Hostess ads - Richie Rich

Hostess products from the Continental Baking Company placed ads in Bronze Age comics from various publishers, featuring comic/cartoon characters. Various Harvey Comics characters ended up in the ads.

The Harveyville Fun Times!

Comic historian, Mark Arnold wrote an informative 4-part article on the history of the Harvey Comics Hostess ads in the fanzine, The Harveyville Fun Times!, that ran in issues 59, 62, 63 and 66.

Stan Kay wrote all of the Harvey ads with art by Warren Kremer. (Fred Rhoads was too expensive to have draw the Sad Sack ones.)

Richie Rich Hostess Ads

1. Richie Rich - What Money Can't Buy - Hostess Twinkies - April 1975
2. Richie Rich - Mechano - Hostess Twinkies - July 1975
3. Richie Rich - Fantastic Birthday Meal - Hostess Fruit Pies - Jan 1976
4. Richie Rich and Bascomb - City Kids Picnic - Hostess Fruit Pies ad - March 1976
5. Richie Rich - Birthday Present - Hostess Fruit Pies - May 1976
6. Richie Rich - Around the World - Hostess Twinkies - Oct 1976
7. Richie Rich - Soft Gold - Hostess Twinkies - Dec 1976
8. Richie Rich - And His Robot - Hostess Fruit Pies - Dec 1976
9. Richie Rich - Stranded - Hostess Cup Cakes - Dec 1976
10. Richie Rich - Aunt Chatter Bucks - Hostess Fruit Pies - Feb 1977
11. Richie Rich - Better To Give - Hostess Cup Cakes - March 1977
12. Richie Rich - Stand Up Comic - Hostess Fruit Pies - May 1977
13. Richie Rich - That's a Lot of Bananas - Hostess Cup Cakes - July 1977
14. Richie Rich - Silly Goose - Hostess Fruit Pies - Oct 1977
15. Richie Rich - The Man Who Has Everything - Hostess Twinkies - Dec 1977
16. Richie Rich - Brightens Up a Traffic Jam - Hostess Twinkies - Jan 1978
17. Richie Rich - Mr. Rich Has A Nice Day - Hostess ? - Feb 1978
18. Richie Rich - And Mr. Goldfinder - Hostess Twinkies - March 1978
19. Richie Rich - The Masterpiece - Hostess Fruit Pies - May 1978
20. Richie Rich - Nightmare - Hostess Twinkies - June 1978
21. Richie Rich - Meets A New Friend - Hostess Cup Cakes - Jan 1979
22. Richie Rich - Pierre's Contest - Hostess Twinkies - Feb 1979
23. Richie Rich - It's Time - Hostess Twinkies - March 1979
24. Richie Rich - Lost And Found - Hostess Twinkies - May 1979
25. Richie Rich - Meets Two Smart Robots - Hostess Fruit Pies - May 1979
26. Richie Rich - Meets A Gold Sovereign - Hostess Twinkies - June 1979
27. Richie Rich - A Real Treat - Hostess Fruit Pies - July 1979
28. Richie Rich - Giant Sized Freckles - Hostess Fruit Pies - Dec 1979
29. Richie Rich - Double Double - Hostess Cupcakes - March 1980
30. Richie Rich - Tackles A Problem - Hostess Twinkies - May 1980
31. Richie Rich - The Real Thing - Hostess Fruit Pies - May 1980
32. Richie Rich - Tea For Three!- Hostess Fruit Pies - June 1980
33. Richie Rich - The Winning Combination - Hostess Fruit Pies - Sep 1980
34. Richie Rich - Take It Away - Hostess Twinkies - Oct 1980
35. Richie Rich - Lights Out - Hostess Fruit Pies - Jan 1981
36. Richie Rich - Fool's Gold - Hostess Twinkies - Sep 1981
37. Richie Rich - Make Him Smile - Hostess ? - Oct 1981

Gallery

What Money Cant Buy - April 1975

What Money Cant Buy - April 1975

Mechano - 1975

City Kids Picnic - March 1976

City Kids Picnic - March 1976

Birthday Present - May 1976

Soft Gold - Dec 1976

Stranded - Dec 1976

Aunt Chatter Bucks - Feb 1977

Brightens Up a Traffic Jam - Jan 1978

Mr. Goldfinder - March 1978

Nightmare - 1978

Double Double - 1979

A Gold Sovereign - 1979

Lost And Found - May 1979

Lost And Found - May 1979

A Real Treat - July 1979

Giant Sized Freckles - Dec 1979

Take It Away - 1980

Take It Away - 1980

Tackles A Problem - 1980

Fool's Gold - 1981

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