Comic books in 'Promotional'

Regal Cinemas Special Edition - Reprints Harley Quinn (2016) #1. Promotional giveaway at Regal Cinemas to promote the live action Warner Bros. release of Birds of Prey and the Fantabulos Emancipation of Harley Quinn. Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti. Art by Chad Hardin. Cover by Joëlle Jones. 'Die Laughing' part one! Welcome back to Harley Quinn's crazy world on Coney Island…now get ready to wave goodbye, because everyone there just might get eaten alive! Harley's gotta protect her neighborhood against an all-out zombie apocalypse! Break out the chainsaws, everybody! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+

San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Promotional Comic. Cover by John Tyler Christopher (W) William Harms (P) Wellinton Alves/Agustin Padilla. Featuring the dramatic reveal of the 2013 Harley-Davidson Iron Man 3 'Man & Machine' contest winners as Road Force's Reconnaissance and Demolition Division - R.A.D.D.! It's a triple-pronged attack as Iron Man, Road Force, and R.A.D.D. split up to quell Kang's invasion. FC, 20 pages.

Harvey sent this flyer out to retail toy buyers to participate in their nationwide Top Toy and Hobby Christmas promotion, circa 1959. "Millions of kids will look for and buy from teh stores that display the Harvey window streamer and official seals. This point-of-sale material is available to you free of charge." Mattel's "Shootin' Shell" cap pistols has a full page and Harvey has a full page utilizing their jack-in-the-box logo and covers of all their titles. Other toys include Slinky, AMT models, Radio Flyer red wagon, Roadmaster bicycles and lots more. Extremely scarce. Flyer is folded three times to form 7 1/2-in. x 9 3/4-in. Unfolded, it measures 22 1/4-in. long x 9 3/4-in. Full color.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $5.49

Promotional giveaway produced by Marvel Entertainment - Have you ever wondered what the Marvel Super-Heroes do to stay fit and healthy? Well, they can tell you themselves in this comic/activity book made exclusively for Wal-Mart Supercenters. Join Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Storm, and The Amazing Spider-Man as they explain the benefits of adding fruit to your diet, how much you should be eating, and even some tasty recipes you can make at home. We all need to fuel our bodies with healthy foods whether you are a kid or a super-hero, and this book can get you started on making healthier decisions when it comes to meals and snack-time. 16 pages, full color.

Help Keep Our Land Beautiful (1961) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Soil Conservation Society. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, $0.20 cover price.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $5.40

Help Keep Our Land Beautiful (1963) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Soil Conservation Society. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Help Keep Our Land Beautiful (1971) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Soil Conservation Society. Join the Webster family as they learn different ecologically sound methods of keeping America beautiful. Natural beauty: you look at it! 16 pages, full color, 7-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

2006 NBC Studios Exclusive Giveaway (Nathan cover). Heroes TV show Promo Comic. Written by Tim Kring & Aron Eli Coleite with art by Tim Sale. Full color, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

San Diego Comic Con Exclusive. NBC promotional comic for the television show, Heroes. Written by Tim Kring & Aron Eli Coleite with art by Tim Sale. Full color, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

Wizard World Chicago Exclusive. NBC promotional comic for the television show, Heroes. Written by Tim Kring & Aron Eli Coleite with art by Tim Sale. Full color, 24 pages, slick paper stock.

2008 San Diego Comic Con International Edition. Cover by Michael Turner. "Blackout" Written by Mark Sable, Art by Jason Badower; "The Ten Brides of Takezo Kensei" Written by Chuck Kim, Art by Peter Steigerwald; "Going Postal" Written by Yule Caise, Art by Marcus To and Peter Steigerwald. 32 Pages, Full Color.

Promotional comic/activity book produced by Marvel Entertainment for the American Dental Association - Join the Fantastic Four and The Amazing Spider-Man as they team up to defeat the insidious Plaque, and learn lots of helpful tips for how to properly brush your teeth so that Plaque doesn't come for you. 16 pages, full color.

August 1989. Order from in magazine format for Heroes World Distribution. 8.5" x 11". 32 pages. Black and white.

Stories and art by Mort Walker and Dik Browne. King Features presents Hi and Lois stories in both English and Spanish as an educational aid for language students. The first half of the book is in Spanish; the second half of the book is the same stories in English. A bilingual introduction describes how to use the book for both beginning English and beginning Spanish students. A neighbor has a strange demand of Hi. Hi tries to fix Dot's tricycle. Plus comprehension exercises. La Busqueda; Lola en Nombre; The Search; Lois by Name. 32 pages, full color.

Promo booklet for Hires root beer and ginger ale extracts, circa 1915. Featuring charming full color fantasy illustrations, short story text, and product advertising. 4-in. x 7-in. 12 pages, full color.

