Photo of an interior page in Fantastic Four #19 (1963), a full page Marvel ad for the newly released X-Men #1. Shows the cover, and says: “Another Marvel masterpiece… in the fabulous Marvel style!” and “Now on sale”

Photo of the cover of Fantastic Four #19 (1963), titled “At the mercy of Rama-Tut the pharaoh from the future”

Happy #MutantMonday again. Hope everyone is having an okay start to the week.

Here’s a Marvel in-house ad in Fantastic Four #19 (1963) for a newly released X-Men #1! Often wonder what I would have thought if I (were alive and) saw it back then.

#xmen #xmencomics #marvelads

1950’s comic book ad for “A new scientific toy!” Nutty Putty

Before there was Silly Putty, it was… Nutty Putty! Comic ad in Journey Into Mystery #40 (1956). Atlas Comics, later becomes Marvel Comics.

#comicbookads #sillyputty #marvelads