Comic books in 'Promotional'

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Beauty and the Beast. Features a page to color, and puzzle pages. 16 pages cover to cover.

Caterpillar Operators Handbook (1950) was distributed by Caterpiller Co., Peoria, Illinois. Comic format, 32 pages, full color, 8.25-in. x 10.5-in., Full Color Instructional publication by Caterpillar intended for adult Caterpillar customers using bulldozers, tractors, scrapers, etc.

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Promotional comic published by Culver Publications covering the impact of Thomas Edison's inventions on modern society. Possibly produced for the Florida Power & Light Company. 16 Pages, Full Color.

Puma and Overkill have teamed up to present Cheech Wizard Goes to Berlin to celebrate the release of the Vaughn Bode Cheech Wizard Puma Basket II. Saddle Stitched, 6-in x 4-in, 4 Pages, Full Color.

"Piracy on the High Cheese" is a Kraft Cheese promotional comic book. (W) Jim Shooter (P) Wanderlei Silva (I) Bob Layton. Cover price $1.00.

Kraft's Cheesasaurus Rex in a 16-page collector's edition. Contains 14-pages of story and 2 puzzle pages featuring a word search, connect the dots & a maze. Cover price $1.00.

Promotional advertising flyer for "Chicago" Roller Skates showing Archie, Jughead, and Veronica. 7-in. x 5-in.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.00 View scans Printing Error: Two copies side by side, never cut down the middle. Last two pages still attached at the bottom. Rough-trimmed on one edge. One page already colored.

Promotional booklet produced for Chick-Chick Easter Egg Colors (HCA Food Corp.) and its coloring contest. Includes two pages to color, a dot-to-dot page, and a game. Copes are folded horizontally. 5-in. x 6.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 8 newsprint pages. No date (1960s?).

Chip Collins Adventures (Circa 1940) was a promotional comic book distributed by Syrup of Black-Draught and Soltice. Written and illustrated by Nat Edson. This beautifully illustrated booklet features young reporter Chip Collins. This booklet features an unusual format with rounded corners and artwork on the right page while the opposite page is blank, and at the bottom of every page are tags illustrating the benefits of Syrup of Black-Draught and Soltice. 24 pages, full color, newsprint, 5-in. x 8-in.

1st printing. Amateur-made promotional comic for chiropractic healing. This fanzine style comic is presented by Stan Brody, written by Terry Beatty and Max Collins, with all art by Terry Beatty. Beatty's art is pretty well done, on par or better than amateur art found in a lot of comic fanzines. The story follows a chiropractor named Brian David Palmer who is found worthy by a cosmic being who grants him the Power of the Universe which transform him into Backman! With his new yin-yang powers, Backman must keep balance in the world by squashing the plans of Discord, a group bent on destroying the order of the universe. But will Backman's yin-yang be enough to stop Discord's evil schemes when he runs into the atomic-bomb-freak twin brothers, The Brute and The Babe! 8 1/8" x 10 3/4", full color, 20 pages.

1st printing. Amateur-made promotional comic for chiropractic healing. This fanzine style comic is presented by Stan Brody, written by Terry Beatty and Max Collins, with all art by Terry Beatty. Action packed second issue! Backman faces the Brute and the Babe.

Toytown Store giveaway featuring coloring pages, puzzles, and games for children. 8" x 10.5", 12 pages, B&W.

Ford Motor Company promotional featuring stories by Marcia Albury, games by Gordon Albury, and illustrations by Richard Scarry (famous for his book "Busytown"). Slick wraparound cover.

Christmas Carols (copyright 1952, H. B. Burnstine) was a promotional comic book distributed by dealers of the FLying A Oil Company. Features Christmas and religious related illustrations. Also includes lyrics and sheet music for many Christmas carols. Some of the tunes included are Silent Night, Joy to the World, Away in a Manger, The First Nowell, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells, and more. Great for sing-a-long fun. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in.

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Coloring Book Premium Giveaway from Montgomery Ward. Copyright date 1976 by J. Strauss. Christmas cover of Santa Clause flying in an airplane with snow skis attached. Although this is a coloring book, it looks more like a comic at first glance; 16 pages; 6 5/8-in. x 10-in.

Badger Paint Stores giveaway, no number, paper cover, 16 pages, 1946.

Kobackers Giftstore of Buffalo New York giveaway, no number, paper cover, 16 pages, 1953

Pomeroy's Department Store (Pennsylvania) giveaway, no number, paper cover, 16 pages, 1953 Promo

Catalog from the mid 1930's featuring all of the different models of the Airflow line of Chrysler motor vehicles that were manufactured between 1934 and 1937. Horizontal Format, 12" x 8.5", 32 pages, mostly color with some B&W photos.

Spalding Sports Equipment promotional comic book. Art by Willard Mullin. Glossy Cover 7-in. x 10 1/2-in. 16 Pages Full Color.

