Auctions: comic books in 'Promotional'

Alaska Bush Pilot (1959) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4443515011

Alaska Bush Pilot (1959) is a promotional comic published by Jan Enterprises, Portland, Oregon, and printed by the Daily Journal of Commerce. Back page advertises and has promotional offer to join the Bush-Pilot Club. Partial color and black-and-white, 7.5-in. x 10.25-in., newsprint, 10c cover price. Issue # on cover is 1-1. Cover price $0.10.

Detective Comics Oreo Cookie Giveaway (1984) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

REPRINT.

Label #1618534087

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.

Detective Comics Oreo Cookie Giveaway (1984) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

REPRINT.

Label #1618534031

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.

Dick Tracy Crimestopper Club Kit (1961) 1961 NM 9.4

This kit is unopened in its original box, so we could not get images of its specific pieces without opening it up! Contents are assumed to be complete and in overall excellent condition. See generic image and description for contents.

Dick Tracy Crimestopper Club Kit (1961), originally a mail away premium distributed by the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, as a promotional item for the Dick Tracy Show, an animated television series that ran from 1961-'62. Original contents included a black and white picture of Dick Tracy and Jo Jitsu, a "Crimestoppers Textbook" pad, a "Summons" pad, a "Fingerprint Identification" pad, an ink pad in a red plastic case, a Dick Tracy Crimestoppers wallet, a Junior Crimestoppers membership card, a miniature magnifying glass, a wooden secret code maker with box and instructions, a whistle, a flashlight, and a badge! Not all items listed represent full kits, please see the individual Item Description for precise contents.

March of Comics (1946 K.K. Publishing/Western) 41 FR/GD 1.5

6" Spine split from top.

Cover pencils by Walt Kelly. "Race to the South Seas!", script and art by Carl Barks; Uncle Scrooge, through his lawyer, give both Gladstone and Donald sailing ship, and just a few minutes later they learn that Scrooge has been lost in a storm in the South Seas. Both Donald and Gladstone set sail for the islands where Scrooge was last seen, and along the way, Gladstone has nothing but good luck and Donald has nothing but bad. 24 pgs., full color.

Martin Luther King & the Montgomery Story (English ed.) 2013 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case

Reprint.

Label #3985734008

2013 reprint of the 1957 giveaway published by Fellowship Reconciliation, bound with glue. Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story (1957, English language ed.) published by the Council for Reconciliation, a religious advocacy group. 250,00 were published and distributed. Art by Dan Berry. This comic tells the story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which brought Martin Luther King Jr. to national prominence. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, 10c cover price. Cover price $0.10.

Steve Canyon in Strictly for the Smart Birds (1951 Harvey) Giveaway 0 VF 8.0

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff. A giveaway issue produced by Harvey for the US Armed Forces, featuring Caniff's veteran adventurer from the famed comic strip. Steve Canyon discusses the benefits of re-enlisting with pilot Rocky, whose service time is up. 16 pages, full color

Superman Tim Redback Currency (circa 1945) SUP$1.00 NM- 9.2

Superman & Tim One Dollar Redback (circa 1945). Redback coupons were redeemed at Tim Stores for (in most cases) a penny. Front features Superman flying with fireworks in background and a blank area along the top right area where a specific store could stamp their name. Back features Superman waving hi (or bye) with the slogans "Redbacks will buy the things you like best of all" and "Redbacks are issued by your Superman-Tim store." 5.5-in. x 2.5-in., printed in red ink on white paper.