“Yesterday’s” Comic> Adventures of Kool-Aid Man #8

Hey, I actually own this cover.

The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man #8

Archie Comics (1991)

Unlike the other two I reviewed this week, I don’t believe this one was ever sold on comic shelves, but was only available through Kool-Aid (the prize center now going by “Wacky Warehouse”.

Rock-A-Dile Red learns that thieves have stolen his tour trunk, which also has the formula to his namesake Kool-Aid drink mix. Kool-Aid Man, Red, and the kids use the Wacky Travel Machine to travel to the Bongo Jungle to track down where the thieves hid the trunk.

What they got right: Although they’re just trying to sell a then new gimmick flavor, there isn’t a whole lot of Kool-Aid shilling compared to the previous issue. The clues the gang uses are based on musical puzzles.

What they got wrong: It’s way too short. Sure it’s a free giveaway, but the previous issues I reviewed (one of them also being an Archie production) were full length comics with a normal comic cover (which I’ve since lost, but that’s besides the point). This is about half the length, just one story in the other two, with a cover that’s of the same grade paper as the comic. I can see why this one wasn’t on store shelves, even though the other two were.

Recommendation: Unless your a collecting completest of these kinds of comics, don’t waste your time trying to find it. It’s not worth the effort, but for a freebie it wasn’t too bad.

Tomorrow’s Comic> Adventures of the Mask #1

Instead of a related article, how about a timeline of Kool-Aid commercials?

I couldn’t find one with Rock-A-Dile Red, but here’s a review of the actual drink. And this:

For the record I like Kool-Aid.