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Here's a General Motors comic with original mailing envelope...

Cross posting this with the Promotional Comics thread. Here is a 1943 promo comic called Cotton Goes To War. WWII era comic book, produced by the United States Department of Agriculture, to help cotton farmers produce quality cotton for the war effort.

Here is a 1943 promo comic called Cotton Goes To War. Never even knew this existed until about 10 days ago. No information anywhere about this... WWII era comic book, produced by the United States Department of Agriculture, to help cotton farmers produce quality cotton for the war effort. An example of how promo comics are still the frontier of comic collecting!

BTW, pretty sure Johnstone Cushing produced this super tough comic. Looks like a compilation of Sunday newspaper ads featuring a female "Peter Pan" who lives in a peanut butter jar. Posted this a while back in the "Have a Cigar" thread. Hope nobody minds the repost here...

Here's the money shot... A promo piece for some of the comics they produced. Why are some of the covers blurred out? Why, they are comics I never even knew existed before. Perhaps I'll un-blur them if I am able to get copies...

More J.C....

More Johnstone Cushing...

These are a little off the beaten track. Johnstone Cushing was an advertising agency that specialized in cartoons and comics. They did long running ad campaigns for newspapers and magazines. They provided comics for magazines like Boy's Life. They also produced some classic promo comics. These are promotional pieces for the agency. Some tout their capabilities, while others spotlight specific artists. Some names may be familiar...

Bo, these are all amazingly cool!

Love that cover - what a moment in time!

I missed these earlier...Thanks for posting these early BBs, Dr. L. They are real beauties and you have great copies! Where are you so far?

Just went back and read chunks of this thread. There are some real gems in here that I missed! Thanks to everyone who posted! Just to confirm, Hap, this is indeed a rare comic. It is pretty highly sought after by underground collectors, Bode collectors, and giveaway collectors, as well as collectors of lawnmower memorabilia.

Do you have a source for that info? I'd love to find out more. Thanks!

Same here. I recognize that smug smile, but I just can't get the name. A clue, Boot? Sorry for delay in responding... I thought it was Howie Post, and a quick visit to the mighty Ger Appeldoorn's Fabuleous Fifties site seems to provide corroboration. Check out the teeth, cheeks, and smirks on some of Post's other work.

BUMP for this thread. Anybody pick up any more of these frankenbooks? Here's a LOTS "O" FUN COMICS with a Superman 64 inside...

I wonder which version came first. Maybe the black suited one, and they changed it to the gray suit because he looked too much like a funeral director.

I'd love to see more of this one. Lots of Wood elements in there and a hint of Toth. Is the artist listed? Couldn't find a signature. Here are a couple of interior pages...

So many great group shots in this thread... Here are six different versions of Jack Kirby's first comic book...

This 1956 comic book/greeting card was produced by National Comics Publications, Inc. Unlisted D.C.? Anyone recognize this artist?

Just found a color copy of this comic. Rough, but only copy I've seen so far. Had only ever seen a B+W (advance/proof?) copy before.

Been looking for one of these for a good while...

What a picture! What a set! Thanks so much for sharing that piece of history!

I think it's great that board members are as supportive for a buck reader as they are for a 9.6!