The brand advertised heavily in comic books and on tv and led many unsuspecting unathletic kids to believe that all they needed to not be chosen. But i got the book after a few weeks, and it was in pretty good condition. Created by stan lee, roy thomas, gerry conway and gray morrow, the manthing started out as ted sallis, a scientist working in the florida everglades on a research program by s. Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies setshad a roman setbut it got lostof course. Apr 07, 20 one of the first set of toy soldiers i remember playing with as a lad was a set advertised in comic books, as above. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage. Etsy your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Russ heath of dc comics, is the reason these nowfamous ads are highly soughtafter collectibles. The days of toy soldier shops in most cities are over. The most extensive collection of toy soldiers was probably that of malcolm forbes, who began collecting toy soldiers in the late 1960s and amassed a collection of over 90,000 figures by the time of his death in 1990. Lucky products, helen of toy comic book flats 2 pc.
Ive always loved the book toy soldiers, but ive always had a hard time finding a copy. These are not the hard plastic comic book flats, but the later soft plastic 3 dimentional figures. A good 10 or 12 years ago i stopped in a small, out of the way hobby shop east liverpool, oh and bought a few 172s, and the owner told me about his own foray into plastic wargaming as young man, using comic book romans in the airfix mile fort model. The 100 piece foot locker soldiers were indeed flats, and not of any consistent scale, which disappointed me enormously when i was a kid. Toy soldiers can be purchased in a variety of scales, with 1. Many of the figures were detailed with rank stripes or branch logos on their shoulders. Joe dexter surprises his wife debbie by taking her to camp in the ghost town of salt flats. Alexander has an excellent set of uniform pages dedicated to napoleonic era, scanned form original plates and many images of the flats directly scanned. Some of them, particularly the artillery and cavalry look like the much maligned flats that i hear resentful babyboomer complain about when they. We think the poses were put in at random unlike later toy soldier sets with exact counts. Most expected to see typical 3d fullsized troops that. Etsy uses cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, enabling things like. Unfollow comic book toy soldiers to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage box by. Later a very crude set of 3d copies closer to 172 scale was made for the comic book offer. The second goes by the name of ferrand he is a teacher at saint anslem where. This is for the later fully round plastic figures, not the earlier flat figures. He is the school prankster and is great with technology and outwitting people. Marx 100 toy soldiers battleground ad 2 pc roman soldier. These games were most often produced and sold via mailorder ads by a company called helen of toy, co. Most of all, they look nothing like the pictures in the ad. So when amazon had it for 38 cents, i was ecstatic, and more than a little skeptic. Like many young men returning from wwii the new yorker was searching for his place in postwar america. The ww2 soldiers are the most common, acw and amrev can be found as well. Lucky toys 204 revolutionary war set the flat soldiers i did a post about the lucky toys 204 revolutionary war set a while back. The ad didnt make mention of the fact that these were flats, so it was a little disappointing once received. Toy soldier and funny comic book ad tees achtung t shirt.
Aug 11, 2015 scrapping the themed army battles of previous installments, war chest fuses many classic toy themes into one strategydefense action game including crossover factions with g. Russ heath, the artist for the 100piece toy soldier set ads renowned comic book artist, mr. My friend had gotten a set after responding to the ad. Toy soldiers are made from all types of material, but the most common mass produced varieties are metal and plastic. The first one and the character the book is mostly based around is billy tepper. Helen of toy giant comic book revolutionary war soldiers redcoats blueco. The most extensive collection of toy soldiers was probably that of malcolm forbes, who began collecting toy soldiers in the late 1960s and amassed a collection of over 90,000 figures by the time of his death. These toys were called comic book combat flats in the advertisements of the time. In toy soldiers it jumps back and forth between the perspectives of several people throughout the story. General jumbo called admiral jumbo for a brief period in the early 1970s was a british comic strip, published in the comics magazine the beano and originally drawn by paddy brennan and, subsequently, by sandy calder. Helen of toy plastic comic book flats revolutionary war. Russ heath created the two most well known illustrations, the 100 piece toy soldier set ad, and the 2 piece roman soldiers set ad. Those were the fully round, soft plastic figures that are roughly 172 scale. Yep those kid submarine and sea going monkeys in the old comic books and of course the comic book flat soldiers american revolution and roman armies setshad a roman setbut it got lostof course somehow.
