Vintage Oswald promotion

[rex racer]

As it seems there is a fair amount of anticipation for the Oswald Treasures release featuring the silent Disney Oswalds, thought I'd share this curio....
Currently listed on E-Bay:cool:

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/desktopgraffiti/091007-08.JPG

[Sogturtle]

Hey Del!

Interesting Oswald ad!!:cool: I presume you did bid on this piece. When did the ad date from anyway??:confused:

[rex racer]

Thanks for the response Tim, was beginning to wonder if anyone found interest in this at all? :o Anyway, it's from the July 30, 1927 "Universal Weekly" publication, which dates it after the "Poor Papa" mis-step, but before the Sept. 5 release of "Trolley Troubles". 'Tis interesting the continued use of the steroid pumped white rabbit, when Universal now had some actual footage to base their Oswald advertisement graphics on !

[Sogturtle]

Thanks for the response Tim, was beginning to wonder if anyone found interest in this at all? :o Anyway, it's from the July 30, 1927 "Universal Weekly" publication, which dates it after the "Poor Papa" mis-step, but before the Sept. 5 release of "Trolley Troubles". 'Tis interesting the continued use of the steroid pumped white rabbit, when Universal now had some actual footage to base their Oswald advertisement graphics on !

Del~

It is indeed interesting that Universal would use the refugee from the Easter egg-hunt:p rather than Disney's REAL Oswald at that point. Iwerks or Harman or Freleng could've drawn a better bunny for them (if they'd only asked:rolleyes: ). It may well be that this ad was drawn up waaaay in advance. Thanks for sharing it and the info about it!! :cool: