Monday PSA: The Crash Test Dummies
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In the late 1980s, a common series of television PSA ads featured Vince and Larry, the Crash Test Dummies. They proved to be popular characters and eventually spawned several series of toys as well a television series and even a video game. They actually had their own comic book series for a while (Wikipedia says it was published by Archie Harvey, while the GCD names Archie as the publisher*).
At the height of their television ad fame, they also appeared in a series of comic book PSA, two of which are featured here. Say “Hello” to Vince and Larry, but remember…leave the crashing to them.
(Of course, there is also the overwrought Canadian rock band The Crash Test Dummies, who — other than the name — share nothing with Vince and Larry. I will give them credit for being the only band ever to use the name “Solomon Grundy” in a commercially-released song, even if they did get the reference wrong.)
*UPDATE: ComicBase/Atomic Avenue agree with Wikipedia and list Harvey as the publisher. Atomic Avenue also provides some cover scans, and they do clearly show the Harvey jack-in-the-box.
5 Responses to “ Monday PSA: The Crash Test Dummies ”
June 26th, 2007 at 7:30 am
(Wikipedia says it was published by Archie, while the GCD names Archie as the publisher*).
Yes, so Wiki and GCG agree. And your point is?
June 26th, 2007 at 8:27 am
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Oops. I meant to say that Wikipedia listed Harvey as the publisher.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:12 am
So I take it Superman never fought Solomon Grundy? I know Batman did, but all my knowledge of Solomon Grundy the comics character is from Robinson’s “Starman”. Anyway, I think Grundy would be more likely to “join Tarzan in the forest” than Superman ever would.
God, I hated that I band.
June 26th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Superman fought Solomon Grundy in an issue of DC Comics Presents, teamed with Swamp Thing. Grundy also ended up on the moon with a Superman cape in an issue of All-Star Squadron, and knowing Roy Thomas there is probably scads of continuity behind it (in fact, there was numerous comments to the effect of Per Degaton putting him back into continuity when it was over), but I don’t recall the exact issue.
June 27th, 2007 at 7:00 am
Listening to the news on the way to work this morning I heard a story about a girl who credits wearing a seatbelt for saving her life. This weekend in N.H. her car veered off the road, rolled down an embankment and came to rest on railroad tracks. She heard the train coming and, with the doors crushed, managed to crawl out of a window before her car was demolished!
Not only was her life saved by a seatbelt, it was part of an action movie.
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