I think I'm going to have to take a break from LiveJournal, because of Russia and what they're doing to Ukraine. Not that I was doing much here anyway, but I was making at least one post a month (and many more in October ( Read more... )

Karate is an Olympic sport this year, so enjoy!


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It's baseball time, so this Twinkies ad seemed appropriate...


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Sharing this ad because it's ridiculous, but also to ask if Kya was a (somewhat) popular game back then, or did it disappear without a trace? (I'm not a gamer...)

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I scanned this years ago, so it's time I finally shared it!


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Most of the time, when an advertiser goes to the trouble to make a comics-format ad for comic books, they run it for several months and comic fans of the time become very familiar with the ad and remember it for years. This ad, however, must not have run very long, because I don't remember seeing it before!

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This ad from Love in Tights #1 is, of course, is a remix/parody of the classic Charles Atlas ad that appeared in so may comic books. But what makes this different from most of the other parodies is that it is also a real ad for future issues of Love in Tights. The coupon is even functional!

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This ad for the Hot Stuff comic book appeared in 1961. The comic started in 1957. The large Hot Stuff image on the left features several design features (elongated head, shorts instead of diapers) that were gone by mid-1958, and one feature (hooves) that was rejected before publication! Someone must have loved that little drawing to keep using it ( Read more... )

A summer-y ad for Archie Annual #26 (which was the last issue, btw). I doubt either the comic or the calendar are shown at their actual sizes!

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Ad for Archie Giant Series Magazine #210. Why Robin Hood?

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