Kooky 60s comic book scan: Super Green Beret

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, May 16, 2008 9:45 AM | permalink

Here's another comic book gem from Ethan Persoff, outré ephemera scanner extraordinaire.

Vietnam month continues with a great mid-month snack. Tod Holton was a school student from the 60s who fought the Vietnamese through use of a magic beret. Presented here is every Tod Holton story ever produced. A patriotic kitsch classic, now presented in full.

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#1 posted by MooseDesign , May 16, 2008 9:55 AM

2 Things:

1) Is his head exactly the same as Superman's, or is it just me?, and
2) Is it just a coincidence that the Mall Ninja story should appear at roughly the same time on BB Gadgets? I feel like this comic may very well be the life story of one of those characters...

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#2 posted by kirkjerk

, May 16, 2008 9:55 AM

Bill the Splut was on the scene with this 8 years ago!
http://www.thoughtviper.com/INEXOB/th.html
for a tour with some funny commentary.

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#3 posted by fuzzycuffs , May 16, 2008 10:06 AM

Wow, I had no idea the NVA had purple guns, and the sentry from Team Fortress 2.

It's no wonder they beat us.

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#4 posted by Johnny Cat

, May 16, 2008 10:24 AM

@moosedesign:

I was thinking the same regarding Supe's head. Looks like old school copy/paste work.

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#5 posted by mykie , May 16, 2008 10:25 AM

But Konami retitled it "Rush'n Attack" for the North American release.

Oh wait...

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#6 posted by mdhatter

, May 16, 2008 11:14 AM

Cut and paste?

That would also explain the NVA's adoption of WWII era German Mauser pistols (though not their colors)?

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#7 posted by Lobster , May 16, 2008 12:09 PM

What's with all the comics about teenaged boys who magically transform over the age of consent?

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#8 posted by ft88 , May 16, 2008 12:28 PM

One of the last, if not the last comics to depict Asians in a politically incorrect way. Nothing beats the Heidi swastika comic cover though.

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#9 posted by Landowner , May 16, 2008 12:38 PM

MooseDesign

So what are you saying? All white people look alike to you?

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#10 posted by MooseDesign , May 16, 2008 12:53 PM

@Landowner:

LOL.

Yes.

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#11 posted by Bitgod , May 16, 2008 2:32 PM

I'm still trying to find a magic raspberry beret.

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#12 posted by Kibble , May 16, 2008 2:38 PM

What creeps me out is the bland infomercial smile on Tod's face. "You can also tone your gluteus maximus! Now how much would you pay?"

And what's with the two soldiers in the background, staring off into space while this fight rages on? "Hey Bob, does that look like a McDonald's over there? I'll point at it with my gun!" "Fer chrissake Dick, we're in Southeast Asia."

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#13 posted by Registrado , May 16, 2008 3:37 PM

#11 Bitgod: I'm still trying to find a magic raspberry beret.

I've heard that you can find them in a second-hand store.

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#14 posted by error404 , May 19, 2008 5:45 AM

The vietnam/korean wars must have been a bugger for racist propaganda.

On the one hand you can make them all yellow as lemons, with glaesse buck teeth and be super tiny.

But how do you depict your allies who are EXACTLY the same people?