Jun 14, 2007 yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub. Advertising in comic books partisan advertising vintage comic books. The first portion of the book tells about scott waddle, from his childhood up through his naval career. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. The series describes the peak of ww ii us submarine technology. Fightin navy was a bimonthly war comic published by charlton comics from 19561966, and then again from 19831984 though it was then a reprint title. You could send away for xray specs, joy buzzers, the hypnocoin, assorted novelties and gags like a fake arm cast. Like crumb and pekar, delisle is a character in his own stories. May 07, 2014 the navy just announced an ereader designed for life on a submarine. Apr 17, 2009 yellow submarine was a concentrated dose of all the gaudiest elements of the era and immediately became one of my favourite films, probably the favourite psychedelic film until i finally got to see performance in 1983.
Lieutenant shorty weaver dislikes submarine service, but his father needs his expertise at a base in 1942 pearl harbor. Vintage comic book ads that were too good to be true. Schmidt pearl harbor 1043 53 00 00 pearl harbor 4 maximilian g. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Directed by george dunning, yellow submarine was an animated adventure inspired by the music of the beatles. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual youtube. As a comic book reading kid in the 70s, i mustve seen the ad hundreds of times. The day is delighted to be working with the submarine force library and museum, naval submarine base new london, and the dolphin newspaper to. Jan 28, 2003 the right thing explores the life of cdr. The comics may not have been socially acceptable, but they had cool ads in them.
Fifteen year old jeff tuthill sent away for the pet monkey after seeing the ad in the. Weve tried to bring you the worst comic book ads of the bunch. And a sevenfoot submarine you and a friend could pilot. Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest promise made by comic books. Apr 12, 2020 a collection of some of the best underwater comic book covers.
It has been graded by mycomicshops experienced graders. I was part of the original crew for two 688 class attack boats uss baton roug. Yellow submarine comic book slated for release in 2018. I cant tell you how much the 9 or 10 year old me wanted it to be true, yet at. Mar 24, 2017 adam bergius, who has died aged 91, was one of the exceptionally daring men who manned midget submarines known as xcraft during the second world war. In the wake of all the hubbub over the 50th anniversary of sgt.
The navy just announced an ereader designed for life on a submarine. 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. Polaris nuclear submarine 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.
Being born and raised in scotland meant an intermittent supply of such comic books capers. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads, crazy claims, preposterous promises and looney lies. Honor house vintage polaris nuclear submarine ad 1960s. Nov 6, 2017 original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order. Adam bergius, daring diver in midget submarines obituary. Its well known, and there is a whole industry that thrives on it. Beatles yellow submarine comic book w poster 1969 gold key cgc graded 6. Beatles yellow submarine being made into a comic book vivian leighs copy of gone with the wind script up for auction rowlings manuscript of a fairy tale is written on a dress. Click on any image to see links to licensing and related cartoons. Sailor gets year in prison for taking photos in nuclear. Canadian animator and comic book artist guy delisle is best know for his personal travelogues, such as shenzhen 2000, pyongyang. Yellow submarine comic book pdf rare comic from the yellow submarine movie by the beatles. Advertisements in comic books have promised unbelievable products for decades. Clayton moraga, in 1967, in his polaris nuclear sub, a glorified.
Folks, the fleet type submarine, navpers 16160, is the first in a series of submarine training manuals that was completed just after ww ii. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. Nuclear sub 15 enticing vintage comic book ads comic book list, old. What i like about his diarylike comics is that, just like us, hes an outsider in the places. If you read a comic book between the 1940s and 1980s then you were inundated by cheap looking ads for everything from toy soldiers to girlenticing muscles. Original 7foot polaris nuclear submarine the holy grail of mail order. A metahuman from a nonaligned dc universe continuum, who gained his powers from a radiation accident while he was a sailor exposed to radioactive water he later gains superhuman abilities which make him appear to be as powerful as postcrisis superman, replete with flight, superstrength, nearinvulnerability, supersenses and energy projection from his eyes. Comics in my era had classified ads in the back, and they were visually. This is why as kids, every so often wed come across an ad in a comic book, for something we knew was too good to be true. Are there any comic book heroes dc or marvel preferably. At least, thats what vintage comicbook ads would have you believe. Navy sailor has been sentenced to a year in prison for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear attack submarine. Unboxing polaris nuclear submarine houseoftheunusual. A journey in north korea 2003, burma chronicles 2007, and jerusalem 2011.
