Comic books in 'Promotional'

Stories and art by Jack Davis and others. Cover by Jack Davis. Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone.  Lucky and his sidekicks escort a European duke crossing the West with art treasures, but all is not as it seems. Lucky investigates a crazed old hermit who claims to have found a gold mine. Featuring art and cover by future EC legend Jack Davis. Royal Treachery; Hermit's Revenge.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Stories and art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone. Lucky finds danger on a remote trail. A wolf pack threatens a family. Danger Trail; Wolf Pack.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Stories and art by Frank Carin and others. Cover by Frank Carin. Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone.  Lucky's sidekicks try to find gold at their mine in the Nightmare Mountains. Nightmare Gold Mine; Villains of Lost Village.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone. Lucky's horse Thunder makes a crucial warning that saves the day. Lucky Star; Thunder's Warning; Live Wires.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone. Lucky must face a duel to determine the course of justice. The False Don; Thunder: Mystery Rider; Justice By Combat.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Lucky Star roams the Old West, battling outlaws and owlhoots with his sidearm and his rope. A promotional giveaway series for Lucky Star Jeans from San Antonio kids' clothing manufacturer SanTone. Lucky helps Pony Express riders cross dangerous territory. Pony Express; Pokey: On the Scent; The Silver Lode. Final issue of the series.  5-in. x 7-in., 16 pages, Full Color.

Lum and Abner's 1935 Family Almanac, presented by Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation. Short entertaining stories are included with each month. Also includes the usual almanac fare like birthdays of historical figures, eclipses and so forth. Also includes ads for Horlick's products. 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, black and white.

Lum and Abner's 1936 Family Almanac, presented by Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation. Short entertaining stories are included with each month. Also includes the usual almanac fare like birthdays of historical figures, eclipses and so forth. Also includes ads for Horlick's products. 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, black and white.

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Lum and Abner's 1937 Family Almanac, presented by Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation. Short entertaining stories with titles like "Caleb Weehunt's Blacksmith Shop" and "Luke Spears Lunch Room" are included with each month. Also includes the usual almanac fare like birthdays of historical figures, eclipses and so forth. Also includes ads for Horlick's products. 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, black and white.

Lum and Abner's 1938 Family Almanac, presented by Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation. Short entertaining stories are included with each month. Also includes the usual almanac fare like birthdays of historical figures, eclipses and so forth. Also includes ads for Horlick's products. 6-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, black and white.

M&M's Fudge Brownie Candies: Easy Does It. Story by Sean Ryan. Art by Mario Del Pennino. Cover by Mario Del Pennino and Carlos Lopez. 20 pages, full color.

The M16A1 Rifle Operation and Preventive Maintenance (1968), illustrated by Will Eisner, is a Viet Nam era instructional comic booklet published by the U.S. Army Material Command. The M16A1 Operation and Preventive Maintenance booklet covers everything one needs to know about the weapon, as explained by a cute young lady under the introductory title, "How to Strip Your Baby," which refers, of course, to the M16! 30 pages, full color, 5-in x 7-in.

The M16A1 Rifle Operation and Preventive Maintenance (1969), illustrated by Will Eisner, is a Viet Nam era instructional comic booklet published by the U.S. Army Material Command. The M16A1 Operation and Preventive Maintenance booklet covers everything one needs to know about the weapon, as explained by a cute young lady under the introductory title, "How to Strip Your Baby," which refers, of course, to the M16! 32 pages, full color, 5-in x 7-in.

Circa 1970. Early mail-order catalog for bootleg Star Trek items, including a balsa wood phaser and 30 different photos that can be ordered in various sizes. The photos offered are wonderfully primitive, mostly custom made using the Enterprise and Klingon AMT models kits with a few others probably cribbed from the actual television production. Red flag that these are bootleg items is the words "Star Trek" and "phaser" are not found anywhere. 8.5" x 11". Single folded sheet making two pages. Black and white.

Jack the Giant Killer. Promotional comic advertising Ma-Le-Na stomach and liver pills. 12 pages, PC/PB&W, 5" x 6.25".

