In the short time this blog has been running, I've made a few references to the Jetsons-themed Radioshack commercials that aired on TV in the late 1990s. However, one piece of this ad campaign that seems forgotten was the ads featured in newspapers related to it. Most of these simply placed stock images of the Jetsons family into a collection of Radioshack items, but I found one that did something more interesting. Coming from the Chicago Tribune of February 12th, 1999, this ad is a short comic strip featuring Judy Jetson getting Valentine's gift from her parents, that being none other than a digital PCS phone!
Admittedly, it's not a super fantastic find, but I'm always delighted to see promotional stuff featuring the Hanna-Barbera characters that aren't merely using existing imagery. Sadly, I have no idea as to who drew this comic. The style does look somewhat similar to the art featured in DC Comics' Flintstones and Jetsons comic series, so perhaps an artist on that book did this? If anyone has any details, I'd love for you to share them below!
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