Auctions: comic books in 'Promotional'

Bobby's Adventure in Structoland (1956) 1956 0.3

Comic is complete other than being coverless.

Bobby's Adventure in Structoland (1656) is a 5-in. x 3-5/8-in. full color mini-comic distributed by Structo Manufacturing Co. to promote the company's line of Structoland toys. On the right hand pages are a comic story. The left hand pages feature advertisements for Structo toy vehicles. Produced by Custom Comics Inc., New York, NY.

Buster Brown Comic Book (1945-1956 Brown Shoe Co.) 2 FR 1.0 (R)

Restored (see item notes)

RESTORATION: Staples replaced. Extensive accumulation of defects. Brittle.

Stories by Hobart Donovan and Ed McConnell. Art by Edd Ashe, Joe King, Chu F. Hing and Jack Sparling. A classic giveaway comic from the Brown shoe company, named after one of the very earliest American comics characters, Buster Brown. A struggling circus is beset by accidents just before an investor makes an offer to buy it; Sioux hunters encounter the mysterious white buffalo; Modern-day pirates set out to find the secret of the Lagoon of Death. Jinx Circus; When Grandpa Sat On A Mousetrap; Phantom Buffalo; Oodles of Poodles; What's That Sound?; Lagoon Of Death. 32 pages, Full Color.

Captain D's Exciting Adventures (1976-1989 1st Series) 23 FN+ 6.5

#23 "Captain Sam Reid" 1980. Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Captain D's Exciting Adventures (1986 2nd Series) 34 FN/VF 7.0

Promotional comic featuring stories, nautical facts, games and puzzles. Standard size comic, full color, 16-pages, all newsprint, no cover price.

Cliff Merritt Sets the Record Straight (1955 circa) NN.MCWILL FN- 5.5

Cliff Merritt Sets the Record Straight, Cover B variant (circa 1955), is a promotional comic distributed by the Brotherhood of Railroad Workers. Cover by McWilliams with story art by Al Williamson.

Detective Comics Oreo Cookie Giveaway (1984) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Reprint.

Label #1618534027

Oreo Cookie promotional comic from 1984. Reprints Batman cover and story from Detective #27, plus Robin origin from Detective #38, and first Joker appearance from Batman #1. 32-pages, all newsprint, full-color standard comic book size.

Detective Comics Oreo Cookie Giveaway (1984) 27 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Reprint.

Label #1618534043

Oreo Cookie promotional comic from 1984. Reprints Batman cover and story from Detective #27, plus Robin origin from Detective #38, and first Joker appearance from Batman #1. 32-pages, all newsprint, full-color standard comic book size.

Ee-Yi-EE-Yi-Oh a Barnyard Fable About Ecology 1973 GD/VG 3.0

Water damage.

Ee-Yi-EE-Yi-Oh a Barnyard Fable About Ecology (1973) is a promotional comic book with possibly the oddest comic title ever devised. This edition was not distributed by any company in particular and has a blank area at the bottom of the cover. 16 pages, full color, standard comic book dimensions, all newsprint, no cover price.

Fun with Basky and Robin (1979 Promotional) 25 VG+ 4.5

Hi There! (1949 American Red Cross) Joe Palooka 0 FN- 5.5

Staple rust.

Promotional mini comic book featuring a story and artwork by Ham Fisher. Fisher's popular character Joe Palooka shows the reader the workings and the benefits of the Red Cross to the United States armed forces. 12 pages, full color, 4.75-in. x 6-in.

KFC: Crisis of Infinite Colonels (2016 DC) 2 FN+ 6.5

Issue #2 - July 2016. Exclusive giveaway at San Diego Comic Con. Produced by DC Comics. Second issue in series of three (first is KFC: Colonel of Two Worlds, given away at NYCC in 2015, the third is KFC: Across the Universe, SDCC 2017 giveaway). Homage cover to Justice League International #1. Written by Tony Bedard, illustrated by Tom Derenick and Travor Scott. Cover by Tom Grummett. 6 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 16 pages, full color.

KFC: The Colonel of Two Worlds (DC Comics 2015) 1 FN/VF 7.0

NYCC 2015 Exclusive giveaway. 20 Pages, Full Color.

New Adventures of Walt Disney's Robin Hood (1952) Flour Giveaway 2 CGC 8.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4645782007

"Ghosts of Waylea Castle"

Spider-Man and Power Pack Giveaway (1984) 1A CGC 9.2 NEA

Paper: White

Label #4680530014

National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse Giveaway, sponsored by many different companies and organizations. "Secrets" written by Jim Salicrup with art by Jim Mooney. "Runaway" written by Louise Simonson with art by Mary Wilshire. Full color, 16 pages, standard paper stock. NOTE: This is the first Spider-Man comic produced in association with the NCPCA, several more would follow over the years. A FURTHER NOTE: This Spider-Man and Power Pack Giveaway, first released in 1984, was subsequently released in later editions, the most recent being a 2000 release. All have the same cover art, but differentiate within the lower right corner cover credits box.

Superman Radio Shack Giveaway (1980) 1 VG 4.0

Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis!" Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control. Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec; Margaret Wilson; John Bardeen (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); William Schockley (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); Walter Brattain (Nobel Scientist, Cameo); Lana Lang. Written by Cary Bates, with art by Jim Starlin and Dick Giordano. Cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.