90's Comic Book Ads Pt. 1

Some cool advertisements from 90's comic books.

Thanks for dropping by to witness something a little different from my usual article format. I gathered here a collection of comic book advertisements from the 1990's. Rummaging through my comic collection, I found myself thinking that these ads deserved to be shared with the masses. Comics have been the primary medium of my childhood excitement, adventure, and interest. Why not share those feelings with y'all? After countless hours hunched over my comic box, I put the best of them into this article for you to enjoy. In strategy, I organized them into three categories: Superhero Stuff, Food, and Miscellaneous. All of these ads range from comic books "soon-to-be" published, to television shows of days gone by. Step into this time capsule of paper proportions and have yourself a good time.

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[b]Well that's it, kiddies! Comment on any of the retro-filled junk you saw here. It'll be fun to see y'alls remarks. Advertisements help shape the thick veneer of pop culture. From childhood heroes, to tummy rumblers, to randomness; advertisements make us smile and think about our adolescent selves. Expect a later edition. I only used about 2/3rds of the material I retrieved, and I still have more boxes to go through. I hope you enjoyed reading this article as much as I had making it.

Until next time...

Laters!

CREDITS
Archives...........................Cosgrove
Writer.............................Cosgrove
Pictorials..........................Cosgrove
Editing Adviser....................GaijinNinja
Editor-in-Chief....................Vertex

Green Lantern, Batman and Robin Adventures, Marvel QFX, Toyfare Magazine, Daredevil, Spider-Man Chef Boyardee, Spider-Man Cereal, X-Men Fruit Snacks, Now Comics, Young Heroes in Love, 3Musketeers, Combos, Cap'n Crunch Crunch Berries, Fruity Pebbles, Mootown Snacks, Sonic 3D Blast, Shock Tarts, Tangy Taffy, Tiger FX Pen, Nacho Cheetos, M&M Minis, Fruit String Thing, Sprinkl'ins, Final Fantasy VII, Vans, Mile High Comics, Goosebumps Escape from Horrorland, Clearasil, Josh and S.A.M., Saved by the Bell The College Years, UPN Kids, Hulk, Jumanji, Grossology, Street Fighter II, Fox Family, Morning Scramble, The Basement, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Animal Crackers, Eek! Showaganza, Bad Dog, Monster Farm, Walter Melon, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Virtual Boy

Comments

This is a nice article. I now can hear Stevie Wonder's song "I Wish" playing in my head!

truley the best article i have read on the site. I have never seen an article look so great.Fruit string things were friggen chronic, wish they were still around

wow, very cool and visually beautiful article

I HEARTED ALL THE GOODY SNACKS THAT HAD MARVEL SUPER HEROES ON THEM!!!

Ya know i saw the title of this article and was excited, i always loved the ads from comics in the 90's. But i honestly have never seen a single ad in your article lol. But great job none the less.

I am at a lost for words...Simply a masterpiece...I can't wait for part two. Woah I gotta collect my thoughts since my eyes feel like they've just been on a roller coaster. There is so much here I might go back and read it again at least a dozen more times. Anyway your mention of Deadpool in an ad obviously gets my approval but that is merely the tip of the iceberg of this incredibly awesome milestone of Retrojunk articles. Anyway I have a few comic books that included that 3 Musketeers ad with the group of alpha males in the car with the girls eying the 3 Musketeers and I couldn't help but recall that these idiots were also in a televised ad campaign for 3 Musketeers as well. Also something that really makes these articles have a 90's look is the circling font which became the next big thing in print advertising such as with the Cap'n Crunch ad. Then there is the mess of words on the String Thing ad. Here is the answers for the Street Fighter II Quiz:

1.C. 4080 They completely got the idea of using numbers to measure fighting capacity from Dragonball Z.

2.C. Cambodia Since Shadowloo is based in Thailand, which borders Cambodia this has to be the correct answer. Oddly enough this has more to do with Geography than with the game.

3.A. Sagat, Balrog, Vega This is the easiest one, Zangief is also Bison's big stupid bodyguard. Interestingly enough in Japan, Bison's name is Balrog.

