±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 738
Total: 738
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: CPGlang
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Community Forums
06: Community Forums
07: Community Forums
08: Home
09: Community Forums
10: Photo Gallery
11: Photo Gallery
12: Community Forums
13: Community Forums
14: Photo Gallery
15: Home
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Statistics
21: Photo Gallery
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: Community Forums
25: Photo Gallery
26: Community Forums
27: Search
28: Downloads
29: Community Forums
30: Community Forums
31: Community Forums
32: Community Forums
33: Downloads
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Community Forums
37: Photo Gallery
38: Community Forums
39: Downloads
40: Home
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Photo Gallery
44: Photo Gallery
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Photo Gallery
49: Community Forums
50: CPGlang
51: Home
52: Community Forums
53: Community Forums
54: Community Forums
55: Photo Gallery
56: Community Forums
57: Downloads
58: Community Forums
59: Community Forums
60: Photo Gallery
61: Home
62: Community Forums
63: Home
64: Photo Gallery
65: Community Forums
66: Photo Gallery
67: Community Forums
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Community Forums
71: Member Screenshots
72: Your Account
73: Community Forums
74: Community Forums
75: Photo Gallery
76: Home
77: Photo Gallery
78: Community Forums
79: Home
80: Community Forums
81: Photo Gallery
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Member Screenshots
85: Community Forums
86: Downloads
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Photo Gallery
91: Your Account
92: Community Forums
93: Community Forums
94: Community Forums
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Statistics
99: Community Forums
100: Home
101: Photo Gallery
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Photo Gallery
106: Community Forums
107: Home
108: Community Forums
109: Member Screenshots
110: Community Forums
111: Home
112: Community Forums
113: News Archive
114: Photo Gallery
115: Community Forums
116: Downloads
117: Community Forums
118: Photo Gallery
119: Community Forums
120: Home
121: Your Account
122: Community Forums
123: Statistics
124: Community Forums
125: Photo Gallery
126: Photo Gallery
127: Community Forums
128: Member Screenshots
129: Photo Gallery
130: Community Forums
131: Community Forums
132: Photo Gallery
133: Community Forums
134: Photo Gallery
135: Community Forums
136: Photo Gallery
137: Photo Gallery
138: Community Forums
139: Your Account
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Member Screenshots
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Home
149: Photo Gallery
150: Downloads
151: Community Forums
152: Photo Gallery
153: Member Screenshots
154: Home
155: Community Forums
156: Photo Gallery
157: Downloads
158: Community Forums
159: Community Forums
160: Community Forums
161: Community Forums
162: Community Forums
163: Member Screenshots
164: Community Forums
165: Community Forums
166: Community Forums
167: Community Forums
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Photo Gallery
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Community Forums
178: Community Forums
179: Community Forums
180: Community Forums
181: Community Forums
182: Downloads
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Home
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Member Screenshots
190: Community Forums
191: Member Screenshots
192: Home
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Photo Gallery
196: Home
197: Community Forums
198: Community Forums
199: Community Forums
200: Photo Gallery
201: Community Forums
202: Photo Gallery
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Downloads
209: Photo Gallery
210: Photo Gallery
211: Community Forums
212: Home
213: Photo Gallery
214: Community Forums
215: Downloads
216: Community Forums
217: Downloads
218: Photo Gallery
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Community Forums
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Statistics
225: Home
226: Community Forums
227: Photo Gallery
228: Community Forums
229: Your Account
230: Community Forums
231: Home
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Photo Gallery
236: Community Forums
237: Home
238: Home
239: Photo Gallery
240: Home
241: Community Forums
242: News
243: Photo Gallery
244: Statistics
245: Community Forums
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Search
249: Photo Gallery
250: Community Forums
251: Community Forums
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Community Forums
