TINTIN: comic creation of Hergé, and the most valuable drawing ever sold.

Posted on February 12, 2023 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Tintin fromage. Offer to collect free stickers with promotional packs. 1978. France.

TVTA is pleased to present its collection of Tintin print adverts and images, spanning the years 1978 to 2018.

Tintin is the comic character created by Belgium artist Georges Rémi. Rémi was born in 1907, and from an early age began drawing. From 1924 he began to sign his drawings with the name Hergé, reversing the initials “R.G.” (as they are pronounced in French). The character Tintin and his dog Snowy made their debut on January 10, 1929, in the publication Le Petit Vingtième.

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A Sunday Serving of Comic Book art and Collectable Coolness!

Posted on January 7, 2023 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

The Authority par Warren Ellis et Bryan Hitch. Art Bryan Hitch. Encrage Paul Neary. Semic Comics N°5. 2001. France.

Happy Sunday vintage mates! Presenting: DC, Marvel and Semic Comics scans from The Authority, Suicide Squad, Uncanny X-Men VS X-23, Odyssey of the Amazons, Lord of the Rings, and Marvel’s Megamorphs and Legends.

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Six New Rahan Adverts

Posted on December 14, 2022 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Greetings vintage mates. Here are six Rahan print adverts I recently acquired to add to my main Rahan post.

Rahan. Au Pays de L’etrange. Pif Gadget 593. 1980.

Rahan is a fictional lone-warrior who wanders prehistorical earth on a journey of self-discovery and to help others. He made his first appearance in February 1969 in the French comic book Pif Gadget then later went on to feature in his own albums. Such was the character’s popularity in France that an action figure was licensed by Group Action Joe (the French version of G.I. Joe / Action Man).

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1963 – ’69 Comic Book Covers: The Phantom and Mandrake

Posted on April 10, 2022 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Le Fantôme Special N°60. 1968. Cover by Mario Caria.

The Phantom is a fictional American crime-fighting superhero first published by Lee Falk in 1936 as a daily newspaper comic strip. The Phantom’s adventures have been translated into many languages, as well as having adaptations for film, television and video games. The title continues to be published to the date of this post. In French-speaking countries the Phantom is known as La Fantôme. The character (along with Mandrake the Magician – who we will see examples of later in this post) is considered by many as one of the first comic book costumed superheroes.

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Weird War Tales – my growing collection

Posted on April 1, 2021 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Weird War Tales was a DC anthology series of war-related stories blended with sci-fi, horror and the paranormal. Each issue was hosted by a character called ‘Death’ who was often drawn wearing a different military uniform for each issue. Recurring characters such as the Creature Commandos, G.I. Robot, and The War That Time Forgot became regular stories. The original title ran from 1971 to 1983 across 124 issues. In 1997 it was revised as a four part series, and in 2000 a one-off special.

Here is my collection so far. Many of the covers are drawn by one of my all-time favourite comic book artists Joe Kubert.

Weird War Tales advert. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 1. 1971.

: Weird War Tales 13. 1973.

: Weird War Tales 25. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 31. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 32. 1974.

: Weird War Tales 35. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 36. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 39. 1975.

: Weird War Tales 44. 1976. US.

: Weird War Tales 49. 1976.

: Weird War Tales 53. 1977.

: Weird War Tales 60. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 61. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 62. 1978. .

: Weird War Tales 67. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 69. 1978.

: Weird War Tales 71. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 72. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 74. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 78. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 80. 1979.

: Weird War Tales 86. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 88. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 90. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 92. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 94. 1980.

: Weird War Tales 100. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 103. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 106. 1981.

: Weird War Tales 108. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 112. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 114. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 115. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 116. 1982.

: Weird War Tales 117. 1982.

’76 – ’08. Comic book art and covers

Posted on January 26, 2021 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

Wolverine N°173 Collector Edition. Cover Arthur Suydam. 2008. France.

TVTA is pleased to present a selection of comic book goodness from the mighty houses of Marvel and DC. Publication dates are between 1976 and 2008, and feature the talents of Arthur Suydam, John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Joe Kubert, Matthew Ryan, Jackson Guice, Keith Giffen, Larry Mahlstedt, and Jerry Ordway among others.

So, team-up with TVTA and plunge your comic book peepers into our following gallery of greatness!

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1980s Space Fings, Crazy Fings, and some very British comic ads

Posted on September 13, 2020 by The Vintage Toy Advertiser

If you were around in Britain in the 1980s you might well remember some of the following adverts for comics, sweets, bubble gum, Hot Wheels, MOTU, Weetabix, Grange Hill, and, erm… Understanding Electricity. Actually, if anyone recognises the artist from the Understanding Electricity ad at the end of the post, please let me know. The style is familiar, but so far I can’t find any info.

Enjoy this blast from the past 🙂