Comic books in 'Promotional'

Dennis the Menace Takes A Poke at Poison Revised (1975) is a promotional comic book published by Field Enterprises. Dennis learns about poisons and always to be sure of what is in a box or bottle before eating or drinking. 16 pages, full color, 6.5-in. x 10.25-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Denny's Hanna-Barbera presents: The Flintstones Fun Book (1989) is a promotional comic book published by Hanna-Barbera and distributed by Denny's Resteraunt. 12 pages, full color, 6.5-in. x 8.25-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Denny's Hanna-Barbera presents: The Flintstones Fun Book (1989) is a promotional comic book published by Hanna-Barbera and distributed by Denny's Resteraunt. 12 pages, full color, 6.5-in. x 8.25-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Denny's Hanna-Barbera presents: The Flintstones Fun Book (1989) is a promotional comic book published by Hanna-Barbera and distributed by Denny's Resteraunt. 12 pages, full color, 6.5-in. x 8.25-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $200.00 View scans Paper: White Label #1305221012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Add to cart VF- 7.5 $80.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Full size promotional comic given away by Zeller's Store in Canada.

Mattel Facsimile Edition. Exclusive promotional comic packaged with DC Super Heroes Series 1: Batman Action Figure.
"Rocket Scientist!" Story by Chuck Dixon. Art by Graham Nolan and Tom Palmer. A small time hood's fumbling exploits are legendary in the Gotham underworld. When he gets another chance to correct his life will he do what is right or will he end up right back where he started...jail.

Auction Item: CGC 9.8 View scans Auction opens January 4 Paper: White REPRINT. Label #1618534087	Add to cart NM 9.4 $75.00 View scans	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $165.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White REPRINT. Label #1618534087 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CBCS 9.8 $279.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Oreo Cookies Giveaway. Label #0002095-AA-003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Add to cart CGC 9.8 $299.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White REPRINT. Label #4341318001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 9.8 $309.99 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Reprint Label #0281999005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart NM- 9.2 $85.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $64.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $70.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.	Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $80.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Oreo Cookie promotional comic from 1984. Reprints Batman cover and story from Detective #27, plus Robin origin from Detective #38, and first Joker appearance from Batman #1. 32-pages, all newsprint, full-color standard comic book size.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $2.80 View scan	Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $2.80	Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $2.80 View scan	Add to cart Fine $2.80
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Toys 'R' Us special replica edition of Detective Comics # 38 (1st app of Robin).

Add to cart Very Good $9.60

Stories and art by Chester Gould. Reprints of the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints Harvey Comics Library #2, which in turn reprints strips from June 22 - December 13, 1950. Young Sparkle Plenty becomes a TV star, but this attracts unwanted attention from protection racketeer T.V. Wiggles. Vitamin Flintheart alerts Tracy to T.V. Wiggles' threats against Sparkle Plenty. Wiggles scuffles with Tracy and gets away, then plots a terrible revenge against Sparkle Plenty. Promotional giveaway comic for Motorola televisions, with ads showcasing classic TV sets of the black-and-white era. Dick Tracy in the Case of the Sparkle Plenty T.V. Mystery: A Star Is Born; Blackmail; The Threat. 32 pages, Full Color.

Add to cart Fine $7.30	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.80	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.80	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $6.40

1940 reprint. 16 pages color. Gould art. All newsprint comic

Add to cart VG 4.0 $44.00 View scan Chew to bottom corner.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $27.00

Tip Top Bread Giveaway. Dick Tracy cover variant. Not a comic book. Features, games, puzzles, etc. but no comic characters except Dick Tracy on the cover. All newsprint. 16-pages, 5.5-in. x 8.5-in.

Dick Tracy Silver Horseshoe (circa 1940), a promotional game piece distributed by The San Francisco News. If the character and number on the game piece matched the one on the comic page, the owner would win $50 in silver. Full color, 1.5-in x 2-in. Not a comic.

Dick Tracy Secret Code Book is a promotional pamphlet published by Quaker Oats. The Dick Tracy Secret Code Book came with a badge initiating the person into the Dick Tracy Secret Service. Learn the different ranks in the secret service and how to obtain them. Also features the many secret forms of communication used by the secret service such as, hand claps, secret codes, morse code, and hand signs. 16pages, B&W cover and illustrations, 3-in x 6-in. NOTE: Book only, badge not included.

