([1967])
Topps,
1967 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 8
- On-sale Date
- 1967
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- [none printed]
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- 2.5"x3.5"
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Intended for distribution for 0.05 USD with a piece of bubblegum.
No indicia; no issue numbering.
One of 16 Topps "Krazy Little Comics", though that phrase appears only on the wrappers, not on the individual comics. Each book in the series ran to eight pages and was printed on cheap newspaper stock.
Titles in the series: "Badman", "The Bantam", "Blunder Woman", "Captive American", "Fantastic Fear", "The Flush", "The Incredible Hunk", "Jesters League of America", "The Lone Rancher", "Mandrain the Magician", "Prince Violet", "The Amusing Spider-Guy", "Stuporman", "Sub-Marine Man", "Tarsam", and "The Meekly Thaw"
Topps apparently believed that, since the comics were satire, they weren’t subject to copyright law and pushed ahead without obtaining permission from Marvel, DC or King Features, whose characters they parodied. However, Topps’ lawyers eventually advised caution and the entire range was dropped, with none of the comics being released officially.
No indicia; no issue numbering.
One of 16 Topps "Krazy Little Comics", though that phrase appears only on the wrappers, not on the individual comics. Each book in the series ran to eight pages and was printed on cheap newspaper stock.
Titles in the series: "Badman", "The Bantam", "Blunder Woman", "Captive American", "Fantastic Fear", "The Flush", "The Incredible Hunk", "Jesters League of America", "The Lone Rancher", "Mandrain the Magician", "Prince Violet", "The Amusing Spider-Guy", "Stuporman", "Sub-Marine Man", "Tarsam", and "The Meekly Thaw"
Topps apparently believed that, since the comics were satire, they weren’t subject to copyright law and pushed ahead without obtaining permission from Marvel, DC or King Features, whose characters they parodied. However, Topps’ lawyers eventually advised caution and the entire range was dropped, with none of the comics being released officially.
[no title indexed]
Badman / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Leaping Leopards! It's my warrior chief Bugaboo!
- Genre
- satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- The Bantam [The Ghost who Walks]; Bugaboo; Friendly native tribe
- Synopsis
- The Bantam is living the good life in the jungle. He is informed by warrior chief Bugaboo that white hunters have been seen nearby. He investigates but finds no sign of them. It is a ruse to lure Bantam away from his throne. The natives are tired of generations of Bantams exploiting their wealth and now want to kill him. They rip off Bantam's suit, which they discover is inflatable, like a life-raft. Inside the suit is a real "Ghost-who-Walks" It's Casper (or a lookalike.) He only wore the suit, he explains, so somebody would play with him!
Indexer Notes
Kane pencils confirmed by Nick Caputo who notes his distinctive poses and figures.
Hey Boys -- Get GI Melvin
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- GI Melvin (resembles Beetle Bailey)
Indexer Notes
Parody of an advertisement which might have appeared on the back covers of Silver Age comic books.
The back cover ads on all Krazy Little Comics titles appeared, at first glance, to be genuine ads of the era. All of these were drawn by Art Spiegleman, now famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel, Maus.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
["Bantam. Stay out of my Jungle."]
The Bantam -
1.
["Leaping Leopards! It's my warrior chief Bugaboo!"]
Badman -
2.
Hey Boys -- Get GI Melvin
This issue was modified by
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Ramon Schenk
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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