N.C. Wyeth Magazine Ads

Ticonderoga Pencils Ad, 1934.

Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.

Steinway Pianos Ad, 1928.

Coca-Cola Ad, circa 1936.

 Jolly Green Giant Corn Ad, 1942.

1960's Ads From Comic Books

Vintage Coke Ad

A nice ad for Coca-Cola, 1970's.

Great Gift Books of Fantasy Art

Ad from Heavy Metal magazine, 1977.

Mail Order Comic Book Crap

Here's an entertaining interview with Kirk Demarais about all those crappy toys and novelties you saw advertised in comic books when you were a kid. Kirk actually went and bought this stuff, and his book Mail-Order Mysteries: Real Stuff from Old Comic Book Ads! offers informative and entertaining reviews of the merchandise.

Never could afford that Polaris Sub? Read all about in Kirk's book!

Kirk's web page and info about ordering the book here.

Ride the Greyhound

Greyhound Bus Advertisements, 1940's.

TImely House Ads, 1941 - 1942

Ads from the back covers of Timely comic books, 1941-1942.

Paul Callan Burns Illustrations

Preliminary illustrations by Paul Callan Burns. I like the look of these. I couldn't find much on the artist on the internet. He lived from 1910 to 1990, spent some time in New Jersey, and was the author of The Portrait Painter's Problem Book.

Vintage Advertisements

All from the pages of Playboy magazine, late 1950's and early 1960's.

On Target

by Dean Cornwell, no date.

Beauty With A Beer

Advertising art by Freeman Elliott, n.d.

Smoke Break!

By Melvin Phillips, n.d.

Pepsi-Cola!

Here's a nice Pepsi-Cola ad by Coby Whitmore.

Coca-Cola Ads by Pete Hawley

Three Coca-Cola ads by Pete Hawley. More on Hawley at Today's Inspiration.

Glenn Barr: Dave's Comics Ads

Forget about the Christmas posts for a day and feast your eyes on some ads by Glenn Barr for Dave's Comics of Royal Oak, Michigan. Unfortunately, Dave not in business anymore. These ads are from the pages of and Film Threat and Pure Images.




Pure Images #2, 1988




Film Threat #11, 1987.




Film Threat #12, 1987.




Film Threat #14, 1988.




Film Threat #15, 1988.

Tire Advertisements

Here's the advertising art for four ads for Fisk Tires. Just for good measure, below those is a Goodyear ad by Dean Cornwell.





Unknown artist, no date.




Art by Percy D. Johnson, no date.




Art by Charles Archibald Maclellan, 1915.




Art by Norman Rockwell, 1925.



Below: Art by Dean Cornwell. Not for Glory, Nor Yet for Gold, 1944.

I'm guessing that is Columbus, Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake. They must be looking at that globe and thinking about all that sweet rubber they were going to plunder from somewhere.