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Batman and Professor Plutonium
Yeah, another Batman installment. I need to find some different characters! Once again the golden moist cake of Twinkies are used to divert attention of a would-be gold swindler. These people are r… more →
Hostess Comic Ads
It all ads up: Week 2
wrote 1 month ago: Each week, we aim to bring you an irreverent look at comic book ads. Ridiculous advertisements have … more →
It all ads up: Week 1
wrote 1 month ago: Starting this week, We hope to bring you something new (kinda) and lighthearted. Commonplace in comi … more →
Squishy Foot and Monkeys
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wrote 1 month ago: Snapping turtles and worms were no longer on my desireable pet list, therefore other candidates were … more →
80S COMIC BOOK ADS
wrote 3 months ago: This is one hell of a blast from the past for me. Does anybody out there remember ads like this from … more →
Bettie Page's Frolicking Funnies!
wrote 9 months ago: Summer days at the beach may be a fading memory for 2012, but here’s one last post before The … more →
Batman and Professor Plutonium
wrote 10 months ago: Yeah, another Batman installment. I need to find some different characters! Once again the golden … more →
Spider-Man in "The Spider-Man and the Fly!"
wrote 10 months ago: Whoever wrote this edition must have been paid by the word; this is probably the wordiest Twinkie s … more →
Batman and Sable Lady
wrote 10 months ago: The most surprising part of this ad isn’t that Batman can fit four packages of Hostess Cupcake … more →
Spider-Man and the Twinkie Takers
wrote 10 months ago: Judging by the 1976 copyright date I’m guessing this has to be among the first Hostess ads tha … more →
The Incredible Hulk and "Friends!"
wrote 10 months ago: I don’t believe it!! A featured character in a Hostess ad finally eats one of the products!! … more →
Batman and The Mummy
wrote 10 months ago: I’m so sick of seeing Batman in the Hostess ads, but he’s in the most ads that I’v … more →
Daredevil vs. Johnny Punk!
wrote 11 months ago: I think this is one of the more dramatically drawn Hostess ads, at least when ol’ horn head i … more →
Hawkman Makes a Safe Landing
wrote 11 months ago: I’ve often pointed out that we never see heroes or villains enjoying Hostess products in these … more →
Spider-Man and the Cupcake Caper
wrote 11 months ago: In this edition delicious Hostess Cupcakes are used as a distraction rather than the solution to a c … more →
Batman "The Muse"
wrote 11 months ago: The Muse is a cool cat who goes around playing gigs for famous musicians. Batman and Robin are in t … more →
TOM THE DANCING BUG: Super-Fun-Pak Comix, featuring "Physics for the Ladies"
wrote 11 months ago: Prefix Test FOLLOW @RubenBolling on Twitter. Further: Support Tom the Dancing Bug by JOINING its pro … more →
Captain Marvel and the Energy Crisis
wrote 11 months ago: Captain Marvel doesn’t strike me as being a top-tier character so I’m (pleasantly) surprised to see … more →
A Flash In the Dam
wrote 11 months ago: Are you like me? Are you sick of Batman stealing all the thunder for DC when it comes to Hostess ad … more →
Human Torch in Hot Time In Old Town
wrote 11 months ago: The Human Torch is the second member of the Fantastic Four to pitch delicious baked goods in a Hoste … more →
