The Race Up Molar Mountain

I found this super fun, tooth protection promotional / giveaway comic in a stack of regular old comics a few weeks ago. Produced by Colgate in 1978, the first part of the booklet features a fast paced and very exciting (aka wonderfully illustrated) car race adventure against some dirty old, souped-up, booby trap layin', cavity creeps-- while the last half takes us deep into the dentist office (and your mouth) for even more... umm... fun! The back cover ad has additional mail order items like a Molar Mountain poster, as well as a Colgate cavity prevention kit shaped like a car!

Ladies and gentlemen, hide your candy bars and start your engines-- the race is ON!

More Donkey Kong!

A few more vintage Donkey Kong related items have happily found their way into my ever expanding DK collection-- a cute little plastic drinking cup dated 1982-- and highlighted by the awesome arcade art of Leslie Carbarga-- as well as another coin bank (see my other DK bank HERE) dated 1981. Seriously, there's so much fun Donkey Kong stuff that I really had no idea ever even existed until recently-- and now I'm on the never ending hunt for more!

The Wrong Trailer!

Found a couple of very funny postcards today (dated on the backside from 1970) highlighted by some very funny artwork. No truer words have ever been expressed as "You gotta make calls if ya wanta get results!" though-- seriously! And yes, I do believe we've seen the last of old John too...

Hardy Boys Mysteries Lunchbox (1977)

After a brief mention of this in a previous post, CPC requested immediate pix of said item, and here they are from every angle: my new Hardy Boys Mysteries lunchbox from 1977! I loved the HB books as a kid, and I loved the TV show as well (Nancy Drew too), and this metal King-Seeley classic is a nice addition to my collection of stuff, especially when you notice all the great spooky haunted house detail on both sides --and I'm sure I don't need to tell anyone how much Mr. Karswell loves haunted houses! Great condition for the price I paid too, I just need to find a thermos now... does anybody have an extra one that I can put some sugar sweetened Funny Face Watermelon in? Message me!

Contemporary Bums

A huge find for me recently (aside from a complete Playboy Playmate can puzzle from 1967 for $10, and an original Hardy Boys metal lunchbox without a single dink or rust spot for the same price), were these 5 Hallmark Contemporary "cards" from the 60's featuring outstanding Coker hobo artwork with funny little, timely quotes about automation, beats, happiness, and giving. I say "cards" because they're not greeting cards, but instead tall, glossy standees, with an easel style flap on the back that you pull out and fold down, so that these dirty little bums can really stand on their own while cracking you up with their hysterical expressions and fashion sense!

Horror House - Real Ad!

Forgot exactly where I found this terrific, two-page Horror House ad, (as I've just had both brittle pages torn from a magazine for many many moons now in a folder), and alas, we're well beyond our years and ability to actually order anything from them anyway-- though I really could use more shrunken heads and bugs in ice cubes as I'm so very low in stock around Karswell Kastle at the moment! I could always use a complete set of those "horrible to behold" rubber masks as well!

Let's Have a Detective Party

We filled the dirty rats full of lead in the last post, see? So let's stay on the case with this fun party idea from the March 1979 issue of Jack and Jill Magazine, Vol. 41 #3. See?