The comic book ad promised a menagerie of fighting men and objects of war, all contained in a giant footlocker. General jumbo called admiral jumbo for a brief period in the early 1970s was a british comic strip, published in the comics magazine the beano and originally drawn by paddy brennan and. If you read a comic book between the 1940s and 1980s then you were inundated by cheap looking ads for everything from toy soldiers to girlenticing muscles. Achtung t shirt ww2 military t shirts and pro gun t shirtss items for sale in toy soldier and funny comic book ad tees. The pictures show the 12 foot poses as well as the 1 mounted pose, horse and cannon found in the later comic book mail away offers. 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.
Another enticing aspect of most comic book toy soldier ads was the fact that the sets they offered virtually always had at least 100 pieces, boldly stated in large print often even more. What army timpo armyman war toy soldiers airfix marx tim. Bernanke will give you a million, or even a hundred. Mailorder mysteries throws new light on a mysterious collection of goodies and if you throw some light on the books cover for a few moments, it even glows in the dark. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. My beloved archie and superman comics were profusely populated by halfpage blurbs showing unbelievably real looking submarines and rocket ships available for a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars their reallife counterparts would cost. Jun 14, 2007 yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub. And a sevenfoot submarine you and a friend could pilot. 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.
But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. Right there on the inside cover of my favorite comic book. 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. The polaris nuclear sub as advertised in 70s comic books. Cold war features a blend of thirdperson action and strategy, similar to the original toy. 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. Lets hear about a lost and forgotten part of your childhood. Polaris new earth after the crisis on infinite earths, not much of dr. Yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub. A polaris submarinemore than seven feet longwhich i dreamt of traveling in along the forthclyde canal, avoiding the ghostly weeds, the garbage, discarded shopping trolleys, and the. Nov 6, 2017 original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order novelties. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual youtube. What army timpo armyman war toy soldiers airfix marx timmee figures.
He often shares little known but interesting facts about the products, their companies and creators. Toy soldier and funny comic book ad tees achtung t shirt. Compared to some off the products being sold the notorious sea monkeys hairy tadpoles rather than humanoid creatures are far from the biggest ripoffs being. It looked beautiful, all metallic and shiny, with rivets visible all over its shelllike exterior. Toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad. The blue meanies are about to invade comic book stores. Polaris 1, a north korean submarine launched ballistic missile, which is commonly known as kn11 by the west and pukkuksong1 which pukkuksong means into polaris in korean in north korea ugm27 polaris, an early united states submarine launched ballistic missile that was also used by united kingdom. Unfollow comic book toy soldiers to stop getting updates on your. Unfollow comic book toy soldiers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Be the envy of your friends, the talk of the neighborhood. As a comic book reading kid in the 70s, i mustve seen the ad hundreds of times. Unlike many of my purchases from the aforementioned novelty houses, this book was even better than i dared imagine. Just imagine how proud you will be as commander of your own polaris sub ae the most powerful ship in the sea.
Polaris has stated that these new powers are more difficult to control compared to when she was a mutant and far. Perhaps the pictures above will bring you back in time. The image is a scan of a real vintage order form commonly. Like the sets of soldiers, these inexpensive wargames helped shape a generation. Toy state industrial road rippers polaris rzr xp off road lights sounds works see more like this eminent americans namesakes of the polaris submarine fleet h. Old comic books, and plenty of them, in stacks on tables or in crummy old moving boxes or wooden crates. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic. In time for the 50th anniversary of the beatles beloved animated movie yellow submarine, titan comics will. These games were most often produced and sold via mailorder ads by a company called helen of toy, co. I had a several american marvel comics given to me dating from the in the back were adverts like this. Another enticing aspect of most comic book toy soldier ads was the fact that the sets they offered virtually always had at least 100 pieces, boldly stated in large print often even more than that some claiming as many as 204 soldiers in one set.
In the summer of 1961 the new york times ran a front page story entitled. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad sku. It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. Mailorder mysteries throws new light on a mysterious collection of goodies and if you throw some light on the book s cover for a few moments, it even glows in the dark. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Cold war is an action strategy video game, developed by signal studios. I was never really a fan of the stories except superman and. Polaris has stated that these new powers are more difficult to control compared to when she was a mutant and far more dangerous. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. These games were most often produced and sold via mailorder ads by a company called helen of. Later a very crude set of 3d copies closer to 172 scale was made for the comic book offer. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. The only downside to this book is the lack of an index.
