Long before IDW/Boom series Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive a toy company had a familiar idea!

 

via Starlogged: From 1975: More Palitoy goodness... PLANET OF THE APES and STAR TREK action figures. This striking ad appeared in THE AVENGERS AND THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (phew!) issue 95, 12 July 1975.

Comic Synopsis: It’s the crossover nobody ever expected! STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind’s future! PLANET OF THE APES: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City? And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it? It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!!