The Dick Tracey Secret Code Maker (1961) is a promotional item distributed by the Chicago Tribune. The code-maker is made of wood with letters and numbers printed on it. Also included is an instruction manual on how to use the code-maker correctly. 6-in. x 1-in.

This Dick Tracy shoe store promotional giveaway is copyrighted 1939 and contains reprints from the Dick Tracy newspaper strip from that same year. Actual publication date may have been a year later. 16 pages, full color, all newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in., no cover price.

Quaker Oats promotional book from 1939. Sample chapter titles: "Shadowing," "How to Test Inks," "Firearms," "Boxing" and many more. Illustrated throughout.

Dick Wingate of the U.S. Navy (1953 2nd Edition, #1), a Toby Press promotional giveaway comic distributed by Navy recruiters. Standard 32 page, full color comic format, no cover price. The story: After graduating from high school, Dick Wingate joins the Navy. We follow Dick through boot camp, exams, and further training as he prepares for a secret mission. The mission, to make "sub-hunting by planes an exact science," leads to espionage, attractive women, double-crossing spies, and kidnapping, as Dick does his part to win the Korean War and defeat the godless commies.

Dick Wingate of the U.S. Navy (1951, unnumbered 1st edition), a Toby Press promotional giveaway comic distributed by Navy recruiters. Standard 32 page, full color comic format. The story: After graduating from high school, Dick Wingate joins the Navy. We follow Dick through boot camp, exams, and further training as he prepares for a secret mission. The mission, to make "sub-hunting by planes an exact science," leads to espionage, attractive women, double-crossing spies, and kidnapping, as Dick does his part to win the Korean War and defeat the godless commies.

Art by Clare Briggs. Promotional item from Goodyear. A "devil's dictionary" of humorous definitions from the early days of the automobile industry. Every other page or so has a delightful drawing by Briggs to accompany the text. 3-7/8" x 5", 64 pages, FC color with partial color interior. Published by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, 1909. For other work by Briggs, see Oh Skin-Nay! The Days of Real Sport by Briggs (1913), When a Feller Needs a Friend (1914), Ain't it a Grand & Glorious Feeling (1922), and Memorial Edition The Drawings of Clare Briggs (1930).

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.00 View scans 1" Spine split from top.

Reprint of the original story in magazine form and given away free with the purchase of a Crest, Wondra, or Prell product. Story and art by Dr. Seuss. Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, BW/PC.

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Did you know THIS about Pennsylvania (circa 1950's) is a sequel-companion book to "Quaint and Interesting Cartoons about Pennsylvania". Sub-titled "A Second Book of Cartoon Sidelights of the Keystone State". Both are promotional booklet's distributed by the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce. There are 2 or 3 cartoons on each page with some really neat facts about Pennsylvania regarding industry (agriculture, energy, tourism), the people (Pennsylvania Dutch, Quakers etc), the land, historical persona and locations, etc. Some great stuff here. 32 pages, B&W, art and done in the Ripley's Believe It Or Not style of comic art.

2003 Easter catalog for the online and local Walt Disney store. Clothes, prints, statues, plush, toys and more. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/2-in. 78 pages, full color.

1961 Edition. Do You Have What It Takes to Drive Like a Pro? is a promotional comic book distributed by the Chrysler Corp. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

One of four mini-comics giveaways from Nationwide Publishers. Funny-animal stories from the circus, featuring Do-Do the Clown. Bears Rolly and Polly dream that they are soldiers during the American Revolution. 4-in. x 5-in., 24 pages, Full Color.

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Written by Gary Cohn with art by Scott Neely. Join Doc Wellfish as he shows you the amazing underwater world of tropical fish, and how easy it is to set up your aquarium. Originally came with coupons for aquarium products bound in centerfold (may or may not be present). Full color, 16 pages, standard paper stock.

Custom Edition of Doctor Strange Season One. Promotional Giveaway. 24 Pages, Full Color.

Custom Edition of Doctor Strange The Oath (2006) #1. Promotional Giveaway. 24 Pages, Full Color.

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1939 Catalog featuring the different variations of the Doge Luxury Liner produced that year. Horizontal Format, 11" x 8.5", 24 pages, full color.

Promotional Advertisement Motion Flip Book. Not dated, circa 1929-30. The front side flip pages features actual scenes from the animated short movie, Mickey Mouse "The Barn Dance" released in 1929. The reverse flip pages animate a Dodge Six clearing a sandbank . 2 1/8-in. x 2 7/8-in., 64 pages, BW.

