I found this strange Hostess Fruit Pie ad in an old comic and...

[Isegrim]

I found this ad in an Uncle Scrooge comic dated from 1978 two years before Pac-Man...

According to Wikipedia, Casper the Friendly Ghost the animated series was one of the inspirations in the creation of Cutie-Q, an older game which in turn inspired Pac-Man. I wonder if this ad might have gotten to Iwatani somehow and gave him some ideas...very unlikely but it's an interesting coincidence nonetheless.

Now if the alien ate the Ghostly trio, that would be...

 

[bjork]

Damn, a peach pie sounds really good right now.

 

[NotReallyHere]

Use to love these! I specifically remember one with the Fantastic Four, where Human Torch was "warming up" the pies for everyone in the last panel

Classic, old-school comic book advertising genius. File this right next to the X-Ray Specs, Spy Camera, Weight Gain Powder, and Potato Pellet "Spud Gun."

Dexter's Lab later spoofed these ads, with a "Justice Fruit Pies" short featuring the Justice Friends. I lost my mind when I saw that clip on TV, but also wondered how many kids in the 90s would "get it"

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

Lovely find!

Thanks for sharing ^^!