Here are some more cool Playmobil adverts from Italy. As with my previous Italian Playmo post, these ads appeared in numerous comics and magazines during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Big thanks again to TVTA’s good mate Zerocal for sending these scans. Please visit his excellent Playmobil site over at: Playvender.blogspot.com
Cool French and US Lego ads… cheap, plastic toy soldiers… Superman The Movie merchandise… and MPC’s Zingers!
US. 1981. Lego set 8860.
US. 1978.
France. 1982.
France. 1983.
US. Weird War Tales. 1975.
US. Weird War Tales. 1979.
US. Weird War Tales. 1975.
Hostess snacks were the perfect ally of superheroes. What evil criminal or supervillain could resist such yumminess? The Penguin, The Robot Master, The Mummy, Sable Lady, Big Dome, The Home Wrecker… all these and more succumbed to the light, tender crust and real, fruit filling of Hostess Twinkies, Fruit Pies and Cup Cakes!
Hostess – famous for its Twinkies brand since 1930 – wasn’t content with striking an ad deal with just one comic universe, it went for two – snatching well-loved characters from both Marvel and DC publications. Batman, Iron Man, Aquaman, Spider-Man, Superman, Wonder Woman and many others all took on criminals with the help of Hostess snacks! In addition to costumed heroes, Hostess also employed the talents of Archie, Casper, Richie Rich, Roadrunner and other well-known comic characters.
The highlighted panels above show some of the quirky humour employed by the writers and artists to advertise the Hostess brand. There seemed to be no shortage of superheroes lining up to fight crime alongside those alluring little snack-cakes.
My Hostess comic strip collection numbers 44 different ones so far. Ha! Small portions indeed… there are literally thousands upon gazillions of these ads out there… okay, maybe not, but there are certainly a few hundred or so knocking around in various comic publications. Here are the scans of mine. Go grab a Twinkie and enjoy 🙂
Yumm, yumm… More to come… Keep watching this space!
Post updated Aug 2019 with new ads.
Or can they tie? Or is it all a dream? What are these two mighty gents doing in the ring together anyway? And why is Batman watching? I don’t know this intriguing-looking DC story and will see how long I can last before looking online to discover who the victor is. Did you have this comic from way back in 1978?
US. DC Unexpected. 1978.
Circuit S was a slot-car racing set powered by hand controllers that worked in the same way as the famous brand Scalextric. Circuit S was produced by the Meccano company and featured Formula 1, Prototype and GT sets.
France. Pif Gadget. 1979.
I’ve just reviewed last year’s May The 4th Be With You celebration post May the food be with you This year’s celebration post is completely sushi-free and features vintage Star Wars comic art courtesy of some 2012 French re-prints from Atlas publishing. Happy Star Wars day, and May the 4th be with you all!
Bill Sienkiewicz.
Al Williamson.
Rik Bryant.
Al Williamson.
Rick Bryant.
Al Williamson.
Rick Bryant.
Rick Bryant.
Rick Bryant.
Did I say this post would be sushi-free?
Oops. May the sushi be with you!
Sushi art by Oki.
Photo courtesy of Oki. Check out his cool blog: My Sushi World
Here’s a mixed bag of late 70s US comic ads featuring products from Marvel, Helen of Toy, Supershirts and Twinkies.
US. Star Wars 25. 1979.
US. Star Wars 14. 1978.
US. Star Wars 13. 1978.
US. Star Wars 15. 1978.
US. Star Wars 28. 1979.
The Vintage Toy Advertiser 