1968

Batman/Detective Comics/World's Finest - 1968

This bottom ad is...not one of DC's finest, let's say...

Green Lantern/Brave and the Bold/Jimmy Olsen - 1968

"Superman is Jimmy Olsen's Hang-Up!"--awesome.

Angel and the Ape - 1968

Adventure Comics - 1968

House of Mystery - 1968

I wish comic companies ran ads like this nowadays...

Star-Spangled War Stories - 1968

Secret Six/Brave and the Bold - 1968

A DC Comics branding iron? Ouch!

Batman - 1968

Ok, not the DC Ad Department's finest hour...

Showcase: Johnny Double - 1968

DC's Showcase book ran a lot of really interesting and/or bizarre material, especially in the late 60s. And the ads, like this one, were just as innovative.

Plus, it rhymes.

16 Days of The Batman, Part 16

Day 16 of our team-up with Dial B For Blog!

This ad is so spiffy, I think it would've made me want to buy this book, even though it was an icky girls comic. (Which we need more of now!)

This is our final day of team-ups; I thank Robby Reed for asking me to get involved in his absolutely incredible 16 Days of The Batman event, it was a lot of fun--and I hope all of you felt the same!

16 Days of The Batman, Part 11

Day 11 of our team-up with Dial B For Blog--two ads this time.

Ira Schnapp used negative space so darn well...

16 Days of The Batman, Part 10

Day 10 of our team-up with Dial B For Blog!

Another superb ad...I love the little toy (Corgi?) replicas of the Bat-Copter, Batmobile, and Bat-Jet that Batman had made up, presumably to help as visual aids for Robin.

The Flash - 1968

Definitely not one's of DC's most carefully put-together ads--"Look, just buy the damn book, okay?"

Bat Lash - 1968

"...Can he save the west? Or ruin it!" doesn't make a lot of sense to me, grammatically. But what do I know? I went to art school.

In any case, a nice ad.

The Secret Six - 1968

An innovative ad for an innovative cover to an innovative book!

Superman - 1968

Showcase: The Creeper - 1968

The Atom - 1968

Batman - 1968