Hey Skinny! Great Advertisements from the Golden Age of Comic Books

by Miles Beller (Editor), Jerry Leibowitz (Editor)

Leaping provocatively off the pages of comic books from the 1940's and 1950s, sandwiched in between the adventures of Captain Marvel or Archie or Mutt & Jeff, were the shameless and often bizarre advertisements for miraculous products that promised to change your life. This book collects the best of these ads, re-igniting all the wonder and hope of that more innocent era. Glow-in-the-dark neckties, miniature monkeys in a cup, a lamp that turns into a Christmas tree, as well as surefire ways to get rid of pimples.

Genres: Humor, Comics

96 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

Reviews

[David]

Quick fun read about the old ads that used to appear in the backs of comic books. It was nice to bring back a bit of nostalgia of my childhood.