Cold war features 1980sera military technology, and is based around the idea of military aggression escalating between the united states and the ussr. Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies setshad a roman setbut it got. And look how influential these ads were, they practically explain all of bush junior own a small ranch, machine guns to go to war well, he did stay in texas for viet nam, but sending others to iraq is ok, superman versus muhammadali, airport security now a teenage fantasy of strip tease machines, and if you are the right banker, m. Oct 17, 2017 every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. The toy polaris sub revealed john biggs years as a child of the early seventies, i grew up in a time between the scams on the interwebs and scams on the backs of comic books. A polaris submarinemore than seven feet longwhich i dreamt of traveling in along the forthclyde canal, avoiding the ghostly weeds, the garbage, discarded shopping trolleys, and the imaginary gangsterspale, bloated and tethered to weighty blocks of concrete. Lieutenant shorty weaver dislikes submarine service, but his father needs his expertise at a base in 1942 pearl harbor. Delightful treasures from vintage comic book ads at. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Of course you wanted all of these mail order toys that jumped from the comics we read and obsessed our young lives every waking minute the life size tank, the submarine that dove for sunken. Ill tell you, things would change if i had one of these babies. 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.
It looked beautiful, all metallic and shiny, with rivets visible all over its. Polaris1, a north korean submarinelaunched ballistic missile, which is commonly known as kn11 by the west and pukkuksong1 which pukkuksong means into polaris in korean in north. A seven foot long polaris submarine is a vaguely submarine shaped cardboard box, etc etc etc. This image of a vintage toy soldier mail in order form surrounds the coffee mug. Sending comic books to our american heroes serving overseas. Polaris nuclear submarine 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. 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. In damage comics, neal breaks out of prison and he creates a new dr. Jan 14, 2009 take, for example, the sixfoot polaris submarines and rocket ships. Jun 14, 2007 the toy polaris sub revealed john biggs years as a child of the early seventies, i grew up in a time between the scams on the interwebs and scams on the backs of comic books.
Sometime in the mid50s ads were placed on the back pages of comic books and soon became icons of that decade. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad t shirt. Jul 10, 2017 the blue meanies are about to invade comic book stores. The last two figures on the lower right were perhaps only made in one color. Advertisements in comic books have promised unbelievable products for decades. But of course i knewjust like my failed attempt to imitate the webslinger. Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies setshad a roman setbut it got lostof course somehow. In that story the father of the us navys nuclear submarine program claimed that the hobby company revells model of the uss george washington nuclearpowered polaris missile submarine had given away classified information to the soviet union. Or so it seemed what you really got was a small plastic box with a bunch of flat plastic soldiers that mostly didnt stand up on their own. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual. You can laugh now, but when youre a ten yearold kid in 1976, the 1950s might as well have been the cretaceous period. This is in its original shipping carton in the condition shown in the photos. Jul 01, 2019 and a sevenfoot submarine you and a friend could pilot.
Nov 6, 2017 original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order novelties stay safe and healthy. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used. Toy soldier set, grit newspapers, worlds deadliest fighting secrets, and the polaris nuclear sub. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of. Categories home toy soldier and funny comic book ad tees. What army timpo armyman war toy soldiers airfix marx tim mee.
Anyone who spent their hard earned lawn mowing money on any of these products knows that most of the products were definitely not as advertised, but the ads were bizarre enough to make kids keep the faith that the next ad might offer something real. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of. Many of us who love wargames can trace our mania for wargames back to these early comic book wargames. Like the sets of soldiers, these inexpensive wargames helped shape a. Comic book ad coffee mug toy soldier wwii mail in order. An inflatable dinosaur turns out to be a balloon with a dinosaurs face drawn on it. I mean really old comic books, like from the 1950s. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. For example the toy soldiers you receive are in fact two dimensional plastic card type things and nothing like the airfix soldiers british kids of the 1970s grew up with. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books.
When i was a kid, my brother collected comic books. In time for the 50th anniversary of the beatles beloved animated movie yellow submarine, titan comics will release an allnew comic book. Sep 14, 2012 from many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book.
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