How DC used to promote their comics

[The Darknight Detective]

1936:



1942:



1962:

[Jim Kelly]

In WONDER WOMAN No. 50 (November-December 1951)



In WONDER WOMAN No. 197 (November-December 1971)



In DC COMICS PRESENTS No. 41 (January 1982)

[Jim Kelly]

June Giants


SUPERMAN ANNUAL No. 5, on sale June 14th, 1962


80 PAGE GIANT No. 1, advertised as SUPERMAN ANNUAL No. 9, and 80 PAGE GIANT No. 2, on sale June 4th and June 18th, 1964, respectively.


SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN No. 95--aka 80 PAGE GIANT G-25 (August-September 1966)--on sale June 14th, 1966.

[The Darknight Detective]

1975:





1977:

[Jim Kelly]

When JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and SUPERBOY & THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES both went to double length and monthly, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

[Gaastra]

DC tv comics! (welcome back kotter!)

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Direct currents from 67 with batman and--scooter?

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Lois lane and suger and spike.

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[Jim Kelly]

Scooter? Who He?



Scooter started out as a mod Brit hipster in 1966.

SWING WITH SCOOTER No. 1 (June-July 1966), on sale April 7th, 1966.



But gradually became a lot like most American teen humour stars.

SWING WITH SCOOTER No. 20 [F-1] (August-September 1969), on sale June 10th, 1969--Giant Summer Fun issue, prototype for the SUPER DC GIANT series.
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN No. 122/G-62 (August-September 1969) on sale June 19th, 1969.

[The Darknight Detective]

When JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA and SUPERBOY & THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES both went to double length and monthly, I thought I had died and gone to heaven.

I recall being very happy over that development myself, Jim.

[The Darknight Detective]

Scooter? Who He?



Scooter started out as a mod Brit hipster in 1966.

SWING WITH SCOOTER No. 1 (June-July 1966), on sale April 7th, 1966.

Reading those house ads makes me want to never, ever read anything featuring Scooter.

[byrd156]

Reading those house ads makes me want to never, ever read anything featuring Scooter.

Really? Now all I want to read is Scooter.

[The Darknight Detective]

Really? Now all I want to read is Scooter.

But can you handle all of that smasho-wacko fun?

[DevilBat66]

I just really dig this thread.

[Gaastra]

Some more groovy ads. (binky dc's archie!)

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Fox and the crow!

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[Gaastra]

Here is binky.

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[byrd156]

But can you handle all of that smasho-wacko fun?

I sure hope so.