Toy soldiers can be bought as single figures as well as in lots of up to 201 and more. The box was about the size of two kitchen matches boxes stacked, and the pieces were small roman soldierstoy soldiersancient romansvintage toys comic. When he found out what the real product looked like he took. According to the world of comic book toy soldiers these figures came from lucky products or a nameless mail drop company and not one of the better known companies like helen of. Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books. Russ heath did this and the one advertising revolutionary war soldiers. Toy soldiers best selection of plastic and metal toy.
Just choose your army below and let the fun begin, let the memories flow and let the honesttogod art of these fine. Sometime in the mid50s ads were placed on the back pages of comic books and soon became icons of that decade. Just choose your army below and let the fun begin, let the memories flow and let the honesttogod art of these fine little troopers take you away for a while. Like many young men returning from wwii the new yorker was searching for his place in post. Zinnfiguren flats a wonderful set of pages dedicated to flat toy soldiers, the predecessor to the modern 54 mm toy soldiers that i exhibit on my pages. Mailorder mysteries presents original comic book ads alongside photos of what actually arrived in the mail, accompanied by some clever descriptions of what the purchaser imagined and. Alexander has an excellent set of uniform pages dedicated to napoleonic era, scanned form original plates and many images of the flats. Lucky products, helen of toy comic book flats 2 pc roman.
Army took cellular samples from the corpse within and experimented with them. Often consisting of flats 2d toy soldiers made of thin, hard plastic and later of tiny 3d soft plastic miniatures, these toy soldier sets had many themes. Comic book toy soldiers a brief history milton levine was just a few years out of the military in the late 1940s. They were sold by mail order forms and were often found in.
The ad didnt make mention of the fact that these were flats. Scrapping the themed army battles of previous installments, war chest fuses many classic toy themes into one strategydefense action game including crossover factions with g. Cowboy and indian flats by nosco were also sold in boxed sets of of 50 and 100 pieces. Anne seddon kinsolving brown of providence, rhode island, usa, began collecting miniature toy soldiers on her honeymoon to europe. These are just a bit taller than the airfix and giant figures. I have run across the old comic book flats at flea markets and garage sales.
The roman legionnaires, however, were conventional vinylmolded toy soldiers, though very small maybe 15mm. Jul 19, 2010 sometime in the mid50s ads were placed on the back pages of comic books and soon became icons of that decade. Get the best deals for comic book flat soldiers at. I was remembering my comic book toy soldiers today for some reason i was born in 1968 and was looking around.
These figures, while flat, do fit in well with standard ho figures. The one intact 100 piece set we have found had between 5 and 12 each of 11 different figures as seen above other nosco cowboys and indians exist. General jumbo called admiral jumbo for a brief period in the early 1970s was a british comic strip, published in the comics magazine the beano and originally drawn by paddy brennan and. See more ideas about comic books, vintage advertisements and ads. There are many different kinds of toy soldiers, including tin soldiers or flats, hollow cast metal figures, composition figures, and plastic army men. Armies of toy soldiers made a fortune for entrepreneur milton levine in.
The pictures show the 12 foot poses as well as the 1 mounted pose, horse and cannon found in the later comic book mail away offers. A good 10 or 12 years ago i stopped in a small, out of the way hobby shop east liverpool, oh and bought a few. One of the first set of toy soldiers i remember playing with as a lad was a set advertised in comic books, as above. An old library book with a few questionable stains on a few pages, but overall im very satisfied. Vintage 100piece toy soldier set with footlocker storage box. Sadly, these always few but uniquely situated purveyors of delight are gone except on capitol hill in washington, d. Mar 27, 2016 i have run across the old comic book flats at flea markets and garage sales. There are many different kinds of toy soldiers, including tin soldiers or flats, hollow. Lucky products toy soldiers set 100pc plastic wbox comic. Those little soldiers from the backs of comic books plastic toy. I had them and a similar set of comic bookadvertised revolutionary war solders. Sending comic books to our american heroes serving overseas. Mar 30, 2017 in 1971s savage tales, the monstrous horror known as the manthing entered the marvel universe. No one knew where it came from and nothing in it survived.