Vintage 196070s elastolin plastic 40mm mounted nornans. They were pulled for the same reason that you see pink and yellow plastic army men. Hard plastic comic book topload holders hobbies depot. Bmc ww2 dday plastic army men invasion of normandy 114pc boxed playset. Russ heath created the two most well known illustrations, the 100 piece toy soldier set ad, and the 2 piece roman soldiers set ad.
Comic book toy soldiers defending truth, justice, and the plastic way of life. Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books plastic toy. Mar 27, 2016 they were pulled for the same reason that you see pink and yellow plastic army men. As with the lucky toys 204 revolutionary war set, the plastic soldiers do vary in. Plastic warrior is a glossy magazine published six times per year, distributed in 30 different countries around the. Later a very crude set of 3d copies closer to 172 scale was made for the comic book offer.
Lead and tin soldiers displayed in lined wooden boxes. Russ heath of dc comics, is the reason these nowfamous ads are highly soughtafter collectibles. From many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books. Heres some pirate themed booty t celebrate international talk like a pirate day yarrr. Army took cellular samples from the corpse within and experimented with them. Heres the original ad from the back of the comic books. Comic book value packs are a great way to pick up a lot of comics cheaply.
They were included in the daniel boone comic book game produced by biatoy corp. Plastic toy soldiers plastic soldier 1960s toys retro toys vintage games vintage toys small soldiers green army men covered wagon. The pvc used in bcw brand topload holders contains no plasticizers or stearates. These figures were mailaway items advertised on the backs of comic books. Doug has lots of pictures of all the sets along with advertising and actual boxed sets. Nov 01, 2017 put jawiin comic drive for soldiers in group title and the comic drive email on the form. Plastic is a 5issue creatorowned horror american comic book limited series written by doug wagner, illustrated by daniel hillyard, and colored by laura martin. These are just a bit taller than the airfix and giant figures. Sep 14, 2012 from many of the comic book lists on this site you can tell is big supporter of comic books.
A long standing monthly magazine on toy soldiers and model figures. These comic book mailin toys were a remarkable mix of toy army, navy, and air force figurines. Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies setshad a roman setbut it got lostof course somehow. Old comic books vintage comic books vintage comics vintage ads retro ads vintage advertisements roman soldiers toy soldiers gi joe if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books. Vintage 196070s elastolin plastic 40mm nornan soldiers x 9. Spiderboy is an amalgamation of the characters the spiderman clone a. The negligee in question was a plastic storage bag used to keep the rifle dry. Created by stan lee, roy thomas, gerry conway and gray morrow, the manthing started out as ted sallis, a scientist working in the florida everglades on a research program by s. Hard plastic comic book topload holders offer rigid protection of your current or silver age comics at a reasonable price.
The last two figures on the lower right were perhaps only made in one color. When he found out what the real product looked like he took his name off the art. Strelets r plastic figures strelets r french foreign. These comic book mailin toys were a remarkable mix of toy army, navy. This is a follow up on the comic book soldier theme i did with the lucky romans a while back.
Mar 30, 2017 in 1971s savage tales, the monstrous horror known as the manthing entered the marvel universe. Old plastic comic book soldiers, revolutionary war, 305 ho. Comic book ad 2 roman soldiers soldier, toy soldiers. Comic book mail away flat army soldiers hard plastic 32 pcs. Half the comics in the event were published by marvel comics and half by. Fun little toys 232 pcs army men action figures army toys of ww 2, easter egg. A footlocker full of plastic soldiers from the war of your choice. Alter ego magazine fan group public group facebook.
Toy soldiers are made from all types of material, but the most common mass produced varieties are metal and plastic. I had them and a similar set of comic bookadvertised revolutionary war solders. These games were most often produced and sold via mailorder ads by a company called helen of toy, co. It was a massive week for television trailers and promos, with all of the biggest assembled right here. Often consisting of flats 2d toy soldiers made of thin, hard plastic and later of tiny 3d soft plastic miniatures, these toy soldier sets had many themes. Marvel crossover event in 1996, amalgam comics released a series of oneshot comic books combining characters from the marvel universe with characters from the dc universe. Note how you can even recreate scenes from the comic book ad using the pieces of the set. This is for the later fully round plastic figures, not the earlier flat figures. A good 10 or 12 years ago i stopped in a small, out of the way hobby shop east liverpool, oh and bought a few 172s, and the owner told me about his own foray into plastic wargaming as young man, using comic book romans in the airfix mile fort model.
Turns out russ created the two most famous comic book toy soldier ads and they are probably among the most widely remembered and most reprinted ads ever seen in comic books of the era. Its probably the best info on comic book flats that you will find out there. The army green skin that turned players characters into toy soldiers offered an ingame advantage in certain areas, according to epic games patch notes for the v10. But if you look in older comic books youll see a treasure trove of sneaky ads. May 15, 2009 those little soldiers from the backs of comic books many kids who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s saw ads like this on the backs of comic books. A lot of us just looked at them and wished we had the scratch to get them. These classic ads in the back of comic books tricked kids from the 50s through the 80s. Jul 19, 2010 in addition to the flat hard plastic pieces, new 3d figures made of soft, molded plastic began to appear. This is for the later fully round plastic figures, not. They clearly state the dimensions of the footlocker, the fact that its made of pasteboard, and that the ad depicts an imaginary war scene. Little green army menthis ad was in the back of all comic books.