Promotional story book for Hires Root bear. Saddle Stitched, 4-in. x 6-in., 8 Pages, Full Color.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $57.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

1st printing. Small pamphlet for Hires root beer with story of the owl, the parrot, and the big round moon. Softcover, text with B&W, 6 pages.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.00

Add to cart Good $2.65

The History of Electronics, "Space Exploration...the next great adventure!" is a Radio Shack science-related promotional comic with no cover price. 32 pages. Full color comic with excellent art and story. Catalogue No. 68-2036.

History of Gas (1947) is a promotional comic book prepared by Commercial Comics, Inc. and distributed by the American Gas Association, Inc. Script and concept were by Malcolm Ater. Art and character design by Jack Sparling. True to its title this comic tracks the history of the discovery and uses for gas. Narrated by the sassy little blue-haired Miss Flame, from ancient China, up through the ages to modern times gas has been an important tool in the advancement of technology. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in.

Add to cart Very Fine $10.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $17.00 View scan

1970 Second Edition Edition. History of Natural Gas was released by the Educational Service Bureau of the American Gas Association. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of natural gas development together with interesting related facts. 16 pages, full color.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $20.00 View scan

Add to cart Fine $13.00

1976 Third Edition. History of Natural Gas was released by the Educational Service Bureau of the American Gas Association. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of natural gas development together with interesting related facts. 16 pages, full color.

1979 Fourth Edition. History of Natural Gas was released by the Educational Service Bureau of the American Gas Association. An interesting promotional comic telling the history of natural gas development together with interesting related facts. 16 pages, full color.

Cinema theater giveaway. On Saturdays, there were special children showings that included a free Hollywood Comics. These promotional comics were actually unsold returned comics which had had their covers stripped and replaced with a new heavy paper stock Hollywood Comics cover. It has advertisements for local business's on the back and interior covers. This particular copy was distributed at the Fargo Theatre located in Illinois and contains the interior to Raggedy Ann and Andy #7 (Dec 1946) which features the only appearance of Little Black Sambo. 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", 48 pg, FC.

Comic Book Catalog from New York Dealer Honest Jack, circa 1967. Listings for Comics, Big Little Books, and Sound 16mm Films. Remember when Fantastic Four #1 sold for $20 and Amazing Spider-Man #1 went for $12? Jack had these and so many others. Cover by Will (Bill) Elder from Mad #6. 5.5" x 8.5". 24 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $16.00 View scans Minor interior staining.

Circular promotional publication touting the medicinal benefits of Hood's Sarsaparilla. NOt a comic, but text accompanied by small but extraordinary pen-and-ink illustrations. 4 1/2-in. diameter 16 pages on newsprint B&W (die-cut flower shape). Has attached sales advertising blurb piece from BRONSON BROS. OF WHATCOM WASHINGTON BEFORE STATEHOOD.

Hooked! graphically illustrates the dangers of heroin addiction. Smoking marijuana, often a precursor to more serious rug addition, is depicted along with other effects and consequences such as painful withdrawal, prostitution to get drug money, overdosing, and death by drug overdose. In the story told here, drug abuse tears a family apart and ruins two people's lives. The begins with Eddie recounting how he got started smoking pot through peer pressure. He soon learns how to use "H" (heroin) by snorting it and doing "skin pops". He meets a girl who begs him to quit and that only drives him to start shooting up. He soon starts stealing from her to keep the habit going. Eventually he gets his girlfriend hooked on "the junk" and she must start prostituting herself so they can both get their heroin. This miserable life continues for them for a while until one day she overdoses and dies. At the funeral Eddie is shunned by his family and called a murderer by hers. A very sad and scary story with a realistic tone. 32-pages, full-color, all newsprint, 6-in. x 4-in. No publication date or copyright, circa 1960-70.

Grape-Nuts Flakes promotional giveaway comic starring William Boyd. Fawcett Publications. 9"x 6". Color interior. All newsprint, 24 pgs. (may or may not have promotional banner attached to the front cover).

Catalog and informative guide produced by Harry Sherman that was distributed to movie theaters. It contained order numbers for advance movie paraphernalia: display promo posters, throwaway novelty items, children's special agent cards, and the like. Along with general pointers and ideas on how to create buzz for the film in order to attain the highest profits out of every "Hopalong Cassidy" picture show. Examples (hold a lariat throwing event, hire an attractive female to ride a horse and hold a sign, etc.). The interior contains over a dozen photos of William Boyd and supporting actors, plus a full page photo collage. Softcover 10-in. x 14-in. 16 pages B&W.

