“CROSLEY TELEVISION COMICS” PROMO PAIR W/TV SPORTS GUIDE.
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Starting Bid:
$115.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00:00 PM)
Auction:
Auction #204 - Part II
Item numbers 1447 through 3204 in auction 204
Item Description
Three items. First is 8.5x11" stiff paper booklet with 12 pages titled “Comic Book Promotions For Crosley Dealers” with image of sample comic book on front cover titled “Crosley’s House Of Fun”. Contents are text pages detailing “Thirteen Different Ways You Can Use The New Crosley House Of Fun Comic Books To Get Publicity, Increase Sales”. Has suggestions for store owners to increase business using comics including a “Crosley Comic-Book-Quiz” with several questions based on Crosley TVs features. Trace of lt. cover dust soil, blank back cover is lightly yellowed with age. Fine/VF. Next is 8x10.75" “Tee And Vee Crosley In Television Land Comics” newsprint comic with 48 color pages ©1951. Contains six different stories of boy Tee and girl Vee including going out West and going to Mars with Crosley products in each story including TV, radio, and refrigerator. Front cover has wonderful image of console TV surrounded by fairytale characters with happy cowboy on jumping horse going across screen. Also contains cut-outs, puzzles, games. Upper right corner of front cover has 1" pencil name, bottom left side of front cover has a few small tears. Overall cover is VF/Fine, inside is near VF. Sports Guide is 7x10.25" c.early 1950s with 60 pages printed in rotogravure. Front cover has cartoon images of sporting activities and contents include descriptions of how various sports are played, rules, scoring etc. including boxing, baseball, football, wrestling, roller derby incorporating a few images of Crosley Console TVs and other Crosley appliances. Covers have tears with spine splits. Poor and just comes along. Interesting group. From the archives of premium creators Sam & Gordon Gold, accompanied by a letter to that effect from Gordon Gold.
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