Sea Monkeys Ads Comic Books

Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies sets had a roman set but it got lost of course somehow nuts.

Sea monkeys ads comic books. February 18th 2015 at 6 05 pm wayne. Read on true believer. These showed humanoidanimals that bear no resemblance to the crustaceans. At least that s what vintage comic book ads would have you believe.

Sea monkeys were intensely marketed in comic booksthroughout the 1960s and early 1970susing illustrations by the comic book illustrator joe orlando. From shrimp to sea monkeys enticed by those ads in the back of comic books generations of children from around the world have grown up nurturing naming and staring wide eyed in fascination at the little creatures whose resemblance to monkeys does require a little imagination. In the beginning we comic book. If today s generation y and z ers accuse us baby boomers of being cynical and distrustful well i for one blame it all on comic books.

But if you look in older comic books you ll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads crazy claims preposterous promises and looney lies. Here are 10 of the most outrageous comic book advertisements ever. Sea monkeys that could live in a goldfish bowl and be trained to perform tricks. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were.

All of this could be yours for a dollar or two. From shrimp to sea monkeys enticed by those ads in the back of comic books generations of children from around the world have grown up nurturing naming and staring wide eyed in fascination at the little creatures whose resemblance to monkeys does require a little imagination. Long time comic readers might remember ads in the pages of 60s 70s comics selling live squirrel monkeys for only 25. A polaris submarine more than seven feet long which i dreamt of traveling in along the forth clyde canal avoiding the ghostly weeds the garbage discarded shopping trolleys and the imaginary gangsters pale bloated and tethered to weighty blocks of.

George has the story of one fan who bought one which resulted in an er visit and 28 stitches. Comic book squirrel monkeys. By jorge khoury sep 28 2008. Share share tweet email.

Many purchasers were disappointed by the dissimilarity and by the short lifespan of the animals. One of the ubiquitous and most intriguing ads that could be found in the pages of a comic book were those for sea monkeys an underwater family of weird little mammalian fish that you could keep all to your own. X ray specs guaranteed to make everything see thru. The comic book squirrel monkeys.

We ve tried to bring you the worst comic book ads of the bunch.