Friday, January 11, 2013

365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 11


House ad for The Flash #105 (first issue; February-March 1959); printed in Lois Lane #7 (February 1959)
Comic cover art: pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella
Ad designed and lettered by Ira Schnapp


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8 comments:

  1. Michael Jones1/11/2013 9:20 PM

    Rhea Perlman, the fastest waitress at Cheers.
    btw was that a QI reference?

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  2. Bully1/11/2013 9:57 PM

    Bingo, Michael! As I like to say, I don't worry about if people will get the jokes. The right people will get the joke.

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  3. Dave1/12/2013 2:53 AM

    I loves me some QI. Wish they ran it over here.

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  4. SallyP1/12/2013 7:49 AM

    The "Duck Hawk?" Seriously?

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  5. Blam1/12/2013 9:21 AM

    I'm with you, SallyP. "Peregrine" sounds so much cooler. And neither "Peregrine" nor "Falcon" were even Marvel trademarks yet. 8^)

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  6. Blam1/12/2013 9:21 AM

    Also, I'm pretty sure that Mirror Master is wrong.

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  7. Sphinx Magoo1/13/2013 9:36 PM

    It's been a while since I've felt this informed after reading an advertisement!

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  8. wordsmith1/15/2013 9:11 PM

    To paraphrase Dave Barry:
    "Science has proven that the fastest creature in the Animal Kingdom is a cow that's been pushed out of a helicopter."

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