The incredible hype for the Incredible Hulk rages on with his latest merchandising tie-in -- freakin' fruity freezy-pop FLAVOR-ICE. I was pretty stunned to see his green face stamped on the box, but not too stunned to run away before buying it. There's like sixty-thousand pops in there - a pretty good bargain for a mere fiver. As far as these kinds of crossovers go, the Hulk Pops are pretty lame. They're just regular Flavor-Ice sticks with the Hulk's logo stamped on top. Okay, I'm not sure what else they could've actually done, but they're just not very Hulkish once you get 'em out of the box. They should've at least threatened that some of the pops were radioactive and could cause anyone who ate them to grow big muscles or explode.
The sticks come in their usual flavors - cherry, orange, grape, blah blah blah. The only flavor remotely tied to the Hulk is lime, since it shares his skin color and illustrates the envy he has for superheroes who don't need to buy new clothes every time they use their powers. I'm going to have Flavor-Ice in my freezer for all of eternity, though. I never got into the purple and orange ones, so the 400 of 'em are gonna sit in there next to last year's box of Weaver Chicken Drumettes until I'm dead, if not longer. Apparently, random boxes include various rare Hulk trading cards. I wasn't one of the lucky winners, so the Lucite super-case that previously housed my '91 Upper Deck Griffey Jr. is still without a new champ. Makes me sad. Think I'll have an ice pop.
Posted by Matt on 04/23/2003. E-mail me!
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Ferrigno is just going to have a cameo role as a security guard or something in the new movie..
I think the Hulk franchise could use rainbow colored Hulk-shaped limesicles! Or not.