I hear mention fairly frequently of the Hostess comic ads featuring various big name heroes, but i very rarely hear anyone talking about the Kellogg's comic ads. This is probably because Hostess's ads ran in DC & Marvel comics, while Kellogg's ran their own mini-comics in products like Pop Tarts or Cinnamon Mini Buns.
Of course, it could also be due to the fact that, every now and then, they went Odd...
Of course, it could also be due to the fact that, every now and then, they went Odd...
Wonder Woman & The Star Riders Vs. Purrsia from Kellogg's Cinnamon Mini Buns (1993)
Odd that the promotional tie-ins for the Star Raiders were more successful in getting out to the public than the never-seen-in-stores toy line they promoted. At this point, I can't recall if the toys were ash-canned at the last minute because of their obvious similarity to the not that successful She-Ra toys that spun off from Masters of the Universe, or because of the FCC's crack down on kids' cartoons that were really just half-hour toy commercials. It was certainly an odd collection of characters, some, like Dolphin & Ice, loosely based on existing DC heroines, others "original", despite resembling both She-Ra's forgettable friends and some minor DC characters. It is odd that the villain was Purrsia, rather than the Cheetah, WW's own cat-themed foe.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that either they wanted a villain whose toy income was all theirs or that Prince Of Persia was becoming a thing (that first computer game was about then, wasn't it?).
ReplyDeleteOr both.
Of course, it was probably just some decision maker owned 17 cats.