’78-’79, comic book art

Posted on February 6, 2019 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Another selection of comic book adverts, art and covers for your enjoyment. Featuring DC publications from the US, 1978 and 1979. Enjoy 🙂

The Mystery and Madness of Weird War Tales

: Weird War Tales 80. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 67. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 62. 1978. .

: Weird War Tales 61. 1978.

Battle Classics and The Unknown Soldier

: Battle Classics N°1. 1978. Cover by Joe Kubert.

: The Unknown Soldier N°211. 1978. Cover by Joe Kubert.

Time Warp, Hostess Fruit Pies Wonder Woman, Help Your Hero, Hubba Bubba

: Time Warp. 1979. US.

: Wonder Woman Hostess. 1979. US.

: Help your Hero. 1978. US.

: Hubba Bubba. 1979. US.

Centuri Model Rockets, Superheroes Glue Stics, Atlantic Toy Soldiers, Raleigh Rampar BMX

: Centuri Model Rockets. 1979. US.

: Superheroes Glue Stics. 1979. US.

: Atlantic toy soldiers. 1979. US.

: Raleigh Rampar. 1978. US.

Yikes! What is that… some alien or monster trying to break out of the side panel of the Ford Street Machine??

Monogram. 1978. US.

And lastly, holy taste buds! fancy a trip to Gotham?

Clark Bar Superhero Sweepstakes. Double page. 1978. US.

: Clark Bar Superhero Sweepstakes. 1978. US.

: Clark Bar Superhero Sweepstakes. 1978. US.

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28 thoughts on “’78-’79, comic book art”

Michele Witchipoo on April 11, 2019 at 05:40 said:

Love comic art from that era.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on April 11, 2019 at 23:13 said:
  
  Hi Michele, agree – such wonderful comic art from that time.
  
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Resa on February 15, 2019 at 00:23 said:

There’s a vintage comic book shop a few stores away from me. Think I’ll go have a look in in a week or so, and see what they have. They also sell figures and other memorabilia, including old comic book character Pez dispensers. If I see something really cool, I’ll take pics.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 15, 2019 at 16:54 said:
  
  Sounds good! I miss having a mooch around comic shops. There are a few bookshops near me but they rarely have the vintage comics I collect.
  Ha, I bought a Donkey Kong and My Little Pony Pez dispenser recently, couldn’t resist 🙂
  
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tref on February 9, 2019 at 06:32 said:

RE-posted on twitter @trefology

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tref on February 9, 2019 at 06:31 said:

Years ago, I was a big Weird War fan. Nevertheless, I had totally forgotten about it. Thanks, VTA. I suspect all my back issues are tucked away in my mother’s attic.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 9, 2019 at 22:24 said:
  
  It’s such a good comic. You should dig them out next time you’re up in that attic. I had a fair few of them as a kid and some have stayed with me after all my moves. Now the fun is trying to collect them in adult life 🙂
  
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For Tyeth on February 8, 2019 at 01:03 said:

Hi TVTA, I have read a few of the “Weird War Tales” comics. It reminded me of the air force pilot that shot himself down. He took a shot at an enemy aircraft as the pair went into a dive but missed, however, by a twist of fate (and laws of gravity) the air force pilot’s plane accelerated quicker than the falling bullets he’d fired. He ended up flying into the shower of bullets he’d fired and hit himself. He survived and had to bail out and live with the notoriety of having taken himself out of the war. Great ads as always.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 8, 2019 at 07:41 said:
  
  Hi FT. That’s an amazing story you related, and lucky the pilot survived. Thanks, the Weird War Tales comics are an interesting read with their take on war/horror/supernatural themes, and they always have such amazing cover art.
  
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J. on February 7, 2019 at 07:50 said:

Those Weird War Tales covers are quite something, eh? I particularly liked the top one. Also, I really like the Hubba Bubba ad. But, amazing stuff overall!

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 7, 2019 at 19:40 said:
  
  Thanks J. The Weird War comics – I can’t get enough of them, and am slowly building a decent collection. Gonna take ages I know but half the fun is hunting them down in bargain lots when I can 🙂
  
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  - J. on February 8, 2019 at 07:28 said:
    
    I’d never heard of them before seeing them here, but they look brilliant. Really great covers.
    
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  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 8, 2019 at 07:54 said:
    
    It’s clever how they mashed the genres of war, horror and supernatural. The covers are really exceptional I think, many of them drawn by artist Joe Kubert who was prolific at DC for their war titles, including Sgt. Rock and The Unknown Soldier.
    
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  - J. on February 8, 2019 at 07:59 said:
    
    It’s peculiar that no-one’s thought to look at them for flicks. I can imagine they’d be the kind of thing to draw a cult following. Or maybe they have?
    
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  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 8, 2019 at 08:28 said:
    
    That would be great, especially for a TV series as the comic book stories are usually very short. Each episode could be a different story – or 3 stories of a similar theme put together. I don’t know if anything like this has been done before with them.
    
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  - J. on February 8, 2019 at 09:04 said:
    
    I’d imagine there would be a market for that, eh? I was looking at the Wikipedia to see if there has been any adaptations, but none… and, related, Weird Western Tales, eh? I had no idea that’s where Jonah Hex came from…
    
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  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 8, 2019 at 09:10 said:
    
    We’d better get adapting it quick then, eh? If I didn’t have several other writing projects on the go I’d be tempted to have a try.
    Ah, Jonah Hex, only read two comic books of that and need to read more for sure!
    
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  - J. on February 8, 2019 at 09:17 said:
    
    Reckon so. Maybe a pitch to Netflix.
    
    I became aware of Hex via the Brolin flick. It didn’t fare well, but reading about the character got me thinking they missed an opportunity. Again, maybe better suited to TV… and also better writing.
    
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  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 8, 2019 at 22:32 said:
    
    Yes, Netflix would seem a good way to go.
    I forgot about the Brolin film. Not a great one just okay as I remember it.
    
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  - J. on February 9, 2019 at 00:51 said:
    
    Yeah, it was very much a missed opportunity.
    
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ArcaneHalloween on February 6, 2019 at 16:01 said:

Ooh, great stuff! nostalgia central there my friend!! 🙂

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 6, 2019 at 20:07 said:
  
  Thanks Arcane. Great nostalgia blast for sure!
  
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Paul Bowler on February 6, 2019 at 15:30 said:

Brilliant adverts! That Help Your Hero ad brought back memories. I had that bridge and Batmobile set, which you connected to a plunger / spring , and when you pressed it the bridge would break up as if it’d exploded! It was great fun. I also had the Wonder Woman version, which was a tower and the invisible plane. Again, you could press a switch, and the tower would collapse as if it exploded 🙂

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 6, 2019 at 20:06 said:
  
  The Batman toys look brilliant. I had a look at some images online and saw they were made Mego. Cool you had them + the Wonder Woman version – I have an ad for that too in one of my other posts.
  
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  - Paul Bowler on February 7, 2019 at 15:49 said:
    
    That’s right, so they were. It was fun to put them together and have them break up again when you pressed the plunger! They were really detailed vehicles as well. I think I remember that post with the Wonder Woman set as well. The invisible plane had a little rope ladder you could wind up or down as well 🙂
    
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  - The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 7, 2019 at 19:42 said:
    
    Great toys were Mego, and cool packaging for the boxes too.
    
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Spira on February 6, 2019 at 12:20 said:

Impressive! Stay strong and creative, my friend.

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- The Vintage Toy Advertiser on February 6, 2019 at 12:54 said:
  
  Thank you my friend, same to you! 🙂
  
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