255: Community Forums
256: Community Forums
257: Community Forums
258: News Archive
259: Community Forums
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: CPGlang
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Community Forums
267: Community Forums
268: Home
269: Community Forums
270: Photo Gallery
271: Photo Gallery
272: Home
273: Member Screenshots
274: Community Forums
275: Statistics
276: Community Forums
277: Photo Gallery
278: Community Forums
279: Downloads
280: Community Forums
281: Member Screenshots
282: Community Forums
283: Home
284: Community Forums
285: Member Screenshots
286: Community Forums
287: Your Account
288: Community Forums
289: Community Forums
290: Community Forums
291: Downloads
292: Downloads
293: Community Forums
294: Home
295: Community Forums
296: Photo Gallery
297: Statistics
298: Community Forums
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Downloads
302: Community Forums
303: Community Forums
304: Community Forums
305: Community Forums
306: Photo Gallery
307: Community Forums
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Home
311: Community Forums
312: Photo Gallery
313: Downloads
314: Downloads
315: Community Forums
316: Home
317: Community Forums
318: Photo Gallery
319: Community Forums
320: Community Forums
321: Photo Gallery
322: Photo Gallery
323: Home
324: Downloads
325: Member Screenshots
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Home
329: Community Forums
330: Community Forums
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Your Account
335: Community Forums
336: Downloads
337: Community Forums
338: Downloads
339: Downloads
340: Community Forums
341: Community Forums
342: Community Forums
343: Downloads
344: Community Forums
345: Community Forums
346: Community Forums
347: Member Screenshots
348: Community Forums
349: Community Forums
350: Home
351: Photo Gallery
352: Community Forums
353: Home
354: Community Forums
355: CPGlang
356: Community Forums
357: Photo Gallery
358: Community Forums
359: Community Forums
360: Community Forums
361: Community Forums
362: News Archive
363: Community Forums
364: Photo Gallery
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Home
369: Community Forums
370: Community Forums
371: Photo Gallery
372: Photo Gallery
373: Community Forums
374: Downloads
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Home
378: Community Forums
379: Your Account
380: Photo Gallery
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Photo Gallery
384: Community Forums
385: Community Forums
386: Home
387: Downloads
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: CPGlang
391: Community Forums
392: Community Forums
393: Downloads
394: Downloads
395: Community Forums
396: Home
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Photo Gallery
402: Community Forums
403: Community Forums
404: Photo Gallery
405: Community Forums
406: Community Forums
407: Photo Gallery
408: Community Forums
409: Home
410: Home
411: Community Forums
412: Photo Gallery
413: Community Forums
414: Community Forums
415: Community Forums
416: Photo Gallery
417: Home
418: Community Forums
419: Photo Gallery
420: Community Forums
421: Community Forums
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Photo Gallery
425: Community Forums
426: Community Forums
427: Photo Gallery
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Community Forums
431: Community Forums
432: Community Forums
433: Community Forums
434: Community Forums
435: Home
436: Home
437: Photo Gallery
438: Community Forums
439: Downloads
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Downloads
443: Photo Gallery
444: Home
445: Community Forums
446: Community Forums
447: Community Forums
448: Community Forums
449: Community Forums
450: Downloads
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Home
454: Photo Gallery
455: Community Forums
456: Community Forums
457: Community Forums
458: Member Screenshots
459: Community Forums
460: Community Forums
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Community Forums
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: CPGlang
467: Community Forums
468: Member Screenshots
469: Home
470: Downloads
471: Community Forums
472: Photo Gallery
473: Community Forums
474: Downloads
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Community Forums
478: Community Forums
479: Home
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Photo Gallery
483: Community Forums
484: Community Forums
485: Downloads
486: News
487: Community Forums
488: Community Forums
489: Photo Gallery
490: Photo Gallery
491: Photo Gallery
492: Downloads
493: Community Forums
494: Downloads
495: Photo Gallery
496: Photo Gallery
497: CPGlang
498: Your Account
499: CPGlang
500: Home
