Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Krazy Krax

Not to be confused with the adult film of the same name, "Krazy Krax" was one in a long line of tiny gag ads found in an old comic book. The description here is vague, but obviously it's some sort of clear plastic sheet detailed with a shattered glass motif and after applying it to the television screen it (most likely) magically clung in place thanks to static. Or maybe you had to tape it to the screen? Either way, it's "The perfect TV gag!" Yep, this might've been a truly devastating prank to pull on someone in the 50's, especially when TV sets weren't so cheap, (let alone the repairs) nor were sets typically found in every household. Take a look at illustrated mom's reaction in the ad for example: "Oh dear more expense!" Oh indeed. I'm still trying to decipher the little kid illustration... thoughts?


3 comments:

J_D_La_Rue_67 said...

How wicked human nature is...

Craftypants Carol said...

i would totally cry!

to the right of the mom it looks like two people bent forward laughing to me. my guess is it's her horrible children

Mr. Cavin said...

I think that the kid is holding up the same grinning ape skull he's just used to bust the TV screen. That's what happens when you apply an ape skull to a television screen. Sixty cents is a real steal!