Comic artists in advertising

[Ant-Man]

So I brought home a few boxes of magazines from my parents' house, the most of which are heavy metal related (Circus was my magazine of choice back in the day). Anyway, my eyes have become a little more trained to notice the art in advertising instead of just blowing by the ad for the next article. While thumbing through some of the books, I came across these:

 

10/31/85, inside back cover, Dave Stevens

 

 

3/31/86, Boris Vallejo

 

 

I've owned that cassette since it came out and never knew it was Vallejo cover art.

 

Any other examples that you've come across in more mainstream advertising?

[valiantman]

I guess this explains what Ozzy saw in a younger Sharon.

[nmtg9]

I guess this explains what Ozzy saw in a younger Sharon.

 

[Ant-Man]

At that time, I'll bet a younger Ozzy was so out of it that he didn't realize he was married until a few months into the union.

[HighVoltage]

Mitch O'Connell is another one. He's been more of a pin-up artists & advertising artist than comic artist, but he's crossed over here & there.

[Rodey]

Francesco Francavilla has crossed over too. He did some of the American Idol Car video segments. (The segments where the Idols do some silly commercial with a car in it)

[short_box-migration]

Any other examples that you've come across in more mainstream advertising?

 

The king of jumping from comics to advertising is Jack Davis. Dr. J and Rick Barry can attest to this! (Check out High Voltage's avatar).

[HighVoltage]

Any other examples that you've come across in more mainstream advertising?

 

The king of jumping from comics to advertising is Jack Davis. Dr. J and Rick Barry can attest to this! (Check out High Voltage's avatar).

 

Good eye, sir! (thumbs u

[Ant-Man]

Ah yes, many a back cover by Jack Davis. Good memories ...

[DiceX]

Frazetta and Neal Adams.

 

 

[Lebowski]

A somewhat different slant on the topic at hand:

 

 

 

That Spikeman drawing still kills me.

[DiceX]

His parents hate his art.

We have something in common.

 

 

[jpepx78]

a lot of comic artists who did commercial illustration can be found in the ads within comics. jack davis (slim jim, spalding) & neal adams (abc tv cartoons) come to mind since they did a lot of commercial art. russ heath did a roman toy soldiers ad on the back of 1960s comics. going further back, cc beck did tootsie roll ads and frazetta did some anti-smoking & red cross public service ads. anyone remember those awful hostess cupcakes & pies ads with hulk, spidey, batman & others in 70s comics?

 

it's always interesting to see recognizable artists in less conventional places.

here's more ads for boss guitar effects from the 80s- another ad by dave stevens & 2 by neal adams.

i wish i ordered these posters...

 

j

 

 

 

 

[Ant-Man]

I saw that ad for Heavy Metalman, but I didn't recognize the sig!

[Boozad]

I used to use a Boss Metal Zone