Comics Pass/Fail: Batman Defeats “Doomsday” In DC Comics Snickers Ad

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Batman Defeats “Doomsday” In DC Comics Snickers Ad
07.13.2016by Brett Whitein Comic NewsComment

If you pick up a DC comic released today, you’re in for an additional few pages of story — one starring A-listers like Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Doomsday. But the story is actually an ad for Snickers and part of the candy bar’s long-running “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” campaign.

The quick story follows in the formula of previous TV spots, with a character turning into a totally different person because they’re hungry — and a Snickers bar satiating that need for food. You can watch a playlist of those ads — which feature actors ranging from Betty White to Danny Trejo — right here. You can check out the three-page story part of the ad below.

This isn’t the first time that DC characters have been involved in the campaign, either. The Joker appeared in a television commercial for the campaign way back in 2013.

 

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https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/0...s-a-dc-comic-book-action-comics-959-spoilers/

Those are the ones. Well, you won’t believe what Mars does in today’s Action Comics #959. I doubt even the creative team knows.

The issue has a hard smackdown battle on the streets of Metropolis between Superman and Doomsday, with Luthor, Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen getting involved, Lois Lane and Jonathan praying from home, and Mr Oz watching like the Ozymandias he is.

Oh, but wait, we’re back to the story we were in before.

Is Mars are inserting story pages into Superman comics that fit the story being told, and throw in their products. This never happened with Hostess cupcakes or Tootsie Rolls did they? Now if this was a comic without Superman, Batman or Doomsday, that might have been fair enough.

And indeed, in all the other comics that this features in today from DC Comics, it’s far more acceptable. But this was the first I picked up. And it happened to already have Superman and Doomsday…

 

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