| Author |
Topic: PT Boat Comic Book Covers |
|
Randy Finfrock
Advanced Member
|
  
 Posted on: Nov 21, 2011 - 3:39pm
|
Michael, no worries - thanks for posting so we all could enjoy them. Appreciate the input Keith, Frank & Jerry, that's kind of what I had initially thought too. The comic writers and illustrators did get my attention back then and they are fun to look at now.
IF Bill did ever see his PT-47 on the comic covers, then he would have certainly objected to it being depicted as a Higgins, since he liked his Elco the best of the two!
Frank, another subject but similar. I saw some old LIFE magazines from the 30's thru 50's at a local flea market. The seller said he got them from a hoarder's house that he purchased (very good condition, but a little musty). I was just killing time there so I looked thru a few and noticed several had ads related to PT's. One was 'Packard' . There was an ad for a children's WWII scooter (probably 8 or so mini-vehicles including a PT Boat). One was the famous PT Boat Skippers May 1943 magazine. So, I got a few.
I'll try to scan and e-mail some of the ads to you if you are interested Frank. Or, maybe you already know about these and have copies?
Randy Finfrock |
Total Posts: 97 | Joined:
Nov 27, 2006 - 6:21pm | IP
Logged
|
|
Frank J Andruss Sr
TOP BOSS
|
Posted on: Nov 21, 2011 - 4:40pm
|
Randy
That would be great. I always enjoy seeing old ads, as I think I might now own at least 200 or so. By the way, this place online called University Products sells a product to use to rid these old books and magazines of that musty smell. It looks just like Cat Litter (more expensive) but does thr trick. I purchased several books from a flea market that were a bit musty and came from a smoke filled home. You just put the contents into a plastic bin with the cover. Put the books inside and after a few days, that musty and smoke smell is practically gone. Check it out. Thanks for the information on the ads.
|
Total Posts: 3497 | Joined:
Oct 9, 2006 - 6:09am | IP
Logged
|
|
|
