gadzukes Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Johnny DC. I had never heard of this DC Mascot until I saw him in a Batman comic I'm selling today. How long did DC use their Mascot, "Johnny DC"? Did he ever gain traction or did they scrap him quickly? Did they ever make a character toy of him? Also, who's the bald guy in the upper right corner next to Flash? Is that Luthor? Edited September 24, 2019 by gadzukes Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, gadzukes said: Also, who's the bald guy in the upper right corner next to Flash? Is that Luthor? I guess it must be Martian Manhunter. RandyL and Readcomix 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffro. Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Whoever drew that wasn't familiar with some of the characters. Looks like Luthor in the Martian Manhunter's costume. Sgt Rock has an Ernest Borgnine look about him Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 (edited) Sgt Rock and Blackhawk look SO wrong. Hawkman???? what's with his helmet? ALL of the men looked like they missed "Leg Day" at the gym. Green Lantern.... just a really bizarre pose. Edited September 24, 2019 by gadzukes Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 Near as I can tell he started around 1958 or so. Looking at the picture of the characters will give you a good idea. I used to have a couple plastic rack hangers with him on them from late '50's-early '60's but can't find them right now. I do have this cool DC promo glass that I got from famous Superman collector Danny Fuchs many years ago. He said it was an internal DC promo piece given to artists and executives. 1950's war comics, Harry Lime, gadzukes and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 5 hours ago, Robot Man said: Near as I can tell he started around 1958 or so. Looking at the picture of the characters will give you a good idea. I used to have a couple plastic rack hangers with him on them from late '50's-early '60's but can't find them right now. I do have this cool DC promo glass that I got from famous Superman collector Danny Fuchs many years ago. He said it was an internal DC promo piece given to artists and executives. Nice piece! Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Robot Man said: Near as I can tell he started around 1958 or so. Looking at the picture of the characters will give you a good idea. I used to have a couple plastic rack hangers with him on them from late '50's-early '60's but can't find them right now. I do have this cool DC promo glass that I got from famous Superman collector Danny Fuchs many years ago. He said it was an internal DC promo piece given to artists and executives. Leave it to RobotMan to have a cool artifact of Johnny DC. That's gotta be a pretty rare piece. I think the ad I showed up above was from 1960 or 61 Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The characters tell the time period. Note how small the Flash is. Who is the girl at bottom? Judy from “A Date with Judy”? Yeah, Danny told me this was given out only to staffers, executives and special people. Link to post Share on other sites
Crimebuster Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I don't know the answer to the original question. However, as a kid in the 80's, I was introduced to the concept in Ambush Bug thanks to the spinoff character Jonni DC, Continuity Cop, who would patrol the comics making sure continuity wasn't messed up. Jonni DC seems to have had a little more shelf like than her predecessor, as she re-appeared just last year in the pages of Harley Quinn. gadzukes and PeterPark 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Hepcat Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 1:03 PM, Robot Man said: Near as I can tell he started around 1958 or so. Looking at the picture of the characters will give you a good idea. I used to have a couple plastic rack hangers with him on them from late '50's-early '60's but can't find them right now. I do have this cool DC promo glass that I got from famous Superman collector Danny Fuchs many years ago. He said it was an internal DC promo piece given to artists and executives. Great glass! I have one as well but I'll not bother to post my photos since yours are a lot better. Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 19 hours ago, Hepcat said: Great glass! I have one as well but I'll not bother to post my photos since yours are a lot better. Is this a shot glass size or an 8-oz size? Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 6:33 AM, gadzukes said: Is this a shot glass size or an 8-oz size? Not a shot glass. Might be an 8oz size. Link to post Share on other sites
Hepcat Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 On 9/29/2019 at 9:33 AM, gadzukes said: Is this a shot glass size or an 8-oz size? Six ounce I'd say. I'll try to find the pictures I took of it eight or so years ago. Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 There is also this... Probably given out to distributors and DC executives. Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted November 12, 2019 Author Share Posted November 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, Robot Man said: There is also this... Probably given out to distributors and DC executives. WHERE DO YOU FIND THIS STUFF? Robot Man, you should open a museum. I'll be first in line. Link to post Share on other sites
Gardner Broome Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 I love the promotional items. They must be incredibly rare. I did want to point that here was nothing wrong with the Silver Age Hawkman's helmet in the group shot. It is the one he wore in his first four appearances, Brave and the Bold #34, #35, #36 and #42 in 1961 and 1962. The more familiar helmet was first used in #43. Also, that is pretty much what the Martian Manhunter looked like at the time. Link to post Share on other sites
Hepcat Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Gardner Broome said: I did want to point that here was nothing wrong with the Silver Age Hawkman's helmet in the group shot. It is the one he wore in his first four appearances, Brave and the Bold #34, #35, #36 and #42 in 1961 and 1962. The more familiar helmet was first used in #43. Yes! And I still say that Hawkman's original headgear without the wings looked better. Link to post Share on other sites
gadzukes Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 Found him in another ad. Link to post Share on other sites
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