Robot Man Posted May 14, 2017 Author Share Posted May 14, 2017 Well, it's Mothers Day. If you are lucky to still have one, give her a call or better yet, go over and give her a hug! We are going to have a little BBQ over here at the Robot junk pile this afternoon. Enjoy your day! I took my kid's Mom to the junk show this morning and lookie what I got. 1932 Betty Boop puzzle set. You just don't see early Betty stuff like this very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Robot Man said: Well, it's Mothers Day. If you are lucky to still have one, give her a call or better yet, go over and give her a hug! We are going to have a little BBQ over here at the Robot junk pile this afternoon. Enjoy your day! I took my kid's Mom to the junk show this morning and lookie what I got. 1932 Betty Boop puzzle set. You just don't see early Betty stuff like this very often. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Betty Boop used to be so popular but her character merchandise is difficult to find today, especially great pieces like this puzzle box with its contents. Robot Man has done it again! Nobody works harder at finding this stuff and he has certainly earned the right to be rewarded now and then. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foley Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 4 hours ago, Yellow Kid said: Betty Boop used to be so popular but her character merchandise is difficult to find today, especially great pieces like this puzzle box with its contents. Robot Man has done it again! Nobody works harder at finding this stuff and he has certainly earned the right to be rewarded now and then. Great find! I was in Brussels last week, and was surprised to see tons of Betty Boop merchandise. The comic shop windows were full of figurines and statues, they're really into her there. I was expecting TinTin and the Smurfs (lots of that too) but was taken aback at Betty's current popularity. porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 On 5/14/2017 at 0:28 PM, Robot Man said: Well, it's Mothers Day. If you are lucky to still have one, give her a call or better yet, go over and give her a hug! We are going to have a little BBQ over here at the Robot junk pile this afternoon. Enjoy your day! I took my kid's Mom to the junk show this morning and lookie what I got. 1932 Betty Boop puzzle set. You just don't see early Betty stuff like this very often. My lady loves this! I told her I'd get her one if I EVER found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 15, 2017 Author Share Posted May 15, 2017 Seems all the ladies love Betty Jimmers. My wife has said that when I go to the big junk show in the sky, she might keep my vintage Betty Boop and Felix stuff. The other stuff, she would just as soon kick to the curb... Betty Boop is still real popular. They have been making new stuff for years. I ONLY collect the 1930's era stuff though and it's pretty hard to find. STORMSHADOW_80 and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 Was looking through a nice pile of Timely and DC coverless GA books that Mr. Bedrock was so kind to bring to me at WonderCon. They kind of got buried in a pile so I hadn't read them yet. Well, last night was the night. One was this one. Young Allies #10 from Summer 1943. In addition to a great house ad for All Select #1, I ran into this ad. Apparently, brass and copper was needed for the war effort so the club was forced to fold. Bucky was pimping the purchase of a war stamp with that dime instead. Now, I'm as patriotic as the next guy, but I think my dime might have gone to that fat, glossy copy of All Select instead... STORMSHADOW_80 and vaillant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 54 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Was looking through a nice pile of Timely and DC coverless GA books that Mr. Bedrock was so kind to bring to me at WonderCon. They kind of got buried in a pile so I hadn't read them yet. Well, last night was the night. One was this one. Young Allies #10 from Summer 1943. In addition to a great house ad for All Select #1, I ran into this ad. Apparently, brass and copper was needed for the war effort so the club was forced to fold. Bucky was pimping the purchase of a war stamp with that dime instead. Now, I'm as patriotic as the next guy, but I think my dime might have gone to that fat, glossy copy of All Select instead... Very cool! Thanks much for posting. In a different way, but this bears resemblance to the campaigns we had in Italy after 1940 (including the famous request to spouses to give their wedding ring). I would love to find coverless copies of Timely books… Unlikely from here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 P.S. Lovely Betty Boops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 RobotMan, I ran into this ad in a PEP 28 comic I just bought. How many of these Shield G-Man Club pins do you have? Are there a lot of variations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 There is at least one round pinback, 1 1/4 inches in diameter, that looks like the one in the ad but in color. There is also a shield with that image that is 5/8 inches wide and one inch long from the top to the bottom tip of the shield. Variations undoubtedly exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 There are three variations. First one was 1-1/2" and had a blue rim. Then the one seen in the ad and last was a thin celluloid shield. First one is pretty rare. The other two are fairly attainable. By, the way, in this picture is the only other MLJ premium pinback I know of. Rang-A-Tang the Wonder Dog from Blue Ribbon Comics (pre Mr. Justice). I often wished they did a Mr. Justice pin instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 Robot, circa what year is that Card? I ask since Olga was born in 1910. I am always curious to know how old were the folks sending in / signing up for the Clubs. I find that many we can trace are in their later teens rather than their early teens as once might suspect from our looking back at these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 13 minutes ago, Scrooge said: Robot, circa what year is that Card? I ask since Olga was born in 1910. I am always curious to know how old were the folks sending in / signing up for the Clubs. I find that many we can trace are in their later teens rather than their early teens as once might suspect from our looking back at these. Not exactly sure since it's not dated but around 1941 would be a solid guess. Sounds like she would be an adult. Most of the pulp premiums seem to be aimed at adults but the comic book clubs generally seem to be a younger audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 That's an interesting point differentiating the age group target across Pulp and Comics premium. Makes sense given the level of "literacy" required. Thanks. I am always surprised that "older" people would send for the comics premium but that would be a sign of the times with fewer people continuing education than today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Scrooge said: That's an interesting point differentiating the age group target across Pulp and Comics premium. Makes sense given the level of "literacy" required. Thanks. I am always surprised that "older" people would send for the comics premium but that would be a sign of the times with fewer people continuing education than today. Or maybe she meant to sign up one of her kids and her name ended up on the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Here's some of the stuff the older pulp folks could send away for... 1950's war comics and STORMSHADOW_80 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Here's some of the stuff the older pulp folks could send away for... Wow, a Phantom Detective pin. Learn about new collectibles every day from Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 16 hours ago, Robot Man said: Here's some of the stuff the older pulp folks could send away for... Wow. Very cool, Robot Man. I've never seen the Phantom pin, and that Pete Rice badge must be dang scarce as well. It appears I've been chasing after those EMPTY antique cigar boxes all these years when I should've been buying them full, considering that's where stuff like this likely resided for a half century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 The Phantom pin is from Phantom Detective. Probably the hardest one of these to find. Closely followed by the G-Man Club. I have only seen a couple of either of these. The Pete Rice badge does turn up from time to time as does the Air Adventures wings badge. Of special note, the Nick Carter badges have different backs. One is the usual pin and the other is a lapel stud. Stud is MUCH harder to find and as an added bonus, it is serial number 45! The two biggies missing here are the Operator 5 and Spider Rings. I have the Spider but never the Operator 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
