Look at some inside pages by clicking customer images under the cover. Here are some pictures of ads we all saw in comic books as we were growing up and wished we bought. The ad boasted that the sub was over 7 feet long, big enough for you and a friend. Polar comic read polar comic online in high quality. I have added more comic ad designs from our favorite comic books ads during the 60s and 70s. Polaris along with marvel girl, havok, and korvus stayed with the remaining starjammers to fight vulcan and restore lilandra to the throne.
Apparently it has missles that fire with a rubber band slingshot. Gildan g200l brand used for ladies tees, 100% preshrunk cotton, heather gray 9010. What i got was a tin box with a combination lock that would open with only one turn. Polaris nuclear sub how proud you will be as commander of your own polaris sub the most. Polaris nuclear sub mail away playset 1970 found in a. The worst part is that i destroyed a comic book cover, cutting out the order form. The polaris nuclear sub as advertised in 70s comic books. A super nostalgic look at advertising as it used to be in the books and periodicals we used to read. Its guaranteed to provide hours of imaginative play in the sturdily constructed 200 lb. Yes, i fell for the ad and actually ordered one as a kid with his hard earned money from selling seeds and. As a comic book reading kid in the 70s, i mustve seen the ad hundreds of times. Gildan g200b brand used for kids tees, 100% preshrunk.
Generations of comic book readers remember the tantalizing promises of vintage novelty advertisements that offered authentic lasergun plans. Besides the 7footlong polaris nuclear sub, there were the xray vision specs and the hypnocoin and the electric. During this time, lorna acted both as alexs lover and secondincommand of the team. Nono is a neet acronym of the expression not in employment, education or training neither work nor study or receive training. I never knew any kids who actually obtained the sub or rocket ship. Jul 08, 2010 i have added more comic ad designs from our favorite comic books ads during the 60s and 70s. Mary and i had all sorts of plans for our sub when it arrived we can sneak across to canada without paying. Polaris is a science fiction mystery novel by american writer jack mcdevitt. In the lavish mailorder mysteries, demarais supplies a chronicle of the more popular and infamous products. Like most of the things you could buy in the back of a comic book, the polaris nuclear sub was long on description, mystery, and marketing. Polaris nuclear submarine if you were a regular reader of comic books in the 60s and 70s, you probably couldnt help but notice the recurring ad that offered you your very own kidsized polaris nuclear submarine all for the low price of about seven bucks. Polaris nuclear sub how proud you will be as commander of your own polaris sub the most powerful weapon in the world. Boingboings got a link to ben smiths scans of old comic book ads and to clayton and his 1967. Actually, ill bet an adult couldnt either, at least without being added to a terrorist watch list.
Polaris has fought against the tension of her agency. I was never going to be spidermanno matter how i tried to swing from washing lines or scale neighborhood walls or tumble out of trees. Quicksilver evan peters was a scene stealing smash in xmen. Polaris nuclear sub mail away playset 1970 found in a charlton billy the kid comic book. As a kid, i must of read this ad in comic books a million times, wondering what a 7 foot polaris nuclear sub would really be like to command and fire nuclear missiles with. Polar, a noir action thriller set in a gritty underworld of political assassins. Ive always wondered what they really looked like, and today, clayton kindly emailed me a remarkable photo of himself in one from 1967. The mistress of magnetism, polaris, is the daughter of magneto. Far more than just a mere listing, each item includes the original ad, a picture of the actual item, and exploratory text broken into three or four parts. Mads mikkelsen headlines dark horses polar film cbr. Mailorder mysteries and hey skinny are both instant nostalgia.
While their early efforts at destabilizing vulcans rule were highly successful. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad t shirt. More items in toy soldier and funny comic book ad tees. The ad that stoked every young comic book readers imagination was the one for xray specs. You could watch the enemy through the periscope and fire rockets and torpedoes. And when i thought about it further it seemed a rather silly career optionthere was no pay, no pension. Cheesy ads promoting all sorts of questionable items have appeared throughout the history of comic books. Obviously being a superhero was not all it was crackedup to be. The polaris nuclear submarine found its way to the back page of millions of comic books throughout the 60s and 70s, a shining example of misleading marketing. Polaris sub ad from a 60s comic book well, as we learned from any monkeys or dogs in teacups that we might have tried to obtain, the truth is often different from what the ads promised.
Jul 23, 2011 polaris nuclear submarine if you were a regular reader of comic books in the 60s and 70s, you probably couldnt help but notice the recurring ad that offered you your very own kidsized polaris nuclear submarine all for the low price of about seven bucks. Comic book weapons click either pic for fullsized ad something tells me a kid couldnt buy this nowadays. I bugged the crap out of my old man for the polaris sub, to no avail thank god. The gifteds aurora easter egg explained screen rant.