Good mention of Saved by the Bell The College Years, man it was stupid. The guy with the mullet is Bob Golic, who used to play in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders. His brother Mike also played in the NFL and now works for ESPN with Mike Greenburg on Mike and Mike in the Morning. Also a good mention of UPN's Incredible Hulk cartoon, it was the black sheep of the Marvel cartoons of the 90's. Perfect article!

So how does it feel to set the new standard for article presentation? SWEET!

I was actually surprised at how many of these I hadn't seen, since most of my comic collecting was done in the 90's (I was purchasing mainly back issues though). I had a lot of Green Hornet NOW comics.

I literally started salivating when I saw the Shock Tarts ad, which makes me think that the "Sour Power" was all mental.

Awesome piece man, real work of art. I just love the fact that you created this almost entirely of pictures, the final look here is one for the ages. Completely original.

Of all the people who have ever written articles here on RJ, there are only two that I'm jealous of. One it Pat Henzy because he can draw, and if I try to draw so much as a stick figure it never turns out.

The other person I'm jealous of is you. You have a deep knowledge of graphic design which allows you to do what you do. I've tried to sponge some of that knowledge during our recent correspondence, but alas you are, and will always be the master of g.d. here on RJ as far as I'm concerened.

It was a real honor and privilege helping you sort out this piece, and I'm glad I could be of some small assistance. Thanks for mentioning my name in your credits, it's never expected but always greatly appreciated.

Anyway it's a great article you have here, a real show stopper. Love your opening and ending titles, just fantastic. Your shading on the text was a stroke of genius and your lay out was also first rate. If it wasn't for people like you (among a very few others) this site would have tanked a long time ago in my book, and it's articles like this that keep me coming back.

As is I need to say it, but T.U. #28 is from me, I wish I could give you more but unfortunately they track the I.P.'s of people who vote here so one vote is all I can give you. Maybe I'll go to the library...

It's funny though, as I got to the end of your piece I was stuck by a very strong urge to look up a bunch of tags. It's the strangest feeling. Also and all of a sudden I'm feeling feeling worthless and suicidal. It started after I looked at your signature at the very end. How odd...

perfect!
spider-man cereal kicks ass btw . . .

My favourite ad was the Nintendo one where a Ninja Turtles is coming up through a manhole in the middle of a living room. I used to draw that over and over.

Seeing that Toyfare ad brings back so many memories.

Is there a poster for Toon Disney? I would have loved Marsupilami.

I still remember the Married With Children comic. The Simpsons and Beavis & Butthead had one too. The only one of those ads I really remember is The 3 Musketeers one with the guys in the car.

I still own some comic book issues containing these ads! Love this article.

That's the first time I heard that a person actually cares about advertisements (nothing wrong with that, but very interesting) One thing about the advertisements in comics is that they are in the middle of the stories and were everywhere. Would it hurt to put them in the back of the book? I think not! Anywhere, THERE'S MORE TO COME? Wow, I guess you can write about virtually anything.

I remember seeing each and every single one of these ads in my comics. As for the article its another masterpiece but you cant really expect any less from you, I absolutely loved the formatting of it as well. Thumbs way up!

I think this is another article that's headed for the upper double digits. Great work as usual from a great writer...Thumbs up.

Here's what AVGN said about Virtual Boy:

http://screwattack.com/videos/AVGN-Virtual-Boy

I probably had all the comics you had back then. List them sometime, dude.

Nice, I actually remember a handful of these, very cool, thumbs up!

wow man this was awesome, excellent formatting

this is taking me WAY back...

Cool article, man. Comic advertisements rock. I've never heard of Josh and S.A.M. I should check out a trailer for it if I can find one on Youtube.

OMG! I remember String Thing and Mootown Snackers, they were the bastions of my lunchbox treats in the 4th and 5th grades. (And yes, I had a bulky plastic Tiny Toons lunchbox.) And I watched Sweet Valley High on UPN!! Thanks for bringing up the good memories of the 90s with this post!