No issue number, 1970. Promotional giveaway with Fairmont snacks. "Wrath Bath" stars Hot Dog. 6 3/4-in. x 3 1/4-in., 8 total pages, full color.

Issue #10. Promotional comic given to kids eating at a Hot Shoppes Restaurant, a beloved Washington state chain. 7" x 10.25". 16 pages. Color.

Issue #11. Promotional comic given to kids eating at a Hot Shoppes Restaurant, a beloved Washington state chain. 7" x 10.25". 16 pages. Color.

Mini Comic promoted by various shoe stores. 5-in x 7-in, 20 Pages, Full Color.

How Pain Helps Us is the third volume of Jack in the Box fast food chain's free promotional comic/record combo to customers. Includes a red flexi-disc dated 1976. The comic features Jack and his friends discussing pain and why it's a good thing. Also includes a puzzle and info on the metric system. 7-in. x 7-in., 8 pages, full color.

How to Be an Expert Driver (Ford Motor Company, 1946 ) is a promotional comic book narrated by Al Esper, the chief test driver for Ford in 1946. Esper ppearing throughout the comic, takes the reader through the dos and don't of driving. Full color, 10 pages, standard news print.

Text and Cartoons promoting fishing in Manitoba, Canada by the bureau of Travel and Publicity. 8-in. x 10 1/2-in. Softcover 20 Pages B&W

Original 1995 Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalog from 1955. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of the merchandise. The list of licensed items is enormous. For example, lunch box, pencil box, sunglasses, dominoes, mugs, balls, puppets, sandbox, shoes, umbrellas, games, cookie jar, halloween costumes, purses, night lights and much, much more. As the catalog says, it's a Howdy Doody World. Back cover shows the NBC affiliates that were broadcasting the TV show. Centerfold gives a sampling of the foods Howdy Doody has licensing agreements with. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 20 pages, black and white with added spot color.

NOTE: A replica has been printed with less vivid colors on the cover.

Replica of the 1955 Howdy Doody Merchandise Catalog. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs of the merchandise. The list of licensed items is enormous. For example, lunch box, pencil box, sunglasses, dominoes, mugs, balls, puppets, sandbox, shoes, umbrellas, games, cookie jar, halloween costumes, purses, night lights and much, much more. As the catalog says, it's a Howdy Doody World. Back cover shows the NBC affiliates that were broadcasting the TV show. Centerfold gives a sampling of the foods Howdy Doody has licensing agreements with. The reprint has less vivid colors on the cover (the original has a bright red coloring where the reprint is a muted brick color, the royal blue background on the original is a muted purple). In addition, the spine is perfect and looks brand-new and the copyright at the bottom right of the cover is better positioned than the reprint, which is crowded at the bottom and the right side. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 20 pages, black and white with added spot color.

c. 1950. Howdy Doody coloring book. Contains 6 pages to color. 10-in. x 12-in. 8 pages B&W.

Promotional comic for the Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction video game. Distributed by Vivendi Universal, reprinting Incredible Hulk #1 from 1962. Cover by Conner, Palmiotti, Mounts. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock.

Promotional comic for the Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction video game. Distributed by Vivendi Universal, reprinting Incredible Hulk #1 from 1962. Cover by Conner, Palmiotti, Mounts. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock.

Promotional comic for the Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction video game. Distributed by Vivendi Universal, reprinting Incredible Hulk #1 from 1962. Cover by Conner, Palmiotti, Mounts. Full color, 32 pages, slick paper stock.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.50

2001 Edition. I Pledge Allegiance is a promotional comic book produced and distributed by the American Legion National Headquarters. Find out the story behind the American Pledge of Allegiance. 16 pages, slick cover, full color, 6.5-in. x 10.25-in

1949 Program. George Petty cover. 8-1/2" x 11", 20 pages, B&W w/ spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $10.00 View scans

Program book for the 1952 production of Ice Cycles. Featuring The Student Prince play as the central entertainment with other songs and performances like Raggedy Anne and Andy, Egyptian motif, East Indian Fantasy, New Orleans jazz and much more. In all, more than 30 different performances in one evening. 8 1/4-in. x 10 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Learn about the fine services and experienced staff of IDL drug stores. 16 pages, color cover with black and white illustrations in the interior, 7-in x 10-in.

Vol. 23, No. 2020. December 1954. Published as a laid-in supplement to the German language film magazine, "Film-Kurier". This issue features the Universal classic, "Creature from the Black Lagoon". Iconic cover image of Ben Chapman as the Creature holding the lovely Julie Adams. Includes synopsis, cast and credits, and photos from the film. As in the US release, shown in 3-D in Germany. 6.5" x 9.25". 4 pages. Black and white. NOTE: All text in German.