Jimmy Olsen/Showcase - 1965

Showcase/Adventures of Jerry Lewis - 1965

I love that DC buck--I'd use that as real money if they'd let me.

Happy 2009 everyone!

Batman/Detective Comics - 1965

"Go-Go" Checks - 1965

Up there with "Marvel Pop-Art Productions"--remember that?

Mystery In Space - 1965

One of my all-time favorite DC characters...not exactly A, B, or even C list. D list?

Showcase: The Spectre - 1965

Fox and the Crow - 1965

The Fox and the Crow probably didn't realize that Stanley and His Monster, introduced this issue, would eventually push them out of of their own book. Ouch!

Brave and The Bold - 1965

Since we'll be teaming up with brilliant Dial B For Blog at the end of the week, I thought I'd run team-up ads for the rest of the week.

This was a fairly unusual team-up, most super-heroines had a tough time headlining a book, so putting two of them together was a, er, bold move.

Designed by the venerable Ira Schnapp, this ad features a lot of text, even more than he usually had to work with. As usual, he nailed it.

Batman - 1965

Showcase: Dr. Fate and Hourman - 1965

Courtesy Master Designer Ira Schnapp, an ad with a lot of text crammed into a small space, yet it reads perfectly and the design and color are flawless.

More Secret Origins - 1965

Jimmy Olsen - 1965

Challengers of the Unknown - 1965

Action Comics - 1965

Showcase: Enemy Ace - 1965

Lois Lane - 1965

The Brave and the Bold - 1965

Challengers of the Unknown - 1965

Sgt.Rock - 1965