A few weeks ago, writer Jim Stalin revealed that DC almost killed Jimmy Olsen from AIDS back in the 80’s in an attempt to be hip and trendy. Fortunately, someone told them that was a horrible idea. To commemorate this news, we’re sharing a bunch of AIDS PSAs we found in old DC comic books.

Check them out after the jump, they are pretty hilarious.

Today’s Crazy Comic Ad comes to us from the heyday of Marvel Comics, October 1991, from issue 3 of the official Terminator 2: Judgement Day comic book adaptation. And it’s a real doozy. Be sure to check it out full size to really get the effect of the craziness.

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Jan

2012

Crazy Comic Ads – Free Burgers, Bikes, and Candy Bars!

Posted By on Monday January 23, 2012 at 10:25 pm
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From what I’ve been told (i.e. read on Wikipedia and seen on The Wonder Years), the 70’s were a pretty loose time, even in July of 1978, a full year before the infamous Disco Demolition Night. I can only assume that the swinging excesses of a decade of drugs and disco lead to parents who simply were too strung out to notice what their kids were doing, let alone care (Red Forman?). I mean, how else to you explain this?

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Jan

2012

Crazy Comic Ads – Child Sized Guns

Posted By on Monday January 9, 2012 at 10:58 pm
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Howdy folks! Welcome to the first of a recurring series. When I thought of the idea for this site, I immediately knew what I wanted to write about. I had a picture in my mind of it. As it turns out, it’s the picture below. But before I show it to you, let me tell you the story of how I came to see said picture.