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Photo Gallery
504: Photo Gallery
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Community Forums
510: Home
511: Photo Gallery
512: Community Forums
513: Community Forums
514: Community Forums
515: Home
516: Community Forums
517: Downloads
518: Community Forums
519: Community Forums
520: Community Forums
521: Photo Gallery
522: Downloads
523: Community Forums
524: Member Screenshots
525: Community Forums
526: Community Forums
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Photo Gallery
531: Community Forums
532: Member Screenshots
533: Home
534: Community Forums
535: Home
536: Community Forums
537: Home
538: Statistics
539: Community Forums
540: Photo Gallery
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Photo Gallery
544: Member Screenshots
545: Photo Gallery
546: Home
547: Community Forums
548: Community Forums
549: Photo Gallery
550: Home
551: Community Forums
552: Community Forums
553: Community Forums
554: Community Forums
555: Photo Gallery
556: Member Screenshots
557: Community Forums
558: Photo Gallery
559: Community Forums
560: Community Forums
561: Photo Gallery
562: Community Forums
563: Community Forums
564: Photo Gallery
565: Your Account
566: Community Forums
567: Photo Gallery
568: Community Forums
569: Home
570: Community Forums
571: Tell a Friend
572: Community Forums
573: Community Forums
574: Community Forums
575: Community Forums
576: Community Forums
577: Community Forums
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Community Forums
582: Community Forums
583: Photo Gallery
584: Community Forums
585: Community Forums
586: Photo Gallery
587: Community Forums
588: Home
589: Community Forums
590: CPGlang
591: Community Forums
592: Community Forums
593: Community Forums
594: Statistics
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Your Account
598: Statistics
599: Community Forums
600: Community Forums
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Home
604: Community Forums
605: Home
606: News
607: Community Forums
608: Community Forums
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Community Forums
613: Downloads
614: News Archive
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Downloads
618: Community Forums
619: Downloads
620: Your Account
621: Community Forums
622: Community Forums
623: Community Forums
624: Downloads
625: Member Screenshots
626: Community Forums
627: Your Account
628: Community Forums
629: Community Forums
630: Your Account
631: Photo Gallery
632: Community Forums
633: CPGlang
634: Member Screenshots
635: News
636: News Archive
637: Community Forums
638: Community Forums
639: Your Account
640: Photo Gallery
641: Home
642: Community Forums
643: Community Forums
644: Community Forums
645: Your Account
646: Home
647: Community Forums
648: Community Forums
649: Community Forums
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Photo Gallery
653: Photo Gallery
654: Community Forums
655: Community Forums
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Community Forums
659: Community Forums
660: Community Forums
661: Photo Gallery
662: Community Forums
663: Community Forums
664: Home
665: Community Forums
666: Community Forums
667: Community Forums
668: Photo Gallery
669: Community Forums
670: Community Forums
671: Community Forums
672: Community Forums
673: Home
674: Community Forums
675: Community Forums
676: Community Forums
677: Community Forums
678: Community Forums
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Home
683: Home
684: Community Forums
685: Community Forums
686: Photo Gallery
687: Community Forums
688: Community Forums
689: Community Forums
690: Community Forums
691: Member Screenshots
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Photo Gallery
695: Community Forums
696: Photo Gallery
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Photo Gallery
700: Community Forums
701: Downloads
702: Photo Gallery
703: Community Forums
704: Home
705: Community Forums
706: Photo Gallery
707: Home
708: Community Forums
709: Community Forums
710: Community Forums
711: Community Forums
712: Home
713: Home
714: Photo Gallery
715: Community Forums
716: Community Forums
717: Community Forums
718: Community Forums
719: Community Forums
720: CPGlang
721: Community Forums
722: Community Forums
723: Community Forums
724: Community Forums
725: Home
726: Community Forums
727: Photo Gallery
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Community Forums
732: Photo Gallery
733: Home
734: Community Forums
735: CPGlang
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Allen
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:16 pm
Post subject: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?