"Madonna Who's That Girl" (1987) is an AIDS awareness promotional comic book that was distributed at a Madonna concert on July 13, 1987 by the American Foundation for Aids Reserch. "Madonna Who's That Girl," written and edited by Malcolm Ater, was the last title published by Ater's Commercial Comics line, which had been producing industry-related, safety and political promotional comics for forty years.

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The Magic Bean The Story of Coffee (October 25,1956, Taldor Pub./National Coffee Association) was distributed at Thanksgiving by the National Coffee Association. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of coffee. Standard 7x10 comic size, 16-pages, full color, newsprint cover and interior.

Magilla Gorilla Kite Fun Book (1964) is a promotional comic distributed by Reddy Kilowatt, Inc. via investor-owned utility companies. Magilla Gorilla joins Reddy Kilowatt in a story about kite safety and fun. The back cover features Reddy's Kite Safety Rules. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 5-in., no cover price.

Promotional comic promoting "the inspiring career of New York's governor Malcolm Wilson." Art by Joe Simon. 8 pages, newsprint, two-color (black, blue), 8 x 11 in. No date, but Malcolm was governor from 1973-1974, so this probably dates from around that time.

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When a young soldier is injured raiding Okinawa, he is granted an Honorable Medical Discharge. But what to do after the military? A walk with his father shows him what can come from a Man with a Plan! 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 16 pages, full color.

1st printing - Quaker Oats cereal giveaway. Written by J. M. Richardson. Drawings by John McCormick. Super detailed with 300+ drawings, along with clear, accurate descriptions, this book will teach you every thing needed to fly an airplane. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 120 pg, BW.

A Christmas Carol

Cover art by John Liney (?). "Henry Takes Pot Shots at Unk," art by John Liney (?); Henry gets a cooking pot stuck on his head. "Henry's Cartoon Lesson"; Art instruction on how to draw a comic strip. 24 pgs., full color. 36 pgs., full color.

Porky Pig

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"The Ostrich Horse Race"; Porky enters his ostrich named Oscar in a horse race; Petunia Pig and Bugs Bunny appear. Untitled story; Porky Pig buys two canes from Pharmacist Bugs. 4 pages of puzzles. 36 pgs., full color.

"The Black Stone," script and art by Gaylord Du Bois; Tall Buck and Red Hawk, two Delaware youths searching for good arrow-stone, head into enemy Iroquois territory across Lake Champlain; Beset by enemy braves in a four-man canoe, Red Hawk takes an arrow in the shoulder, but the wind hastens escape; Overlooking an Iroquois village, Red Hawk sees an elderly warrior outside his lodge chipping arrowheads from a shining block of black stone. "The Luck of Step-and-a-Half," script by Gaylord Du Bois; Of the Adirondack tribe, grandfather Step-and-a-Half of a crippled knee, and his girl the maiden Dancing Wave and her brother Little Owl hide out on an island from Chief Bear Foot and his braves; If the young man, Tall Heron, had been home, Chief Bear Foot would not have dared to claim Dancing Wave in marriage; An Abenaki is out hunting and threatens Step-and-a-Half, but Tall Heron returns and defeats the Abenaki. Indian Quiz. 36 pgs., full color.

Popeye

Rin Tin Tin

Tarzan

Tom and Jerry

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"Water-Walking Shoes"; Mr. Blinker develops wooden shoes by which he can walk on water. Porky expects to win a race against Sam using the shoes, but when Sam steals a pair the results are unexpected for everyone. 4 pages of puzzles and games featuring Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, and Cicero Pig. 36 pgs., full color.

Roy Rogers

Henry

Rin Tin Tin

Tarzan

Henry

The Lone Ranger

Woody Woodpecker

Tarzan

"Hare-Raising Experience"; Yosemite Sam decides to quit being a pirate, but the pirates association brings him to Skull Island to stand trial for leaving the ranks; Bugs Bunny appearance; based on the Looney Toons cartoon characters. 20 pgs., full color.

Roy and Dale

The Three Stooges

Woody Woodpecker

Tarzan