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The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man #6: The Wacky Back-Tracker Trip

October 12, 2018 1 Comment

After his new flavor is stolen, Kool-Aid Man chases the thief through a magic doorway to the past.

Kool-Aid Man wearing lab coat

Kool-Aid Man is a scientist!

Issue #6

In the “Wacky Warehouse,” which is sort of half-amusement park, half-Kool-Aid headquarters, Kool-Aid Man concocts a new flavor (like the scientist he is) in front of a trio of kids.

Scorch steals flavor

It’s weird seeing Kool-Aid Man pissed off

A grumpy guy made out of fire named Scorch sneaks into Kool-Aid Man’s lab and steals the paper containing the formula.

Scorch accesses time machine

Scorch has the same voice as Dick Dastardly in my head

Kool-Aid Man and the kids chase after him though various Wacky Warehouse rooms. They end up going through the Wacky Back-Tracker, a magical time travel door, that takes them to the Prehistoric Age.

Kool-Aid man and co with dinosaurs

Cue Jurassic Park theme music

The chase continues, but Kool-Aid Man and the kids stop to help a talking purple dinosaur that’s stuck in a swamp – his name is Purplesaurus Rex.

Purplesaurus Rex meets group

Purplesaurus Rex, you know, like the Kool-Aid flavor!

Rex is thankful for Kool-Aid Man’s assistance and catches Scorch and the stolen formula as a thank you.

Purplesaurus Rex forces Scorch to give it back

Purplesaurus Rex gets the formula back

Kool-Aid Man and the kids (plus Rex) take the Wacky Back-Tracker back home, then use it to send Scorch to the Ice Age.

Scorch in Ice Age

Damn, that’s cold!

Thoughts

This felt like one of those Hostess ad comics that involve a superhero stopping a villain with the power of Twinkies, only instead of a single page, it’s a whole comic. Such a blatant promotion for Kool-Aid that just stopped short of Kool-Aid Man breaking the fourth wall to say “Hey kids, tell your parents to buy Kool-Aid!”

Kool-Aid Man and kids riding time slide

When I think about Kool-Aid, time travel’s not the first thing that comes to mind

The comic really does its best to make an entertaining story around Kool-Aid Man, but it felt too generic. To be fair, it’s hard to write for a character that’s just a giant, sentient pitcher of liquid that bursts through walls to start parties.

Kool-Aid Man and kids return home with Purplesaurus Rex

Back to the present

I have so many questions about why this was made, and by two major comic publishers no less! Marvel did the first three issues, and Archie did the rest. Thankfully, it was only given away as part of a mail-order promotion (with proofs of purchase) and never actually sold by itself. Considering there were nine issues, though, it seems The Adventures of Kool-Aid Man was deemed a failure.

Kool-Aid Man celebrating with Purplesaurus Rex

All this was a Purplesaurus Rex origin story

It’s not completely awful, and some parts are “cute,” but I wouldn’t want to read another one. Also, I wish he had an actual name. I hate having to type Kool-Aid Man a million times in this review.

Rating

2 out of 5 eggs rating

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Decade: 1980s Filed Under: Comic Reviews Tagged: action, fantasy, time travel

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Comments

  1. Bryan says

    March 11, 2021 at 9:46 am

    I had this comic as a kid and barely remember it. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

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