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Danish Retro (Pt 4)

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Welcome to the fourth part of Danish Retro. In this edition we look at some half-page adverts found in comic books in Denmark in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

Part Three can be seen here

Lagerman Caramel Bars. 1969.

Dandy Chewing Gum. 1970.

Kellogg’s Rice Crispies. Pif Paf Puf (Snap Crackle and Pop). 1967.

Sun-Maid Raisins. 1980.

Kellogg’s Stamp Collector Offer. 1970. Frimærkesamler

Matchbox. 1967.

Cowboys and Indians. 1969.

Corgi Farms. Porsche and Lotus. 1967.

Corgi Batmobile and Batboat and Chevrolet Stingray. 1967.

Corgi Transporter. 1967.

Britains. 1970.

Board Games. 1987.

Disney and MOTU Storybook and Cassettes. 1987.

Disney and MOTU Storybook and Cassettes. 1988.

Playmobil. 1980.

Thanks for looking  🙂

Comic Book Mini Adverts

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Introducing a selection of international mini adverts for comic books. These quarter-page and half-page ads were found between strips in the pages of popular 70s and 80s comics. Featuring publications for Human Fly, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, Zorro, Micronauts, Spider-Man, Superman, Tarzan,  Sesame Street, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Space 1999, Humbot and 2000 AD.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

Denmark. 1980.

UK. 1978.

UK. 1984.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

France. 1980.

UK. 1975.

UK. 1978.

UK.1984.

US. 1976.

France. 1979.

UK. 1980.

The ever-lovin’ Thing

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Ol’ Blue-eyes is back, and he has Big Ben caps galore. Free with issue 1, 1984. Don’t be bashful!

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1984.

In other vintage news…

It wasn’t just Ben offering goodies in the 70s and 80s for Marvel readers. Ever seen Hulk flying a kite? Want one? An Aer-O-Bat Stunt Kite that is?

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1978.

The Polaroid… instant photographic proof… instant regret! How do I delete? Don’t worry, it’s old-school, you can just tear it in half… then quarters… and so on…

France. Pif Gadget 612. 1980.

Nutella, 1981. The ad roughly translates as “Hunting season for the butterflies is open!” This wasn’t an invitation to go blasting insects all over the beautiful French countryside with a shotgun – just a play on words that encouraged Nutella lovers to look out for special jar promotions of butterflies of the world images.

France. Pif Gadget 652. 1981.

A cool trio of toys from GIFTS 4 U, 1978. Mercedes Sonic Control Car, Starsky and Hutch car, Batman and Superman Bop Bags…

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1978.

Get your Palitoy Action Man figures behind the controls of some of the best vehicles around!

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1979.

Brush up on your World War II comic book German and English sayings with this Airfix ad featuring two iconic war planes.

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1980.

Read Red Dagger and, er, brush up on your World War II comic book German and English sayings!

UK. Red Dagger N° 3. 1980.

Read Frantic.

Read Superman!

France. 1980.

Read Doctor Who Magazine and Weekly.

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1984.

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1979.

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1980.

Read Filles Magazine!

France. Pif Gadget 869. 1985.

The Fastest Goal. Smiths Football Crazy Crunchy Snacks Fascinating Facts File No 93.

UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1980.

Thanks for looking!

Danish Retro (Pt 3)

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Welcome to the third part of Danish Retro.

In this edition we look at a variety of products as advertised in Denmark in the 1970s and 80s. Featuring: Jan books, Famous Five books, Transformers, Action Force, Kinder Surprise, MB Games, Matchbox cars, Matilda dolls, Lego, Tony the Tiger and Coco Pops. Thanks for looking!

Part Two can be seen here

Jan

Denmark. 1976.

Famous Five Books with… skateboarding

Denmark. 1987.

Transformers Panini stickers

Panini Transformers. Denmark.

Action Force

Action Force stickers. Denmark.

Denmark. 1988.

Mon Chhichi

Denmark. 1980.

Kinder Surprise

1988.

1988.

1989.

Superman

Denmark.

MB Games

MB Games. Denmark. 1988.

Matchbox

Denmark. 1980.

Matilda Doll

Denmark. 1980.

 

Lego

Denmark. 1978.

Denmark. 1980.

Denmark. 1981.

Kellogg’s Frosties

1988.

1984.

1986.

Coco Pops

1988.

 

KerPlunk

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Kerplunk was made by Ideal Toys in 1967. Players load the tower with 30 sticks to create a ‘nest’ then place 40 marbles on top of the nest. Players take turns in carefully removing the sticks to prevent any marbles from falling. Fallen marbles accumulate in designated player trays at the base of the tower. The winner is the player with the least amount of fallen marbles at the end of the game.

Ideal Toys catalogue page. 1972.

Was Princess Leia’s white gown inspired by Princess Anne’s 1973 wedding dress?

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And how about those ‘buns’?

I’m certain the answer to my question is a big royal no.

But while scanning newspaper ads from a 1973 UK royal wedding special, the moment I saw Princess Anne in her wedding dress my immediate thought was…

… that look … it’s just so Princess Leia!

Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips were married on November 14, 1973, at Westminster Abbey, England. Anne’s wedding dress was created by designer Maureen Baker. Made in Suffolk, England from a speciality silk, it featured a high neckline (Anne’s idea), military-inspired epaulettes picked out in seed pearls, a tiny waist, and long medieval oversleeves with short swelling undersleeves.

Anne’s hair, though not made up in buns like Leia’s, gives a similar effect with its swept back sides, backcombing and a centre parting.

Princess Leia’s simple white hooded gown was designed by John Mollo who had the outfit made at Bermans & Nathan’s, a London costume shop. For me, this costume and the similar one worn at the medal ceremony in 1977’s Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope, defines the ‘Princess Leia look’. I think it’s a tribute to great costume-making and the talents of actress the late Carrie Fisher who played the role.

Princess dolls

Certainly there are some similarities between these two famous 1970s Princess costumes. And one final similarity… both Princesses have been made into dolls – Anne as a Peggy Nisbet doll and Leia as a Kenner doll.

images:

Princess Anne images taken from Daily Mail, Thursday, November 15, 1973.

Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia photos property of Lucasfilm / Disney.

Peggy Nisbet doll image taken from Bidorbuy.

Kenner doll image taken from imperialgunnery.