I found this ad in the back of an old Creepy--to this day I don't understand why DC didn't set up a Captain Company-like outfit to sell stuff like this. I mean, how weird is it that you've got DC heroes in the back of a Warren magazine?
"Only $2.49 each"? I'll take nine Aquamans, five Supermans, three Batmans, and two Robins.
By the way--tomorrow we'll be immersing ourselves into more Mego goodness with an interview with Ben Holcomb, author the of the super-cool Mego 8" Super-Heroes: World's Greatest Toys! hardcover book. Be here, it'll be fun!
That's awesome. I'm going to have to track down a copy of that hardcovr. Looking forward to the interview!
ReplyDeleteGenre toys & pubs make strange bedfellows - for years, Ideal's remaindered "Dr.Evil" was hawked as if it was a monster figure in Captain Company ads!
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-Craig W.
I don't think DC wanted to be in such a business. LCA at the time was gunning hard for the "boutiquing" of the DC characters at retail, it could have been considered competition.
ReplyDeleteI love the early WGSH artwork.
Nice ad, even if Aquaman looks a bit gangly...
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