Count dante the deadliest man alive, tank trap war game toy soldier set, polaris toy sub and sea monkeys. It was nothing more than a glorified cardboard box painted to look like a sub. Muttsy inadvertently routs a spy ring when he gets locked in a trunk. Mads mikkelsen doctor strange, casino royale is set to star in another comic book adaptation. This is such a great read that i read it three times. Jun 14, 2007 unlike one guy, though, i was never able to convince my parents to pony up for the crap advertised in comic books. Yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub. By concentrating, polaris can perceive the world around herself solely as. Post your favorite bronze age advertisements 1st up raquel welch inflatable pillow i run across a bunch of cool interesting ads inside the comics i read from when i was a kid. The super fast mutant was recruited by wolverine and professor x to break magneto out of prison in what might be the coolest scene in an xmovie since nightcrawlers white house attack. Nov 17, 2018 on the back page of my superman comic book were all kinds of cool stuff for sale.
But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. Jul 01, 2019 the ad that stoked every young comic book readers imagination was the one for xray specs. Ill tell you, things would change if i had one of these babies. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad sku. Jun 18, 2018 the polaris nuclear submarine found its way to the back page of millions of comic books throughout the 60s and 70s, a shining example of misleading marketing. Polaris lorna dane is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Polaris toy submarine navy toy solider playset comic book ad. She does not believe there is a point in ones heroic journey where you have to establish yourself. Antiquities dealer alex benedict and his employee, chase kolpath, become involved in a mystery involving the disappearance of the passengers and crew of. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of. Right there on the inside cover of my favorite comic book. The toy polaris sub revealed john biggs years as a child of the early seventies, i grew up in a time between the scams on the interwebs and scams on the backs of comic books.
A must for anybody that ever looked at the polaris nuclear sub ad in a. I had a several american marvel comics given to me dating from the in the back were adverts like this. She has been a member of the xmen, xfactor and the genoshan acolytes. These ads offered kids the opportunity to see through everything from fingers, an eggshell, and possibly even clothing all for the cost of a dollar. My enthusiasm for imitating peter parker always ended in disaster and bruised limbs. If you read the ad closely it says its made out of 200 lb test fibreboard which is a fancy term for cardboard. Unlike one guy, though, i was never able to convince my parents to pony up for the crap advertised in comic books. The gifteds polaris suffers from bipolar disorder anthony couto oct 8, 2017 at nycc star emma dumont confirmed that her character, lorna dane, suffers from a form of bipolar disorder, just as she does in the comics.
The iconic xmen hero who endured when all was lost. No word on xray glasses, but comic book ad submarine. I ran into this one last night and i starting thinking a thread would be fun. The name is a cute nod to the early days of their relationship as seen in the flashback from episode 2 where the couples powers combined to form a mini aurora borealis, but the connection doesnt stop there. Muttsy trains to be a minehunting dog, but hes a little too enthusiastic. Here are 10 comic book ads that destroyed your faith in mankind before you hit puberty 10. Sep 20, 2011 this book presents on facing pages the original ad from the comic book and what would have come in the mail for your dollars purchasing power. Gildan ultra cotton brand used for mens tees, 100% preshrunk cotton, sport gray 9010. Polaris has been observed levitating metallic objects and creating force fields in which she can suspend persons or objects in the air and in which she can protect them from attacks from outside the fields. Polaris nuclear sub professionally screenprinted or dtg processing. Giant rockets and subs in comic book ads i remember jfk. Count juan raphael dante born john timothy keehan in chicago, illinois, 4 february 1939, died 25 may 1975. The strange world of comic book ads say no to crack. Jun 14, 2007 yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub.
She can also overload or shortcircuit electrical systems. Doug stryker weapons guns guns and ammo old advertisements advertising m1 garand hunting guns hunting art battle rifle military weapons. Why are so many comic book readers diehard fans of polaris. The rockets and torpedoes were plastic and were launched from a cardboard tube with rubber bands. Great advertisements from the golden age of comic books, a large size paperback that reprints in colour comic book ads from the forties and fifties. Post your favorite bronze age advertisements 1st up raquel. Came with the cold graphic novel from dark horse comics, based on a screenplay by jayson. Jun 14, 2007 the toy polaris sub revealed john biggs years as a child of the early seventies, i grew up in a time between the scams on the interwebs and scams on the backs of comic books. No word on xray glasses, but comic book ad submarine didnt suck. It looked beautiful, all metallic and shiny, with rivets visible all over its shelllike exterior.
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