BB-Gun Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) Nice cartoon by Shelly and this is a pretty nice painting by Wyeth. Doesn't he remind you of one of Bilbo's dinner guests? Edited December 24, 2014 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 A Merry Christmas to all GA boardies near and far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 A Merry Christmas to all GA boardies near and far! SWEET!!!! A Very Merry to you too, sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Xmas geeks! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 XMAS 2 This book (Not this particular copy) was the very first Golden Age comic I ever read. Got a copy while I was still in high school, circa 1970. A buddy found it in a garage somewhere in Battle Creek, sold it to me for a dollar. Pretty good introduction to the Golden Age, eh? I traded it a couple years later for some early Fantastic Fours and X-Men, and imagine my surprise when I was thumbing through the 1976 Overstreet to see my old copy pictured on page 515. Yep, the Xmas 2 photo in several early O’streets was my former copy. There were enough flaws in the cover that I recognized it immediately, I picked up this copy from our very own Moondog a few years back at WW Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Xmas geeks! Merry Christmas to you Dr. Love. May your new year be filled with high-grade romance! (The paper kind!) (And the other kind, too! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 XMAS 2 This book (Not this particular copy) was the very first Golden Age comic I ever read. Got a copy while I was still in high school, circa 1970. A buddy found it in a garage somewhere in Battle Creek, sold it to me for a dollar. Pretty good introduction to the Golden Age, eh? I traded it a couple years later for some early Fantastic Fours and X-Men, and imagine my surprise when I was thumbing through the 1976 Overstreet to see my old copy pictured on page 515. Yep, the Xmas 2 photo in several early O’streets was my former copy. There were enough flaws in the cover that I recognized it immediately, I picked up this copy from our very own Moondog a few years back at WW Chicago. Must have been so cool receiving one of these books under the tree as a kid in the 1940s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 (edited) My copy of Gift comics has a story from Spy Smasher 6. Edited December 25, 2014 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Merry Xmas geeks! Merry Christmas Doc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 A Merry Walt Kelly Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 A Merry Christmas to all GA boardies near and far! Thanks for posting I love the DC Rudolph's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Only one Christmas giveaway comic today - but it may be the granddaddy of Christmas giveaway comics. A Merry Christmas From Sears Toyland from 1939. Oversized, die-cut, this puppy is tough in any condition. Montezuma posted a peek at the inside of this comic earlier in the thread. Here are some more pics. You also get to read the heartwarming Richard Tracy strip in the comic, just full of holiday spirit. Fantastic! Thanks for posting. Other than Annie these other characters have faded into pop culture obscurity (Tracy is barely holding on). Too bad as they were all amazing characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Here's a Grant department store giveaway starring Jo-Joy, the incredible colorful live jack-in-the-box. Move over, scary clown. This book came out only once a year, during Christmas. A short but memorable run from 1945 to 1953. Art by the Jason Comic Art Group, who supplied content for a number of other kid's giveaways and funny animal books. Jo-Joy and His Magic Spring 1945 The Adventures of Jo-Joy Introducing Sparks the Rabbit with the Radio Ears 1948 Jo-Joy and the Pinch-Hitting Penguins 1949 Jo-Joy and the Brilliant Idea 1950 Jo-Joy and the Gruffy Goat 1951 Jo-Joy and the Wonderful Whale 1952 Jo-Joy in a Present for Santa Claus 1953 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 A Merry Christmas to all GA boardies near and far! Those things are SO beautiful in the higher grades ...... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Here's a Grant department store giveaway starring Jo-Joy, the incredible colorful live jack-in-the-box. Move over, scary clown. This book came out only once a year, during Christmas. A short but memorable run from 1945 to 1953. Art by the Jason Comic Art Group, who supplied content for a number of other kid's giveaways and funny animal books. Somehow I knew you'd be a Jo-Joy fan, Doc! Great copies! Here are a couple more in the series. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 What a way to close out this thread for this year, Dr. Love and BOOT! You guys saved the best for last! Nice examples of Holiday entertainment from simpler times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Two weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Here's a Grant department store giveaway starring Jo-Joy, the incredible colorful live jack-in-the-box. Move over, scary clown. This book came out only once a year, during Christmas. A short but memorable run from 1945 to 1953. Art by the Jason Comic Art Group, who supplied content for a number of other kid's giveaways and funny animal books. Jo-Joy and His Magic Spring 1945 The Adventures of Jo-Joy Introducing Sparks the Rabbit with the Radio Ears 1948 Jo-Joy and the Pinch-Hitting Penguins 1949 Jo-Joy and the Brilliant Idea 1950 Jo-Joy and the Gruffy Goat 1951 Jo-Joy and the Wonderful Whale 1952 Jo-Joy in a Present for Santa Claus 1953 I think this was from WT Grant as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 and a Merry Christmas group... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I don't think this is my picture but I do have the original May version of Rudolph. Thanks Montgomery Wards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