There are many different kinds of toy soldiers, including tin soldiers or flats, hollow cast metal figures, composition figures, and plastic army men. Comic drive for soldiers aims to send 22,000 comics to. Buy mens revolutionary war toy soldiers comic book ad t shirt by achtung t shirt llc. These are not the hard plastic comic book flats, but the later soft plastic 3 dimentional figures. Russ said yeah, the one with the revolutionary soldiers and the one with the roman soldiers. Like their smaller brethren they had exciting words at the top, this time either action or combat, and the usual comicstyle drawing.
Sometime in the mid50s ads were placed on the back pages of comic books and soon became icons of that decade. Timmee made plastic soldiers from old leadbased molds while mpc modeled their soldiers with hands capable of grabbing any number of interchangeable weapons. All petty fights will soon be resolved with your personal militia. The roman legionnaires, however, were conventional vinylmolded toy soldiers, though very small maybe 15mm. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. Posts about plastic soldiers written by comicbookadsblog.
Did you ever order xray glasses from comic book ads. Mcpinky 307 pcs world war ii army men,war soldiers with. If that wasnt an attention getter for grunts who hadnt seen. There are many different kinds of toy soldiers, including tin soldiers or flats, hollow cast metal figures, composition figures, and. No one knew where it came from and nothing in it survived. Jul 22, 20 the 100 piece foot locker soldiers were indeed flats, and not of any consistent scale, which disappointed me enormously when i was a kid.
In addition to the flat hard plastic pieces, new 3d figures made of soft, molded plastic began to appear. And, the soldiers and vehicles even do look much like the ones in the ad other than being flat of course. Dc comics has already stepped up and donated 2600 books, so the comic drive is already 25% of the way to their goal of 10,000 comics. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage box. This set was made of hard plastic, and the average soldier in this set. Sending comic books to our american heroes serving overseas. Each pack is grouped around a particular character or theme, and there is no duplication within any pack. At some point my brother and i were lucky enough to get our parents to order us a couple sets of these guys. Indians are copies of crescent, britains herald and britains swoppet. The pictures show the 12 foot poses as well as the 1 mounted pose, horse and cannon found in the later comic book mail away offers. Other manufacturers put their own little spin on army men. Anyway, heres a site that shows your awi figures, all painted up, howard.
The 100 piece foot locker soldiers were indeed flats, and not of any consistent scale, which disappointed me enormously when i was a kid. Will virginias captors finally cut their losses and return her to edwyn, or will there be more death by plastic. This week, our artists paired sonic the hedgehog and sonicrelated characters with other comic book characters. It turned out there was a fake captain america, who the military called anticap. Like many young men returning from wwii the new yorker was searching for his place in postwar america. Ive heard some people complaining about disappointed when they got their soldiers, but we loved our sets and spent many happy hours setting these 1 tall figures and fighting imaginary battles. According to the world of comic book toy soldiers these figures came from lucky products or a nameless mail drop company and not one of the better. Military advancement itself helped keep army men current and popular with additions like the m16 rifleman in the 1960s. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage box by. I had them and a similar set of comic book advertised revolutionary war solders.
Many kids who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s saw ads like this on the backs of comic books. A good 10 or 12 years ago i stopped in a small, out of the way hobby shop east liverpool, oh and bought a few 172s, and the owner told me about his own foray into plastic wargaming as young. Plastic is about retired serial killer edwyn stoffgruppen who has been trying to avoid trouble while on honeymoon with his love virginia. In todays comic books you dont see the advertisements you used to no ads with outrageous promises to be taller or more muscular. Aug 15, 2019 the army green skin that turned players characters into toy soldiers offered an ingame advantage in certain areas, according to epic games patch notes for the v10. The american company image comics published plastic on a monthly basis with the first issue. Here be some o t pirate figures which were sold through comic books by t josely co. Mcpinky 307 pcs world war ii army men,war soldiers with hand. Russ heath did this and the one advertising revolutionary war soldiers. Product title plastic soldiers play set pack of 72 average rating. Once the entire comic is safely in the bag, slide a backing board in behind it. Anticap was an unnamed man whose girlfriend was killed at the oklahoma city bombing. Ah, little plastic soldiers a staple in the category of cheap, cheesy toys. Nov 28, 2014 ok, wow, this almost seems too good to be true.
Your enemies will cower at ok, wait, looks like these are just toy soldiers. Revolutionary war soldiers with images comic books. Comic book toy soldiers a brief history milton levine was just a few years out of the military in the late 1940s. On the back there was a small plastic window so potential customers could get a glimpse of what was on offer. No advertisements to own a nuclear sub or army tank can be found nowadays. But for the lucky majority the big day had indeed come and it was time to rip into that package with glee and get down to some serious plastic.
Edwyn takes a hostage of his own, changing all the rules of this bloodcurdling catandmouse game. As you do, gently press the comic closed to prevent the bottoms of the pages from scratching the edges of the bags opening. This book has 36 pages and was uploaded by comicwanderer on may 7, 2016. These protectors are essentially 2 sheets of clear plastic with welds on 3 sides and rounded corners.