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Bound Volume (file copies) of five promotional public service armed forces government giveaway comics published by Harvey Harvey Comics. The Man Who Wouldn't Quit (1952), Kerry Drake in The Case of the Sleeping City (1952), Joe Palooka in It's All in the Family (1945), Strong for the People (1950), & Steve Canyon's Secret Mission (1951). Art by Alfred Andriola, Ham Fisher, Milton Caniff. The comics have been professionally trimmed and bound into book form. Hardcover, 80 pages, FC.

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Promotional comic published by Dark Horse prior to the release of the City of Heroes online game. Full color, 16 pages, slick paper stock, cardstock cover.

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Promotional piece published by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1989 to promote DC graphic novels for sale. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 12 pages total, full color.

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Long John Silvers promotional reprint. Cover price $0.99.

Stacey's Department Store Classics Illustrated Merry Christmas (1969) Giveaway "A Christmas Adventure." Join Santa as he travels around the world and learn how Christmas is celebrated in other countries. Reprints Picture Parade # 4 (1953), with new cover. 1 of 5 ad. variations. 24 pages. Some may include an added .25c New Price sticker. Cover price $0.25.

Anne & Hope Store Classics Illustrated Merry Christmas (1969) Giveaway "A Christmas Adventure." Reprints Picture Parade # 4 (1953), with new cover. 1 of 5 ad variations. 24 pages. Some may include an added .25c New Price sticker.

Gibson's Department Store Classics Illustrated Merry Christmas (1969) Giveaway "A Christmas Adventure." Reprints Picture Parade # 4 (1953), with new cover. 1 of 5 ad. variations. 24 pages. Some may include an added .25c New Price sticker.

"Merry Christmas" Classics Illustrated Christmas (1969 Giveaway) "A Christmas Adventure." Join Santa as he travels around the world and learn how Christmas is celebrated in other countries. Reprints Picture Parade # 4 (1953), with new cover. 1 of 5 ad. variations. 24 pages. Some may include an added .25c New Price sticker. Cover price $0.25.

"Merry Christmas" Classics Illustrated Christmas (1969 Giveaway) "A Christmas Adventure." Join Santa as he travels around the world and learn how Christmas is celebrated in other countries. Reprints Picture Parade # 4 (1953), with new cover. 1 of 5 ad variations. Klines department store variant not listed in Overstreet. 24 pages. No price.

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Advertising Broadside issued in 1939 to promote Click Magazine. Printed on heavy cardstock. 10.5" x 13.5", single-sided, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Booklet on the history of transportation. Produced for the United Transportation Union. Text with illustrations. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. No date (1970s?). Similar text but different art from "Cliff Merritt's Scrapbook People on the Move."

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Booklet on the history of transportation. Produced for the United Transportation Union. Text with illustrations. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper with cardstock covers. No date (1970s?). Similar text but different art from "Cliff Merritt's Scrapbook People on the Move."

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Booklet on the history of transportation. Produced for the United Transportation Union. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.; black and white; 64 newsprint pages with cardstock covers. No date (1980s). Similar text but different art from "Cliff Merritt's Scrapbook of Man on the Move."

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Biro, Bob Wood, Fred Schwab, Fred Guardineer, Rafael Astarita, Frank Frollo, Maurice Gutwirth, Jack Romer, Richard Dean, George Nagle, Ken Fitch, Joe Penner, Hal Raynor, Will Harr, Claire Moe, Dick Ryan, and Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.). An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, as a giveaway for Cocomalt, a powdered-drink company. Cocomalt sponsored a popular radio show featuring comedian Joe Penner, who appears here in short comic strips. Early stories and art by comics legends Jack Cole (creator of Plastic Man) and Will Eisner. featuring radio comedian Joe Penner. A rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.), plus a one-page strip featuring Little Nemo's Impy. Also featuring early stories by Charles Biro and Bob Wood, later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Cover is also by Biro. Little Nemo in Slumberland; Insurance Ike; Officer Skelly; Tommy the Bear Scout; Cowboy Joe Penner; Put On Your Own Radio Show; When the Berry Blossoms; Boodini the Great; The Wild Cat; Lucky Coyne; Impy; Myrth-Parade; Spots; Sky Menace; Senior Symphony; Brain Teasers; Bib and Tucker; Round Table Adventures; Dan Hastings; Adventures In Goobyland; King Kole's Kourt; Animal Crackers; Laughing At Life; Don't Look Now; Nothing But the Truth; Tell Me? Mr. Wise Guy. 48 pages, Full Color.

Collection Of The Worlds Best Christmas Stories, Songs, and Poems (1954) is a promotional comic published by Cities Service Petroleum, Inc. 16 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10.25-in., with no cover price.

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Advertising Broadside issued in 1941 to promote Collier's Magazine. Illustration by Earl Oliver Hurst. Printed on heavy cardstock. 11" x 16", single-sided, full color. Cover price $0.05.

Colonel MarVELous Milk Processing Instructional Comic Book Promo. 6 1/2-in. x 3 1/2-in. 16 Pages, Paper Cover, Full Color.