Outside the Big Box

Earth's favorite android STEVERINO

 steps outside the Big Box to bring us:

COMIC ADS WE ALL MISSED

or CAWAM (it sounded funnier in my head)

Hello humans. Follow along as I pull the sometimes funny, always obscure vintage ads from comics gone by.

Today I bring you story breaks from the profitable world of the

Marvel Comics Group (pre-Disney). I've chosen to pick ads from

EARTHS MIGHTIEST HEROES the AVENGERS

Issues #144, 149, and 227

Starting with #227 from 1983

It's nothing new at this point to create a quick story with a product pitch so why am I annoyed.

Bad art in the middle of a well drawn book? Yup.

Video game pitch in my comic? Yup.

That and too many spidey cliches for one ad.  I guess we could choose to skip over them and miss out on the sweet badness that is a vintage ad. Below is the companion TV ad. It is a classic.

Almost word for word. So bad it's good.

Next up #144 from 1975

Look at smilin' Stan. Nice turtle neck.

What a deal. Get an "8 track tape for only $8.37".

For your added pleasure here's a sample of this hit record.

http://bit.ly/B1gX6

Stan Lee rocks.  Finally I bring you #149 from 1976

Oh, how I loved G.I.Joe. I was not a big fan of the Super Joe era but Eagle-Eye Joe was very cool.

I think that fuzzy hair with those moving eyes made him that much more realistic. I'll see you next week.

'NUFF SAID!

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