tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post2947822767183050106..comments2024-01-11T23:34:21.746+11:00Comments on notes from the junkyard: Newton Comics in June 1975Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-14620489414202456142019-01-20T16:58:28.365+11:002019-01-20T16:58:28.365+11:00Yes. I honestly don't recall seeing those tv a...Yes. I honestly don't recall seeing those tv ads myself but I do remember Newton Comics being promoted on Cartoon Corner, the show hosted in the afternoons after school by Daryl Somers and Ossie Ostrich. My memory is that they held up copies and spoke about them. Memory can play tricks on us, and it's a long time ago, but that's what I remember, so if I'm wrong... The show screened the 1960's Spider-Man cartoon - I don't recall whether this coincided with the Newton period, but it was certainly one of the revolving features on the show in the mid-70's. Thinking about it more, I'm not sure whether it was on Channel 9 or Channel 0/10. I would need to check old TV guides to settle this question for myself.spiros xenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01162947951011029392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369688223742758322.post-8958844856225707462019-01-20T16:44:33.607+11:002019-01-20T16:44:33.607+11:00I remember those TV ads spruiking the sales of New...I remember those TV ads spruiking the sales of Newton Comics with the voice of Australian actor Gus Mercurio quite well on Adelaide TV. Quite an oddity for its time - or ANY time for that matter! NO comic franchise has advertised its product on TV to my knowledgeRobert Thomasnoreply@blogger.com