Prizes or Cash

Disclaimer: No comics were harmed in the making of this paper airplane. -The Management

A paper airplane made from a folded vintage advertisement, found within the pages of the comic books of my youth. This is the Olympic Sales Club, that offered prizes or cash for you efforts. I often wonder who out there did these things because they stayed in business somehow? Who knows how long they really did stick around?

A lot of the prizes were pretty awesome, or so they made them seem, but who knows what the reality was, it may have been a scam, or at least it seemed so. I have no doubt that they were legitimate companies, just not very good or successful business models.

I have preserved my copies of these old ads as illustrated paper airplanes, because it seems rather fitting, and it makes them all the more interesting, or at least I like to think so.

I have a lot of old comic books to draw from, and I like the way the ads show us how we were living a lot differently back then.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading comic books. -YoPedro

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This image is available on MADPaperAirplanes or RedBubble as a print, or a whole bunch of products, it boggles the mind. One of the best parts about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different surfaces and items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

M-16 Marauder Toy Gun Advertisement

Disclaimer: No comics were harmed in the making of this paper airplane. -The Management

A lot has changed over the years, and this is a perfect example of just how much it has! This is an advertisement for a toy machine gun from 1967, I can’t even imagine any toy company trying this now, the backlash would cripple them. This is from the back cover of a comic book, a full page ad and while it may seem controversial to us now, it really wasn’t back then.

I have a lot of these old comic books, and I like the way the ads show us how we were living a lot differently back then.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading comic books. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole bunch of products, it boggles the mind. One of the best parts about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different surfaces and items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

Treasure Chest of Fun

Disclaimer: No comics were harmed in the making of this paper airplane. -The Management

This page of classified ads, for a lot of cheap stuff that as a kid you knew was going to be the most amazing thing you would ever get if you could afford it. Alas, these were never as exciting as the ads made them out to be. The X-Ray Specs did nothing special, the Joy Buzzer didn’t last very long, and I was never able to trick any of my friends into eating the Onion Gum.

That’s not really the point though, it’s about all the promises these ads offered. They were exciting to read, fun to dream about, and if you could come up with the $1 plus shipping (not easy for a 7 year old back then) the possibilities were endless.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading comic books. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole bunch of products, it boggles the mind. One of the best parts about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different surfaces and items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

Terrific Ten II Comic Book Ad Paper Airplane

A vintage comic book ad, from the pages of Marvel Comics Group, Vault Of Evil, Feb, 1973. It’s an advertisement for a Saturday morning line-up of kids television, back when such things still mattered. Sometimes these old advertisements are fun to look at just to see what life was like not that long ago. They are a reminder of a simpler time.

I’m showing you the original artwork so that you get an idea of what I start with, but I only sell the folded paper airplane version.

I digitally fold these comics into paper airplanes, and they make for some pretty cool wall art.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading comic books. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole slew of products, it boggles the mind. One of the greatest things about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

Terrific Ten Comic Book Ad Paper Airplane

This is some vintage comic book advertising, from the pages of Marvel Comics Group, Vault Of Evil, Feb, 1973. It’s an advertisement for a Saturday morning line-up of kids television, back when such things still mattered. Sometimes these old advertisements are fun to look at just to see what life was like not that long ago. They are a reminder of a simpler time.

I’m showing you the original artwork so that you get an idea of what I start with, but I only sell the folded paper airplane version.

I digitally fold these comics into paper airplanes, and they make for some pretty cool wall art.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading trashy magazines. –YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole slew of products, it boggles the mind. One of the greatest things about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

Adventure Into Fear Panel Art

This is some classic Comic Book Advertising, from the pages of Marvel Comics Group, Vault Of Evil, Feb, 1973. It’s an advertisement for Man-Thing. It’s just cool to look at, a part of my life growing up, and a lot of fun to still have around. I’m showing you the original artwork so that you get an idea of what I start with, but I only sell the folded paper airplane version.

I digitally fold these comics into paper airplanes, and they make for some pretty cool wall art.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading trashy magazines. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole slew of products, it boggles the mind. One of the greatest things about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

This image is also available for licensing.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

100 Toy Soldiers Comic Book Ad

This is some classic Comic Book Advertising, from the pages of Plastic Man 11, 1976. For those of you who remember, this particular ad is for a 100 pc. Toy Soldier Set, and it came packed in a pasteboard footlocker toy storage box! Which is a fancy way of saying that it came in a cardboard box. I admit that I ordered my fair share of these items, sadly none of them made it through my childhood intact.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading trashy magazines. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole slew of products, it boggles the mind. One of the greatest things about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

This image is also available for licensing.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART

He-Man Body Ad

No comics were harmed in the making of this paper airplane. -The Management

So many temptations on this page of ads, from a He-Man body building with Charles Atlas, to an offer for a Pet Baby Raccoon! These were the clickbait of their era, and by all accounts, they worked! It’s actually a bit of fun to read through these and see what people were selling back in the day, and for just how little they were selling it for.

The page itself is from a vintage comic book, Marvel Comics Group, Vault Of Evil, Feb, 1973. I take these old pages and turn them into paper airplanes. It just seems like the sensible thing to do. I do all the folding digitally. I don’t actually harm the comics at all.

I’m showing you the unfolded original page of ads to give you an idea of what I start with, but I only sell the folded paper airplane version.

This is “Appropriation Art”, or at least it’s my version of it. It’s a tribute to my youth, and the time I spent reading a lot of comic books. -YoPedro

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This image is available on PIXELS or RedBubble as a print, or a whole slew of products, it boggles the mind. One of the greatest things about art these days is the ability to print it on so many different items. For an artist this is quite an exciting time, to know that buyers of art are willing to share artwork in such wonderful new ways.

If you would prefer a signed print, those are available too. -YoPedro

Twitter@YoPedro

Instagram@YoPedroART