Shark Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Not only did I pick up that sweet ASM #129 double cover in a recent purchase of an ASM long box, but I also noticed yesterday that an ASM #177 and #178 (both only in about 5.0 condition) both had the Marvel Pizzazz insert in them. This is the first 2 I've ever found. So are these really hard to find? A quick eBay search only shows 3 comics (one ASM, one FF, one Star Wars) with the Marvel Pizzazz insert. Any info provided would be great. Thanks! grendelbo and aardvark88 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosocane Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I don't know, but I remember buy Pizzaz off the newstands as a kid. It had tons of cool stuff. PS, those few panels of Ross Andru Spidey art are terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron von slabb Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I have only 1 in my collection - Marvel Two-in-one #39 from May 1978. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdream Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I find it strange that these inserts where not in all copies of these issues. Marvel was self promoting their own kids magazine, why not put it in every copy? Its possible they intended it for a few of their main issues and then decided to put them in more books and focused on large metro areas instead? Doing this would have caused them to only insert them into a small percentage of each book because they only had so many inserts printed? I am very intrigued by the distribution method of the books with these inserts. Was it willy-nilly or did they have a focused area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Never seen them before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I vaguely recall Pizzazz, but not the inserts. I'm of the opinion these were distributed regionally, as was suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Here's a question.... remember the ads for a mag called "Grit?" They'd advertise it as something you could sell do to door. Has anyone ever seen a copy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Here's a question.... remember the ads for a mag called "Grit?" They'd advertise it as something you could sell do to door. Has anyone ever seen a copy? Grit was actually a newspaper. I used to sell them in my neighborhood when I was a kid back in the 60s. I see later on it became a magazine. (thumbs u Edited August 28, 2014 by Shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I bought Pizzazz and Dynamite mags. Loved them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Bump for my man Marty Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Bump for my man Marty Mann Thanks for the information and a copy of the half page insert. mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Here's a question.... remember the ads for a mag called "Grit?" They'd advertise it as something you could sell do to door. Has anyone ever seen a copy? Grit was actually a newspaper. I used to sell them in my neighborhood when I was a kid back in the 60s. I see later on it became a magazine. (thumbs u http://www.grit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The truth about raising goats... I'm hoping someone has an old grit around to show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I used to (try to) sell GRIT in my neighbourhood as a boy. Not only did I not sell one damn copy, I started to get called "GRIT-boy" so I gave it up. GRIT-boy Off Panel and waaaghboss 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 I just noticed there's a bunch of eBay listings with Pizzazz inserts now. Last year when I started this thread there were only 3 listings. I guess the word got out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi Clampett-migration Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hey, I had a Pizzazz subscription. Along with ASM, Daredevil and The Defenders. Only way to get em out in the sticks! Fold em in half and stick em in a brown wrapper. Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 I was digging through some of my Marvel Tales comics and ended up finding 2 more books with the Pizzazz insert - both are Marvel Tales #87. This in turn got my curiosity up so I did some digging. Some of this information is probably already known to some of you, but I'll post what I found out for those who don't know. Marvel Pizzazz inserts were included in various Marvel Comics from January 1978 to April 1978. Between Google, eBay active and sold listings, mycomicshop and my own copies, I've come up with this list of 34 books that might have contained the Marvel Pizzazz inserts: Amazing Spider-Man 176,177,178 Captain America 217,218,219 Conan the Barbarian 47 Fantastic Four 190,191,192 Incredible Hulk 219,220,221,222 Invaders 24,25,26 Marvel Tales 87,88,89,90 Marvel Team-Up 65,66,67 Marvel Two-in-One 37,38,39 Star Wars 7,8,9,10 Thor 268,269,270 Let me know if anyone is aware of any others. Keep in mind that not all copies of these books will have the Pizzazz insert in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I was digging through some of my Marvel Tales comics and ended up finding 2 more books with the Pizzazz insert - both are Marvel Tales #87. This in turn got my curiosity up so I did some digging. Some of this information is probably already known to some of you, but I'll post what I found out for those who don't know. Marvel Pizzazz inserts were included in various Marvel Comics from January 1978 to April 1978. Between Google, eBay active and sold listings, mycomicshop and my own copies, I've come up with this list of 34 books that might have contained the Marvel Pizzazz inserts: Amazing Spider-Man 176,177,178 Captain America 217,218,219 Conan the Barbarian 47 Fantastic Four 190,191,192 Incredible Hulk 219,220,221,222 Invaders 24,25,26 Marvel Tales 87,88,89,90 Marvel Team-Up 65,66,67 Marvel Two-in-One 37,38,39 Star Wars 7,8,9,10 Thor 268,269,270 Let me know if anyone is aware of any others. Keep in mind that not all copies of these books will have the Pizzazz insert in them. Scratch Conan the Barbarian #47 from this list. After looking at a copy I have, I realized this book was published in 1975 - 3 years before the Marvel Pizzazz magazine and inserts were even published. I got this issue number from the mycomicshop Pizzazz list and I've notified them it should be removed. This issue DID have a Marvel subscription insert in it like the one below (my copy has one in it): I also just realized this morning I have another book with a Marvel Pizzazz insert in it. I was looking through some of my slabs to see what I might sell when I came across this one: I completely forgot that had the Pizzazz insert in it. Anybody else think of any other books that have the Marvel Pizzazz insert in them? A couple of days ago I did some research and looked at the copies I had of all of the other Marvel titles that were also published during the Jan.-April 1978 time frame and couldn't find any others that had the insert in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey's Wheatcake Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I was digging through some of my Marvel Tales comics and ended up finding 2 more books with the Pizzazz insert - both are Marvel Tales #87. This in turn got my curiosity up so I did some digging. Some of this information is probably already known to some of you, but I'll post what I found out for those who don't know. Marvel Pizzazz inserts were included in various Marvel Comics from January 1978 to April 1978. Between Google, eBay active and sold listings, mycomicshop and my own copies, I've come up with this list of 34 books that might have contained the Marvel Pizzazz inserts: Amazing Spider-Man 176,177,178 Captain America 217,218,219 Conan the Barbarian 47 Fantastic Four 190,191,192 Incredible Hulk 219,220,221,222 Invaders 24,25,26 Marvel Tales 87,88,89,90 Marvel Team-Up 65,66,67 Marvel Two-in-One 37,38,39 Star Wars 7,8,9,10 Thor 268,269,270 Let me know if anyone is aware of any others. Keep in mind that not all copies of these books will have the Pizzazz insert in them. Scratch Conan the Barbarian #47 from this list. After looking at a copy I have, I realized this book was published in 1975 - 3 years before the Marvel Pizzazz magazine and inserts were even published. I got this issue number from the mycomicshop Pizzazz list and I've notified them it should be removed. This issue DID have a Marvel subscription insert in it like the one below (my copy has one in it): I also just realized this morning I have another book with a Marvel Pizzazz insert in it. I was looking through some of my slabs to see what I might sell when I came across this one: I completely forgot that had the Pizzazz insert in it. Anybody else think of any other books that have the Marvel Pizzazz insert in them? A couple of days ago I did some research and looked at the copies I had of all of the other Marvel titles that were also published during the Jan.-April 1978 time frame and couldn't find any others that had the insert in them. Thanks for all the excellent information. I have about ten of these, but now my addiction may force me to seek them all out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaeldubyoo Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The hard part of finding these inserts is you have to open the comic to find them. You cannot spot them easily by just looking on the outside of the comic. The same is true with other inserts like the DC survey ones. That's why they're overlooked so often. And even if they are seen, a lot of people are unaware that they're any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...