I never bought it but im guessing the picture was more fun
than the actual product. Smile
Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for any

Oh, yeah! That genre of ad graced the inside covers of many an issue of "G.I. Combat" as immortilized in numerous threads on the old forum for "The Haunted Tank".
The pictures of the product (and the "footlocker" they often came in) were usually much more impressive than when they found their way to your mailbox.

I was more of an MPC slothand/ringhand toy soldier kind-of-kid myself....

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
sweets
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 18, 2005
Posts: 811

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:35 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

sorry think its to old for me Wink
Back to top
View user's profile
piney
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 2330
Location: Republic of Southern New Jersey
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

many memories, the ad was indeed better than the item(weren't they all)

Jeff Lewis
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
Dave_Block
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 32

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

Holy Greenie Stick'em Caps, Batman! How about 'M*A*R*S Patrol', the four dudes that took on the nameless army trying to take over the world. Still have the first 4 issues tucked away somewhere. Ahh halcion days...
Cheers, Dave
Back to top
View user's profile
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

I remember it, but never had enough money to send off for it.

That or the Submarine...

I did have my 'Green Army Men' to beat back the enemy hoard, though!!

GI Combat (Haunted Tank), Weird War, Sgt Fury, Sgt Rock, and The Unknown Soldier all kept my attention off of the realities of being raised in a US Army family in the 60's & 70's.

(If I only had all those comics now...!!!)

_________________
"Gonna hold my breath until Armor returns home..."
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
Jinx
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 186
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:25 pm
Post subject: Speaking of comic book ads.....

Anybody remember this one?


Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:39 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for any

(Moved over here because it's the same topic)

I never actually saw that real item, but at that price (even in 1962 dollars) I had sense enough to realize it couldn't even measure up to the "footlocker of soldiers".

Did anyone here ever actually get one of these? How chintzy was it?
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Dave_Block
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 32

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 6:59 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

A 75mm & co-ax mg for $4.98??? Guess that's why they brought in the "Truth in Adverising" laws. Mind you, you could get a nice Mannlicher-Carcano for $29.98 (+ postage of course) and it was the real thing! Mom wouldn't let me order that either....
Cheers, Dave
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

- Dave_Block
A 75mm & co-ax mg for $4.98??? Guess that's why they brought in the "Truth in Adverising" laws. Mind you, you could get a nice Mannlicher-Carcano for $29.98 (+ postage of course) and it was the real thing! Mom wouldn't let me order that either....
Cheers, Dave


Dave, forgive her....she was just worried that you'd run into some other kid with deeper pockets...

Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Dave_Block
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 32

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:23 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

Like the bad guy in Robocop said, "I LIKE it!" Could really reach out and touch a moose with that one!!!
Thanks for the memories, Dave Smile
Back to top
View user's profile
David_Reasoner
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 127
Location: South Central Kentucky
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for anyone?

You could get a Finnish Lahti 20mm AT rifle with ammo for only $99 back then. What a bargain!!!

David
Back to top
View user's profile
Jinx
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 186
Location: Canada
PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:04 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for any

- Doug_Kibbey
(Moved over here because it's the same topic)

I never actually saw that real item, but at that price (even in 1962 dollars) I had sense enough to realize it couldn't even measure up to the "footlocker of soldiers".

Did anyone here ever actually get one of these? How chintzy was it?



Very chintzy. A neighbour down the street from me had one. It was all cardboard. And, strangely enough, didn't look much like the picture in the ad.

(Not sure, but the cardboard tube barrel might actually have been 75mm diameter. Soooo.....truth in advertising?)
Back to top
View user's profile
DCCLarke
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 62

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for any

Hi Guys, what I hated was the "Roman Army" men advertised in comics. I recall waiting for these with much anticipation, only to find that they were "flats". GRRRRH! So disgusted I threw them away and vowed never to buy anything else from a comic ad! Mad

Best,
David
Back to top
View user's profile
Karl
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:02 pm
Post subject: Re: Does this comic book ad bring back fond memories for any

Boy does all this bring back memories.

Luckily I too had wise parents and was kept from making those mistakes.

I sure wish I had all those comics too. I could probably afford this unintentional retirement then.

Karl.
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum