Summary

Marvel’scollaboration with Hostess Fruit Pies create some of the most outrageous advertisments of the seventies and 1980s . Over the years , Marvel has been no stranger to bizarre team - ups . Whether it ’s a dim-witted shoutout to a democratic product , or teaming up withthe notorious field hockey mascot Gritty , there have been a fair portion of cockeyed ad featuring Marvel ’s wedge . However , none have been as atrociously funny as the company ’s team - up with Hostess .

During the ' 70s and ' 80s , Hostess hand out to Marvel , as well as DC , to accumulate a serial of original comics boast their iconic heroes in an effort to market their pastries . What resulted were some of the silliest one - Thomas Nelson Page comic stories fans will ever get , most of which are still available today in reprint of Hellenic comics from that era . These advertizement are so famous , in fact , that they ’ve even been burlesque in popular medium . It was a wild ad campaign , and these are just some of the silliest ads that have ever notice their way into the pages of Marvel Comics .

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10A Delightful, Delicious Concept Showcases the Perfect Formula Of A Marvel Hostess Ad

“Hulk Vs. The Phoomie Goonies”

This brief face-off between the Hulk and a band of revolutionary nickname themselves the " Phoomie Goonies " utterly encapsulates a standard Hostess advertising . Bruce Banner is shown to have taken a side job as a carrier , have a break from his normal oeuvre as a paladin . However , when trouble erupts at the C. W. Post office , he Hulks out to face them . The solution to the job , and the option to prison house for the " Goonies " : Hostess . The fact thatMarvel deemed these pies so delicious that they could stop crime is utterly screaming , and it was a winning formula that made these advert so popular .

9A Villain is Born In The Pages Of A Marvel Hostess Ad

Human Torch In “The Icemaster Cometh”

The impact these advertising had on Marvel is awe-inspiring , and Icemaster cement Hostess as one of the most influential cooperator in their long account .

When it come to Marvel ’s Hostess ads , a one - off jest could become something more in the overall Marvel Universe . Case in dot , this advertizing have the Human Torch introduce a villain named Icemaster . Not even the Torch was able-bodied to dispose of him , at least not without resorting to Hostess Fruit Pies , managing to warm up him up with the pastries ' savour . uproariously , this was n’t the last metre readers encountered this scoundrel , as he would after become canyon in the Marvel Universe . The impact these ads had on Marvel is awe-inspiring , andIcemaster cement Hostess as one of the most influential partners in their recollective history .

8Marvel’s Oddest Villain Falls For The Easiest Trap

Daredevil’s “Dare-Double”

7Somehow Even The Ultimate Weapon Is Tempted By Fruit Pies

Torgo & The Thing

affair quickly pointed out that the fighting could be a quick , boring one , and instead extend Torgo some Hostess Fruit Pies as an olive branch . amazingly , Torgo accepted .

In one of the strangest Hostess crossover with Marvel , the iconic Fantastic Four hero , the affair , found himself pin under a hydraulic pressure . Upon get away , he come face - to - aspect with the robotlike villain Torgo , result in an epic brawl . However , affair quickly pointed out that the fight could be a quick , boring one , and instead extend Torgo some Hostess Fruit Pies as an olive branch . Surprisingly , Torgo accepted it and eat the cakes . It was perhaps odd to have Torgo , a sentient robot , develop tastebuds . Nevertheless , he proved to be as susceptible to Hostess as any frame - and - blood Marvel villain .

6Steve Rogers Literally Serves Fruit Pies On His Iconic Shield

Captain America in “Fury Unleashed”

What ’s odd about this ad featuring Captain America is how it completely contradicts his own logic . When Cap found Nick Fury being strangled by a villain called the Trapster , he reasonably assess that his shield and fist were of no use , concerned that Fury could be killed if he assay anything . However , he all neglected this logical thinking by throw his shield anyway . The only difference was that hestacked a smorgasbord of Fruit Pies on it , essentially turning it into a serving knockout . As expected , by Hostess logical system , this was the right decision , as it leave Trapster to promptly unhand Fury , saving his life .

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5The Web-Head Would Have Been Doomed Without Hostess Fruit Pies

Spider-Man in “The Trap”

This ad depicted a rarefied win for Marvel ’s villain as they managed to catch Spider - Man and lock him up . His chances of escape seemed bleak , until it was reveal he had a Hostess Fruit Pie on him , which he declared he " never locomote anyplace without . " The fact that he manage to escape immurement withoutneeding to comprehend his dark side , but alternatively by bribing his captors with a pastry dough , is fabulously funny , especially count the armed safety fundamentally accepted death from his boss just so he could eat one .

4Hostess Found Another Way to Calm Hulk Down

Hulk In “Leave Me Alone”

MCU fans screw the most ill-famed methods to cool off the Hulk down washis " lullaby " systemintroduced inAvengers : Age of Ultron . However , Hostess really found an even wilder path to get him to unlax in this hilarious ad , which featured the Hulk violently reacting to a group of people who just wanted to go to the Mungo Park for a parade and duck soup , all because he wanted peace and quiet . He even threatened to obliterate them with a boulder , until he was offered a Hostess Fruit Pie . From there , he eat the pies with his unexampled Quaker .

3Daredevil Reveals His Greatest Distaste: Bad Music

Matt Murdoch Vs. Johnny Punk

In an endeavor to foreclose a bunch of people from being brainwashed by Johnny Punk , Daredevil threw the villain and his henchmen some Hostess Fruit Pies , as the ads always do . However , as he leaves , he mentions that the genuine understanding he wanted to put a stop to them was because he would n’t " have to take heed to his music any longer ! "

This hilarious advertizing from Hostess actually presented fans with a little - know fact about Daredevil . In an effort to prevent a bunch of multitude from being brainwashed by Johnny Punk , Daredevil threw the baddie and his henchmen some Hostess Fruit Pies , as the ads always do . However , as he leaves , he bring up that the real reason he want to put a closure to them was because he would n’t " have to mind to his medicine anymore ! " Given Daredevil ’s super - hearing , it realize full sense why bad music , while nothis own personal Kryptonite , would be a real nuisance to him .

2Tony Stark Subverts The Hostess Comic Formula

Iron Man vs. Bank Robbers

1Hulk Nearly Killed These Villains For Fruit Pies

The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Roller Disco Devils

The set - up record a group of villain named the Roller Disco Devils , as they dominate the street , not allowing anyone to go out and grease one’s palms Hostess Fruit Pies . However , the Hulk stepped in , rolling them up tightly in asphalt .

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Marvel’s Outrageous Hostess Fruit Pie s

Hulk vs. the Phoomie Goonies Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

Human Torch faces villain “the Icemaster” in a Marvel Hostess Fruit Pies advertisment

Daredevil’s Dare-Double Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

The Thing and the Ultimate Weapon Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

Captain America Fury Unleashed Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

Spider-Man in The Trap Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

The Hulk Leave Me Alone Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

Daredevil vs. Johnny Punk Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

Iron Man vs. the Bank Robbers Hostess Fruit Pie Ad

The Incredible Hulk vs. the Roller Disco Devils Hostess Fruit Pie Ad