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[Hepcat]

The cars are pretty cool but it's def the card art that peaks my interest. There was a time maaaany years ago that I started to collect cereal boxes just for the art and graphics.

That's crossed my mind on more than one occasion as well but I collect too much already. I have a couple of books on the subject of cereal boxes though! Here's one:

[Hepcat]

First thing I thought of when I saw this.

What issue/year was this?

[Zombiology]

Tempted to make a guess.  It looks like the original Spiderman series#50.  Not sure of the year but I'll guess around May, 1965?

[Monsters For Sale]

That's crossed my mind on more than one occasion as well but I collect too much already. I have a couple of books on the subject of cereal boxes though! Here's one:

Anybody write one for the 1950's?

I remember sending away a boxtop and a quarter on several occaisions.  Then I would haunt our mailbox-on-a-pole everyday*, looking for anything with a return address from Battlecreek Michigan.

Simpler days - simpler pleasures...

     * Actually, 11 times a week.  The Post Office delivered TWICE a day, Monday through Friday and once
        on Saturday.  (And First Class  postage was 3 cents.)

[Illoman]

I remember wanting certain cereal premiums that came in the box. My mom would always make me eat up all the cereal before buying the next box. man, i would literally stuff my face with Captain Crunch, Trix, Frosted Flakes, just to be able to get another box, with *hopefully* the right toy that I wanted. Funny how so few of those premiums made it with me this far. One was an HR Pufnstuf hand puppet that you had to mail away for from Pop Tarts. My stuffed Fleegle from the Banana Splits made it. I think that's it...

[Zombiology]

I remember wanting certain cereal premiums that came in the box. My mom would always make me eat up all the cereal before buying the next box. man, i would literally stuff my face with Captain Crunch, Trix, Frosted Flakes, just to be able to get another box, with *hopefully* the right toy that I wanted.

I remember doing the same with the Post cereals.  They used to have baseball cards you had to cut out like the later box bottoms.

[Moonshadow]

Tempted to make a guess.  It looks like the original Spiderman series#50.  Not sure of the year but I'll guess around May, 1965?

Yup, Amazing Spider-Man 50. The art is by Romita and Mickey Dimeo (aka Mike Esposito). An iconic scene, and a great story, with Peter questioning his motives for being Spider-Man.

[Hepcat]

Anybody write one for the 1950's?

Yes. The same fellow did:

[Hepcat]

Yup, Amazing Spider-Man 50.

Amazing Spider-Man 50 was cover dated July 1967.

[Illoman]

Yup, Amazing Spider-Man 50. The art is by Romita and Mickey Dimeo (aka Mike Esposito). An iconic scene, and a great story, with Peter questioning his motives for being Spider-Man.

Moonshadow, I really like your Bronze Age Babies blog, but I feel I have to correct something. I *could* be wrong, but you have posted that the cover of Avengers #95 was drawn by John Buscema. I think it's Neal Adams inked by Tom Palmer. Like I said, I could be wrong, but I am a *huge* Neal Adams fan, especially his work from that era, and I believe it's Neal.

If folks haven't checked that blog out, go to it. Especially if you were a Marvel Comics fan in the 70's-80's like I was. Lots of great artwork, and good memories!! Nice reviews of some classic books.

[Monsters For Sale]

Yes. The same fellow did:

THANKS!

I already ordered a copy from Amazon.

[Hepcat]

I remember doing the same with the Post cereals.  They used to have baseball cards you had to cut out like the later box bottoms.

Post cereals in Canada had baseball cards in the spring of 1962 and CFL cards in the fall of 1962 and the fall of 1963. The cards were indeed printed on the backs of the boxes with the exception of Sugar Crisp boxes which in Canada were covered with a shiny cellophane-like wrapping in 1962. A sheet of six cards was instead inserted into each box of Sugar Crisp. I ate Sugar Crisp like crazy trying to collect the sets of these cards in 1962, only to discover after multiple boxes that you could not get the whole set just eating Sugar Crisp! Different cereals had different cards so you had to eat a variety of cereals to get a whole set. As a result, the cards that were on the least popular cereals, such as small boxes of Grape Nuts, are today the hardest to find.

I have most, but sadly not all, of the baseball and CFL cards in a binder these days. I'll scan them when I get a chance.

[Hepcat]

THANKS!

I already ordered a copy from Amazon.

Please tell us whether it's up to your quality standards when it arrives. My own copy is buried in a box somewhere.

[Zombiology]

Post cereals in Canada had baseball cards in the spring of 1962 and CFL cards in the fall of 1962 and the fall of 1963. The cards were indeed printed on the backs of the boxes with the exception of Sugar Crisp boxes which in Canada were covered with a shiny cellophane-like wrapping in 1962. A sheet of six cards was instead inserted into each box of Sugar Crisp. I ate Sugar Crisp like crazy trying to collect the sets of these cards in 1962, only to discover after multiple boxes that you could not get the whole set just eating Sugar Crisp! Different cereals had different cards so you had to eat a variety of cereals to get a whole set. As a result, the cards that were on the least popular cereals, such as small boxes of Grape Nuts, are today the hardest to find.

I have most, but sadly not all, of the baseball and CFL cards in a binder these days. I'll scan them when I get a chance.

Yep, though I didn't realize you had to buy different cereals.  No wonder I don't have a complete set lol.  In the states, Post did it in 62 and 63 that I know of.  Still would like to complete those sets but I have so many to work on.  Currently trying to finish the 74 Topps set.

[bigbud]

Amazing Spider-Man 50 was cover dated July 1967.

No need to sweat the details.......it's post-Ditko.......nuff said.......