Aquaman and the "Imperiled Sub" (Hostess Ads #46)

On a site dedicated to making a wiki history of all things comics, comics ads should not be forgotten. Especially the ads for Hostess Fruit Pies, Twinkies, and other snacks. Starting in 1975, Marvel and DC heroes (and the Harvey characters!) spent seven years throwing Hostess snacks at a bizarre line of villains to stop their crimes. Although many of the villains were completely silly, they were created specifically for these ads, and in many cases, not even the names have been used again, since the ads stopped in mid-1982.

So I thought I'd show an ad here, and make a list of the comics I find it in, as I run across them. This list features: Aquaman and the "Imperiled Sub." There are no notes on this ad, on the Hostess Superhero Advertisements page.

Aquaman and Aqualad dive deep to escape a tidal wave, only to discover a minisub that's not powerful enough to escape the wave's force. Calling upon a school of dolphins, Aquaman gets the sub to shore, and the grateful submariners share their Twinkies to show their thanks.

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Concise Listing:

Alphabetical:

(7/78) Action Comics #485 (6/78) Batman #300. (6/78) The Batman Family #18. (6/78) Challengers of the Unknown #87. (7/78) Claw the Unconquered #11. (7/78) DC Comics Presents #1. (7/78) Doorway to Nightmare #4. (6/78) Ghosts #65. (6/78) Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth #57. (6/78) Mister Miracle #24. (7/78) Shade The Changing Man #7. (7/78) Star Hunters #5. (6/78) Steel, The Indestructible Man #3. (6/78) Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #240. (7/78) Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #241. (6/78) Warlord #13. (6/78) The Witching Hour #81. (6/78) World's Finest Comics #251. (Spring/78) DC Special Series #12.

You Get A Big Delight In Every Bite <45 (Hostess Treats) 47> Enjoy.

The list below is in chronological order.

List items

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  1. Hostess Superhero Advertisements
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  2. Last Batman Story!

  (6/78) Batman #300.

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  3. The Monstrosity Chase

  (6/78) The Batman Family #18.

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  4. Twelve Million Years to Twilight

  (6/78) Challengers of the Unknown #87.

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  5.

  (6/78) Ghosts #65.

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  6. Behold: Evermore

  (6/78) Kamandi, The Last Boy on Earth #57.

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  7. Double-Bind!

  (6/78) Mister Miracle #24.

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  8. When Hammer Meets Steel/A Night Without Heroes

  (6/78) Steel, The Indestructible Man #3.

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  9. The Man Who Manacled The Legion

  (6/78) Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #240.

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  10. The Hunter

  (6/78) Warlord #13.

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  11. The Haunted Planet

  (6/78) The Witching Hour #81.

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  12. Invasion of the Deathless Brain

  (6/78) World's Finest Comics #251.

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  13. Secrets of the Haunted House Special

  (Spring/78) DC Special Series #12.

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  14. The Experiment that Backfired on Superman!

  (7/78) Action Comics #485.

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  15. Death at Darkmorn

  (7/78) Claw the Unconquered #11.

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  16. Chase to the End of Time!

  (7/78) DC Comics Presents #1.

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  17. Six Claws of the Dragon!

  (7/78) Doorway to Nightmare #4.

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  18. The Color Coma

  (7/78) Shade The Changing Man #7.

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  19. A Death Of Tiny Voices!

  (7/78) Star Hunters #5.

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  20. Prologue To Earthwar

  *******(7/78) Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #241.