Promotional item for Richards Wild Irish Rose Wine. 1983. Collection of Don Martin (Mad) football related cartoons. Includes drink recipes and complete 1983-84 NFL schedule. 5" x 7". 8 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $149.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

"Firestone Presents Comics" by Walt Disney.

Donald Duck in "Three Good Little Ducks." 8 pages by Carl Barks.

Firestone promotional comic. Donald Duck in "Toyland" (A) Carl Barks. Mickey Mouse in "A Day With Santa". 20 pages, FC.

"Firestone Dealers". Donald Duck in "New Toys". 8 pages Carl Barks art.

Limited edition comic compliments of Geppi's Entertainment Museum and the Baltimore Ravens. Featured stories: "Maharajah Donald" and "The Peaceful Hills". Both stories originally published in March of Comics #4 from 1947 and written by Carl Barks. 32 pgs. Full color.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $25.00 View scan

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $25.00 View scans

Donald Duck and the Buccaneers Mini Comic. Wheaties 1950-51 32-page promotional comic, 6-7/8 x 3-1/8, Issue #B-3. An original set of 8 mini comics cost 15c plus one Wheaties box top. Four sets of 8 were made, Series A, B, C and D.

Unnumbered and undated Donald M. Grant flyer, circa 1996, promoting soon to be published volumes like Stephen King's Desperation, Hodgson's Terror of the Sea and more. Single sheet printed in color. Folded, the flyer measures 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. Unfolded, 22-in. x 17-in. As with all Grant publications, production is of a high quality.

Unnumbered and undated Donald M. Grant flyer, circa 1998, promoting soon to be published volumes like One Who Walked Alone, Burroughs' Marcia of the Doorstep, Stephen King's Dark Tower Gift Collection and The Crow Broken Lives and Shattered Dreams. Single sheet printed in color. Folded, the flyer measures 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. Unfolded, 22-in. x 17-in. As with all Grant publications, production is of a high quality.

Dot and Dash and the Lucky Jingle Piggie, Toylands Patriotic Rally (1942) is a World War II era patriotic promotional comic book that was distributed by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Published by Einson-Freeman Co., Long Island City, NY. While it is an advertisement for Sears, it does encourage the youngsters of the time to save their "nickles and dimes" to buy War Bonds. Note the back cover that tells what "war savings stamps would buy for Uncle Sam". 12 pages, full color, 8-in. x 10.75-in., all newsprint.

A rare copy of the famed Down Under Cafe and Restaurant in the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center dated Monday, July 20, 1942. This menu features all the insignia of rank of the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Inside marvel at the prices, for example a Meat Loaf with brown gravy and hash browns for .50! Inside also is a government ad: "For the United States Victory use one tablet or teaspoon of sugar PLEASE." The entire back page is the Drink List. 7-in. x 11-in., single sheet on cardstock folded vertically, partial color.

Promotional comic for the American Heart Association encouraging healthy living. 6-3/4-in. x 10-1/8 in.; full color; 16 pages on white paper.

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Add to cart Fine $3.30

One-Shot. August 1998. Promotional comic to herald a new series that was never published. Written by Kym Dray and Robert Loren Fleming, and illustrated by Marat Mychaels. 6.5" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color.

Story by Anastasia Heonis and Devin Night, art by Steve Prescott. Flipbook fantasy stories which meet at the centerfold. Promotional ashcan.5 1/2" x 8 1/2", 16 pages, B&W.

Booklet informing drivers of the practices that have enabled the most skilled drivers of Cummins-powered trucks to get the best performances out of their engines. Each page contains text and a nicely-drawn illustration (uncredited, but reminiscent of a John Prentice/Johnstone & Cushing type style). 5-in. x 7-in.; black and white; 64 pages on white paper with cardstock covers.

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Promotional comic, as young Tommy learns about the drawbacks of driving in urban traffic and the advantages of public transit, specifically Greyhound buses. Includes many safe-driving tips, such as keeping ones eyes on the road. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. 16 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10-in., newsprint, with no cover price.

Driving the Torture Track (1956) is a promotional giveaway comic book hosted by screen star Bill Lundigan from TV's "Climax" and "Shower of Stars." Chrysler's new 1967 models are showcased. Lundigan acts as guide as the reader visits the state-of-the-art Chrysler Engineering Proving Grounds in Chelsea, Michigan. 16 pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, all newsprint, no cover price.

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Vol. 23 #4 - Apr. 1922. Trade journal for department stores of all kinds. Full of ads and ideas for various departments. 9 1/4-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, B&W.