cool sub. Submarine attack number 31 war comic book by dawn publishing. The events used in this interactive timeline were chosen on the basis of importance at the time. Unfollow cereal submarine to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. In their hitech rv called ark ii, they study the land and help out those in need. This lot was obtained in person for the most part by the original owner and is well. The iguide comic book price guide is maintained by warren and his board of advisors. Rare 1960s little general jeep ride on mail order comic. Were giving away the the killing joke 1988 1st print, cgc graded 9. This is a rarely seen ad for the polaris nuclear submarine.
Probably the main reason those particular novelties made it into stores is that theyre decent products. If they dont, its a shame, because a lot of the enjoyment came from these strange little adverts directed at kids. Three young scientists travel around the country in the 25th century after the world has been ravaged by pollution. Yes, the torsk is a floating museum in baltimore and the book is also true. Each page includes current market values in ten different grades, as well as a section for real market data, actual prices fetched at auction. The searchable database consists of more than 100,000 pages, each devoted to a specific comic book. I cant believe i have decided to sell this, as i have had it in my collection for over 20 years, and have never seen or heard of another. Honor house vintage polaris nuclear submarine ad 1960s and.
This is in its original shipping carton in the condition shown in the photos. It s well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Neat books to help you find those toys you grew up with. Mail order mysteries, a book about stuff sold to kids via comic book ads in the 60s and 70s. From hand canons creating fireballs to wood burning and glass blowing kit sets with temperatures exceeding 1,000 degrees, we count 20 of the most dangerous kids toys ever sold. Up for bid giant life size beatles poster approx 58 x 42 giant life size beatles poster came in a 1960s magazine in great condition with some creasing from being folded in the magazine and a couple of small holes on some of the fold lines. Rare 1960s little general jeep ride on mail order comic book.
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