Showing posts with label Pins/Badges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pins/Badges. Show all posts
"The Shadow Knows" Promotional Button (Universal Pictures, 1993)
This large grey promotional button was offered by Universal Pictures in 1993, before the film's release.
The Shadow Promotional Pin (Universal Pictures, 1994)
According to the Shadow: Master of Darkness website, this Shadow pinback was given by Universal Pictures to members of the press during the 1994 film's promotion.
"Rocky Jones, Space Ranger" Pin (repro 1970's)
This is a 1970's (I believe) reproduction the Rocky Jones's "Space Ranger" pin. This reproduction does not have any writing on the back, nor the gold tone on the wings and planet. I still hope to find an original pin, some day!
You can find all you ever wanted to know about Rocky Jones here.
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| This is the original pin on a single card [not in the collection] |
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| A card with several pins [not in the collection] |
You can find all you ever wanted to know about Rocky Jones here.
The Shadow - Steranko's "Shadow Secret Society" Fan Club Kit (1975)
A complete kit, includign the index, the bulletin, envelope, membership card and button.
"Superman-Tim Club" Button (1940's)
"In 1942 Tim Publications created an official Superman fan club for younger boys (older boys got a Gene Autry club) which featured a 6″ x 9″ sized now hard to find monthly comic book. The books were mainly produced to sell the Tim clothing line, but they also had the second benefit of teaching character building lessons while entertaining the kids. Club membership also included a (you guessed it) membership card and a pin. Since the club existed during part the World war II era Tim would also give kids useful tips on war related things like killing your enemy. Sadly the club only lasted for about eight years, so today anything associated with the club is very rare and hard to find."
From "Fanboy.com"
"The Shadow Club" Complete Membership Kit (1994)
The Shadow Club membership kit includes an illustrated mailing envelope, a pinback button with "The Shadow Club" in green over black, a membership certificate, issue #1 of the newsletter "The Shadow News", a secret code card, an "autographed" movie still of The Shadow, a gold metal Premium Ring embossed with the 1994 movie logo and club name and a Special Agent card, individually numbered on the back. I own two complete kits, the one in the photo is #01138.
You can find more information on "The Shadow Sanctum" website.
Jimmie Allen "Richfield Hi-Octane" Flying Cadet Wings (1930's)
The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was a U.S radio series broadcast from 1933 until 1947. It featured the adventures of the teenage pilot Jimmie Allen, who solves mysteries and travels around the world with his friend and mentor Speed Robertson and their mechanic Flash Lewis. The show was sponsored by the oil company Skelly Oil and broadcast throughout the Midwest across ten stations, and by Richfield on the West Coast. To promote the series the Jimmie Allen Flying Club was created, and children could join by signing up at any Skelly gas station.
The club had more than 600,000 members, who received a wide range of free gifts and prizes. They were also sent a weekly club newspaper, and air races were held in towns where the show was received with a 16 year-old actor playing Jimmie at personal appearances.
Flight was a fascination for many kids in the 1930's as it hadn't been around for all that long and quite a few kids didn't often see an airplane. Membership in the flying club of Jimmie Allen was a popular thing and I would guess these wings were worn with pride by a lot of little kids in the 30's.
Doc Savage - Steranko's "Brotherhood of Bronze" Fan Club Kit (1975)
Includes the original mailer envelope, the Official Index, the button and issue #1 of the Bulletin. Missing only the membership card.
Captain Midnight - Flight Commander Flying Cross (1942)
This was another item orderable only from the catalog accompanying the Code-O-Graph. It was plated in 24 karat gold. The instructions that came with it told of how the inscription on the back of the medal had a secret setting for Flight Commanders (you can find it also here on The Secret Squadron website). The inscription is: "Awarded for distinguished service," and signed "Capt. Midnight," with the "SS-1" under the signature, and in quotes.
Superman "PEP" button
(Kellogg's PEP, 1940's)
This button was issued as part of the 86-button set issued by Kelloggs
for their "PEP Cereals".
for their "PEP Cereals".
Above is a cereal box of Kellogg’s Pep cereal featuring an original Superman comic story on the back “Superman and the Super-Rocket Bomb”, as well as a promotional poster from Kellogg’s that was given to stores to promote and encourage them to stock more Pep cereal. The poster features Superman and popular radio show host Tom Breneman who hosted the “Breakfast in Hollywood” radio show. These are not in the collection, and were found on the web.
Buck Rogers "Solar Scouts" brass membership badge
(Cream of Wheat, 1936)
This Buck Rogers film short was made for the 1934 Chicago World's Fair by the owner of the comic strip.
Captain Midnight "Photomatic Code-o-Graph"
(Ovaltine, 1942)
"So called because the owner was to insert a photo of him- or herself into a small square area at the top of the badge, replacing the (supplied) photo of a pilot's face. The manual touted it as a personalized identification, like those used in defense plants. Actually, once the user removed the pilot's picture and substituted one of his or her own for it, the user was supposed to use a hammer and nail to fix the picture in permanently. This was shown pictorially, and consisted of pushing down the four metal tabs at the picture corners so that the picture couldn't be removed. There was enough of an overproduction of these so that they were issued throughout the war to new listeners."
-- From Radio Days website.
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| Instructions from the "1942 Book of Official Charts, Codes and Secrets". |
Captain Midnight "Magni-Magic Code-O-Graph"
(Ovaltine, 1945)
"So called because the center of the rotor was a magnifying glass. This was the first of the dated Code-O-Graphs. The manual had "key messages" scattered throughout that were printed in a typeface so small that the owner needed to use the lens to read them. Brass was still a critical material, and the badge was actually stamped sheet steel, with a "gold" paint atop it.
The lens in the rotor was plastic, of course (indeed, all postwar Code-O-Graphs were at least partially plastic; one was completely plastic), and scratched easily. The manual had short messages printed in very tiny type that required the Code-O-Graph's magnifier to read. These were called "Key Messages," and were numbered. The Squadron member might pass a note to a friend who was also a Squadron member. The note might say, "KM-3," meaning "Expect important news soon."
-- From Radio Days website.
The Shadow Club Pinback, Boys Version (Street & Smith, 1930s)
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| Advertisement from The Shadow Magazine, November 1933. |
This is the boys version, which had a threaded post and screw cap on the back. The girls' version had a pin.
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