Hey, kitten. There’s a lot going on in this 1964 comic book anti-smoking PSA by DC Comics.
Smoking is for Squares! 1964 DC Comic Book PSA from an issue of Tales of the Unexpected
I’m still not quite sure why Paulette Breen suddenly turns into a 53-year-old truck stop waitress in the fifth panel. Probably from all the pointing. Continue reading
1981 magazine ad for Triumph 100s cigarettes.
Umph.
Partial ad from a vintage mag that got me to thinking I should start collecting some of these things.
Say hello to Spud, America’s first menthol cigarette brand.
And no, this name was not focus group tested.
Read its lovely history here.
Carlton cigarettes magazine ad from 1984
Or rather, polite desperation or desperate politeness?
For those of you who still believe that corporations always have the best interests of Americans in mind, here’s a nice little something from 1984.
(cough) (cough) Bullshit! (cough) (cough)
1974 magazine ad for Old Gold
Eek.
1974 magazine ad for Winchester
Looks like several of the gals weren’t willing to ruin their hairdos for a guy with a little cigar.
Oh well, at least the balls are big. Continue reading
Marlboro magazine ad from 1964
Cool photo tho. Continue reading
Ad of Yore: Salem full-page back cover print advertisement from a 1969 Look magazine