Cartoon & Comic Books Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Fantastic January 1981 MAD Magazine #220 Empire Strikes Back Parody with Yoda on the cover by Jack Ricland (sp?). The graphic novel/comic strip style parody is eight page wonderfully illustrated pages titled: "THE FARCE BE WITH YOU!...

ARTIFACT: This is a large circa 1950s "Archie Club" celluloid membership badge. Archie Andrews was a teenaged cartoon character from "Riverdale" who debuted during World War II. The badge is vibrantly colored and still in great shape...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1930s pin of "Eugene the Jeep", a lovable spotted character from Popeye cartoon and comic strip fame. Don't feel badly if you can't figure out exactly what Eugene is: all that is known is that he is a descendant...

ARTIFACT: This is a historically important circa 1929 Pan Am Airways (PAA) pilot hat badge 1st issue, originally belonging to PAA pioneer pilot R. O. D. (Robert Oliver Daniel) Sullivan. Sullivan joined the United States Navy in 1918, functioning as a...

ARTIFACT: Vintage Eastman Leather Company A-2 leather jacket size 40. The jacket displays a painted 5th Bomb Squadron insignia depicting a skull with golden wings, below which reads: "KIAI O KALEWA". The inside liner is cotton with exceptional detail and...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful World War I United States Air Service enlisted man tunic with a French-made 2nd Air Park Artillery Observation School shoulder patch and some overseas stripes. This uniform is sadly unnamed. The jacket has a maker label...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s jacket patch for the United States Air Force 42nd Air Refueling Squadron (42nd AREFS). The 42nd AREFS was stationed out of Loring Air Force Base in Maine from 1955 until the base's closure, and traveled mostly to points...

ARTIFACT: This is a huge and beautiful circa 1943 jacket patch for the United States Army Air Forces 92nd Fighter Squadron, 81st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force. The 92nd, also known as the "e;Skulls"e;, flew P-39 and P-38 aircraft. The patch is in...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1949 Berlin Airlift / Berlin Blockade / Operation Vittles United States Air Force plaque to 7122nd Air Police Squadron Corporal Daiel Godich. The wooden plaque features three brass panels, the top one reads: "CPL. DANIEL...

ARTIFACT: This is a sterling silver pre-World War II ring for the United States Army Corps 94th Pursuit (Fighter) Squadron. The ring shows an arrowhead bearing the bust of a Native American man. Each side displays an eagle with spread wings above a...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1941 Saylor’s Bread premium pin for the Superman Junior Defense League. Superman debuted in April 1938, and was a popular icon used for promoting bread sales. The reward to a child joining the League was a membership card...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War II Croatian Grand Cross set of the Order of King Zvonimir with star. It was made by Braca Knaus in gilt gold and enamels mounted on a full length of sash ribbon. The star is made in silver, with the center appliqu? in...