Beatles yellow submarine comic book with poster centerfold book. Please comment see more ideas about comic book covers, comics and comic books. The navy is set to release plans to buy an extra fastattack sub, another destroyer, and a handful of unmanned boats. These old fashioned xray spec lenses consisted of two pieces of cardboard with. 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. Make offer vintage 1963 charlton comics fightin army 51 comic book. Jul 11, 2017 directed by george dunning, yellow submarine was an animated adventure inspired by the music of the beatles. And dont tell us that its just a submarine play set and not meant to be taken out to sea. Scanned as a pdffile acrobat reader thanks to nowhere arnaldo man for the hint. Okay, so another problem with the modern comic books is the lack of nine year olds. The right thing by scott waddle meet your next favorite book.
Old comic book ads that were total scams kryptonite. Band members paul, john, george, and ringo join captain fred in his yellow submarine to journey to pepperland to help free the land from the musichating blue meanies. The submarine comics and cartoons the cartoonist group. The fleet type submarine online san francisco maritime.
Every time i would open a comic book and i would see that ad, the greatest. A submarine day is at night when for a few hours he is on the surface and its the only time the small electric galley can be used to prepare the food for us. It has a surface displacement estimated at about 115 long tons 117 t. The submarine comics and cartoons collected from thirtyfive of the best cartoonists. This comic strip adaptation of the film is a curious cashin from 1968 which is nonetheless better, and longer, than i expected. Get the best deals on charlton silver age war comics when you shop the largest online selection at. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Us navy cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock. Yellow submarine was a concentrated dose of all the gaudiest elements of the era and immediately became one of my favourite films, probably the favourite psychedelic film until i finally got to see performance in 1983. Nautilus captain nemos 1860s submarine, appears in several films including. Impress your friends and dazzle your enemies with a nuclear submarine. Telling fictional stories of the united states navy, it was a sister title of the other charlton war comics fightin army, fightin air force, and fightin marines regular contributors to fightin navy included penciler bill molno and. This hardcover, coffeetable book captures the 100year history of naval submarine base new london in stunning photographs.
Peppers lonely hearts club band, it appears the beatles yellow submarine will have its own golden anniversary celebration next year the beatles apple corps is working with titan comics to create a special yellow submarine comic book, according to the hollywood reporter, helmed by mad magazine editor bill morrison. One of the things wrong with the modern comic book is the lack of these ads. Submarine funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Submarine drawing by yayayoyo 31 4,429 submarine stock illustrations by cteconsulting 8 2,799 submarines drawings by valkos 18 4,602 submarine drawing by tsuneomp 9 523 yellow submarine under water stock illustration by konstantinks 9 1,155 yellow submarine stock illustration by dwiedemann 7 1,918 submarine kids drawings by lenm 10. The navy just announced an ereader designed for life on a. I cant tell you how much the 7yearold me wanted it to be true. Yesterday i ran a scan of a comic book ad for a toy polaris sub. These are available to license for books, magazines, merchandise, newsletters, presentations and websites. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular.
Submarine channel autobiographical comic book artists. The ghadir class is probably better described as a coastal or littoral submarine, similar in concept to the italian sauro class, though significantly smaller. Scott waddle, captain of the nuclear submarine greenville, on the day it collided with and sank the ehime maru, a floating japanese high school. Cramped, sometimes boring, hard work, fun, rewarding, scary, aggravating and totally worth it. Get the best deals on beatles silver age comics 1956 1969. Adam bergius, who has died aged 91, was one of the exceptionally daring men who manned midget submarines known as xcraft during the second world war. Submarine attack comic books 1959 series all regular issues are out of stock. But still, wed put money in an envelope and four to. Most of these magazines way back then were brought over to glasgow as ballast on cargo ships delivering goods and produce from america and beyond. Sure most of it was a ripoff but it was still the stuff of dreams to a nine year old.
Polaris nuclear sub from honor house advertisement published in the november. While its unclear if this minisub has actual nuclear capabilities im. I still cant decide which hurt most the submarine that was watersoluble, or the parents who tsked. In this online version of the manual we have attempted to keep the flavor of the original layout while taking advantage of the webs universal accessibility. Wylie pearl harbor 543 48 00 00 pearl harbor 3 maximilian g. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Wylie pearl harbor 443 33 3,100 28,300 pearl harbor 2 william n. Beatles yellow submarine being made into a comic book. I was resigned to living a polaris nuclear submarinefree existence for the rest. Dec 02, 2008 yellow submarine comic book pdf rare comic from the yellow submarine movie by the beatles.
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