Sea Monkeys Ads Comic Books

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Sea monkeys ads comic books. In this video we explore the unusual rip off ads found within comics of the 60 s 70 s and 80 s. If today s generation y and z ers accuse us baby boomers of being cynical and distrustful well i for one blame it all on comic books. One of the ubiquitous and most intriguing ads that could be found in the pages of a comic book were those for sea monkeys an underwater family of weird little mammalian fish that you could keep all to your own. The name instant life was replaced with the more market friendly sea monkeys a moniker inspired by the brine shrimps long tails and ability to live in water.

Old comic book ads x ray specs sea monkeys kit charles atlas workout if something seems to good to be true. Sometimes a small tank and or supplementary pouches may also be included with the product. He secured the services of cartoonist joe orlando who designed and illustrated a series of comic book ads. There are a few upsetting truths about sea monkeys.

I m attempting to get back into the swing of things and start posting on my regular schedule again. The impact these ads had on his imagination is spelled out in his 2004 short film flip about a boy who dreams of the wonderful life such 1 products could bring him. The product was heavily marketed in the 1960s and 70s especially in comic books and remains a presence in popul. How many of us who grew up in the 1960s and early 70s were.

Harold von braunhut who pushed x ray spex and sea monkeys was the guru of comic book mail order demarais who is 39 became fascinated with mail order comic novelities as a kid in small town siloam springs arkansas where he s lived most of his life. Sea monkeys could be ordered by mail directly from the sea monkey headquarters. Sea monkeys are a novelty aquarium pet a type of brine shrimp that undergoes cryptobiosis. From the in betweeny bits of comic books they smiled at the sight of you their potential new ruler and you knew that you were 4 95 plus shipping removed from a magical friendship and quite possibly world domination thanks to the subservient species of atlantean mer creatures now within your grasp.

The film led to his dream job. Around the same time von braunhut founded transcience corporation to streamline the manufacturing and sales. Overnight orders were flying in and the sea monkeys began their long career striking the imaginations of millions of children. An updated ad campaign began to appear in comic books in 1964.

Developed in the united states in 1957 by harold von braunhut the shrimp are intended to be added to water and almost always come bundled in a 3 pouch kit with other required pouches and instructions. Originally sea monkeys didn t sell at all. So here s a semi post to get things started not actually a comic book ad but a fascinating article about the comic book ad mainstay sea monkeys and what has happened to the creator s widow in recent years thanks lura for sharing this with me.