Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Can You Guess What's In This Mysterious Mailing Tube?

What's in this mailing tube?
Can you guess what's in this mysterious mailing tube? Readers of Marvel comics cover-dated December 1965 were challenged with this impossible puzzle, and even in this era of massive social change and cultural controversy, this guessing game became all the rage among heads of state, celebrities, and the hoi pallois. What do you think it is?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it a boxing glove arrow?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it a rolled-up replacement Cloak of Levitation?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it a fifth of delicious Kentucky Bourbon?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it Rogaine?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it Gwen Stacy's ashes?


What's in this mailing tube?
Is it clobberin' time?


Luckily for everyone's sanity, Marvel-maniacs didn't have to wait long, as the following month's (January 1966) issues brought the answer to them in living color:
What's in this mailing tube?
It's a poster of Spider-Man.


But better order yours quickly...you never know when they might run out of stock...
What's in this mailing tube?
Oh Stan, you crazy kidder, you!


Still, seems to me Marvel didn't take full advantage of this ad campaign—there are literally hundreds...okay, four more spokespersons they could have gotten to hawk for this mystery tube ad. Let's take a look through the magic of Photoshop, shall we?


What's in this mailing tube?
Black Bolt!


What's in this mailing tube?
Mary Jane Watson!


What's in this mailing tube?
Daredevil!


And not forgetting...
What's in this mailing tube?
All Star Batman!


9 comments:

Pj Perez said...

Oh Bully, how I love thee.

rachelle said...

Ahahahaha!

Man, I want Frank Miller to just release a comic called "Black bars and boobs." It's clearly what he's been leading up to.

Isaac said...

Excellent.

The Black Bolt joke took me a second. The Mary Jane one, however, instantly rocked my world. Do you think that's what she meant by "hit the jackpot" all along?

Gordon D said...

Best. Blog. Post. Of. 2008.

Honestly.

Jason said...

Yeah. That's basically hysterical.

Mag said...

Mr. Bully,

You are a bull of indescribable talent.

Rich said...

THIS IS A MASTERPIECE.

Sea-of-Green said...

ROFLMAO! Bully, you are my hero. :-)

SallyP said...

Well, I give it a boffo belly-laugh. And a titter for good measure.