Tag Archives: 1967

Mister C on TubiTV

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Joe

This special from 1967 is available on my hands down favorite streaming channel — TubiTV

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Fat Sacks of CASH

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Apparently,  some time around the middle of the twentieth century this fellow was making FAT SACKS OF CASH selling America’s Greatest Family Newspaper GRIT. At least that was the potential promise to young entrepreneurs willing to sell this weekly publication … Continue reading →

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Too Good to be True

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Even the grade school boys at which this ad was squarely aimed knew this was too good to be true.

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Horribly Realistic!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Joe_Williams

There was a long period in comics where you could always count on ads featuring either fake vomit or artificial dog droppings. I always wondered where this sort of stuff was made. Was it a factory that specialized in novelty … Continue reading →

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…But I am also a client!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Joe_Williams

$2.50 for a life-like head of either blond or brunette hair?! There’s no way Sy Sperling could beat this!!!

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I’ll Never Ask For Anything Ever Again As Long As I Live!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Joe_Williams

There were tons of ads in comics aimed squarely at boys, but none sent them into paroxysms of mad delirium as much as an ad for a MINI-BIKE! Owning and riding a mini-bike was the subject of many a school … Continue reading →

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Amazing Powers of Penetration

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Joe_Williams

IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them … Continue reading →

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