Concept » Notable Comic Book Advertisements appears in 46 issues.
Variant covers drawn to look like an action figure in the packaging. Marvel started this trend, and other companies have since followed in doing these covers.
The Bronze Age of comic books was set roughly between 1970 - 1985.
This page displays examples of the pull-out posters or the Centerfolds in comic books.
This concept would cover toys, such as dolls and accessories, based on comics.
Comic book versions of classic and popular media.
It was an in-house advertisement page based off the front page of the Daily Planet newspaper. It would highlight various stories that were issued for the month. Other features included Direct Currents, Ask the Answer Man, What is It Worth?, DC Profiles, trivia, word games and Hembeck.
An editorial note used to inform the reader of story elements mentioned that occurred in a past issue or a different book, often times previous encounters between the hero and villain, events in a larger story arc, title crossovers, event tie-ins, acronym definitions and other ancillary needs.
The first era in comic books. They became widespread and popular and many still popular comic book icons made their debut, beginning in the mid 1930s and ending around the mid-1950s.
Shared universe for Hasbros various characters.
In the early Bronze Age of Comics, the cake division from Hostess (which included Twinkies) posted a number of advertisements in comic books. These were one-page advertisements, but they were presented in comic format, complete with a superhero and supervillain. The hero would generally solve whatever problem by dispersing cakes.
Until the Silver Age of comics (and even beyond in certain cases) it was common to have a section of a comic dedicated to answering reader's letters. These columns often took on the names in reference somehow to the title's name. They are alternately known as comic book letter columns, lettercols, letter pages, or letters to the editor. Numerous famous comic creators have famously submitted letters to columns before starting their careers.
A term used to describe various methods of combat ranging from self defense, to competition, to war, to physical fitness.
An age of comics which has lasted from mid-1980's to the present days.
The Silver Age is often credited as starting with the first appearance of the new Flash, Barry Allen, in Showcase #4. Includes all comic books published during the period of 1956 to 1970.
Comic books based on toys, typically action figures or dolls.
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