Saturday morning, superhero comics and super ads

JLA 234. 1984.

US. Legion of Superheroes. 1983.

JLA 234. 1984. Cover by Chuck Patton and Dick Giordano.

Daredevil 241. 1987. Art by Mike Zeck and Klaus Jansen.

Weird War Tales. 1980.

Mighty World of Marvel Ft Hulk and Sgt Fury. 288. 1978. UK. Art by Sal Buscema and Ernie Chan.

UK. The Mighty World of Marvel. 1979.

Mighty World of Marvel Ft Hulk and Sgt Fury. 284. 1978. UK. Cover by Pablo Marcos.

Thor 373. 1986. Cover by Walter Simonson.

Daredevil. 1987.

Thor. 1986.

Weird War Tales. 1980.

US. Legion of Superheroes. 1984.

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13 thoughts on “Saturday morning, superhero comics and super ads”

I remember so many of those 80s cartoons. I had the Ewoks comics, Popple’s comics, and Transformer comics from the time as well. Most of those cartoons were garbage, but a few still hold up today, like Jem. The M and M comic ad was very common back then, I think I remember it from some Superman comics.

I’ve got a Monchichi, still!

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on April 24, 2018 at 10:13 said:

Hi. Yes I’ve seen the M and M’s ads often. That’s great you still have your Monchhichi! I saw some for some sale recently at a flea market. I have a fair few ads now for that cute little Japanese monkey here: https://thevintagetoyadvertiser.org/category/monchhichi-kiki-chic-a-boo/

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Amazing! I used to love looking at comics when I was younger… I used to flick through the racks of a comic and book stall / area inside the Barrowlands when I would visit on a Saturday afternoon. That’s when I first discovered a lot of the lesser celebrated superheroes (like Daredevil). Anyhoo, I like that Daredevil cover and my favourite ad is easily the Hubba Bubba Gumfighting!! (Yeah, I was also Hubba Bubba kid!)

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on April 16, 2018 at 22:31 said:

I love that Daredevil cover too and it’s one of the few comics I still have that survived from back in the day. Ah, Saturdays at the comic shop was always something to look forward to then. Yes… we had Hubba Bubba too, and also Bazooka Joe, remember that? I’m sure it came with a free sticker or transfer? Will have to go and look that one up.

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- J. on April 17, 2018 at 06:49 said:
  
  I do remember some flaming hot gum ball thing that came with something like a sticker or transfer, but can’t remember the name.
  
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Love these ads. Saturday morning programming ads were always fun. Too bad those days are gone.

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on April 15, 2018 at 13:50 said:

Yes, was always a sweet deal spending Saturday morn in front of the TV then going straight out to play once the news and sports came on 🙂

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Hello TVTA, I remember a few of these comics. They also remind me of the VHS video compilations that were available in the 80’s. Cartoons similar to the ones shown on the “Kids Love Saturdays” advert were bundled up on 2-3 hour long videos and were popular in video rental shops here in the UK (and yes I remember Betamax format video tapes!). The parents hired the videos to keep their kids quiet for a few hours at a time. Some were good but others were a bit lower quality!

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The Vintage Toy Advertiser on April 15, 2018 at 13:57 said:

I remember Betamax format too. I have many happy memories of time spent in the video rental shop choosing titles. Always an event, especially for the weekend when you could get deals.

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