I Saw It Advertised One Day #6

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by Brian Cronin | January 2, 2011 @ 11:55 PM | 13 Comments |

We continue a MONTH of I Saw It Advertised One Day! Each day this January you’ll get a piece looking at advertisements in comic books over the decades that amused me for whatever reason. In each installment, we’ll take a look at three ads!

Here is an archive of all installments of this feature.

Enjoy!

I just love the idea of some guy in 1972 showing up for a date with a Van Dyke glued to his face being surprised that this ad steered him wrong….

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This 1958 DC house ad stood out to me just at the fact that Mister District Attorney warranted a mention, but Wonder Woman did not…

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Finally, for the most part, I will be steering clear of Charles Atlas ads (plus the many companies that rip off Charles Atlas’ successful ad campaign) because pretty much everyone knows those ads by heart, so there is no need for me to mention them. However, this particular ad stood out to me due to the “Secrets of Being Attractive”!

Similar to the fellow in 1972 who tried out the glued-on sideburns, I wonder how well the fellow in 1966 who ordered that pamphlet did.
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That’s all for this installment! If you can think of some goofy comic book ads you’d like to see me feature here, drop me a line at bcronin@comicbookresources.com. Do not make suggestions in the comment section, so that they can still be a surprise for future readers! In fact, I think I’ll just delete comments that contain future suggestions.

Comments below

13 Comments

Bill Reed

January 3, 2011 at 7:19 am

I think the secret of being attractive is to send away for velcro sideburns. And that’s just what I’m gonna do…!

AverageJoeEveryman

January 3, 2011 at 9:09 am

I love the name of the company in the first add: Masculiner Co. That is just so awful and amazing at once!

Eric

January 3, 2011 at 10:23 am

I ordered the pamphlet and it worked wonders!

yo go re

January 3, 2011 at 10:45 am

Wonder Woman: less important than Peter Porkchops.

Brian Cronin

January 3, 2011 at 11:02 am

I love the name of the company in the first add: Masculiner Co. That is just so awful and amazing at once!

Yes! I meant to mention that. Thanks! So ridiculously awesome!

azjohnson5

January 3, 2011 at 12:07 pm

You guys are missing the point with adhesive facial hair. That shit works wonders when you’re a forth-grade boy trying to get the attention of the sixth grade chick who’s developing just slightly ahead of her fellow classmates. WONDERS!!!

Ganky

January 3, 2011 at 12:19 pm

Looks like the word balloon on the bodybuilding ad was done by someone who wants it to look “comic-bookish” without understanding that he’s combined elements of a word balloon and a thought balloon. Maybe he’s just thinking REALLY LOUD with his new brain muscles. Or he’s talking with a fart.

Mary Warner

January 3, 2011 at 2:14 pm

Hey, Peter Porkchops is an important character. The Zoo Crew would’ve been a lot less powerfull without him.

Travis Pelkie

January 4, 2011 at 6:12 am

To be the guy that misses the funny (not really, but…), could Wonder Woman not be listed in the ad because of the licensing deal with Marston?

The other funny thing about the glue on facial hair (besides the fact that it’s, y’know, GLUE ON FACIAL HAIR!) is that the ad tells you to either pick a color or send a lock of hair (!) to match your hair color, but the guy in the ad’s beard/sideburn color DOESN’T MATCH the hair!