Royal Roy: A Prince of a Boy was a 1985-1986 bimonthly comic book from Marvel Comics' younger-readers' imprint Star Comics. It was created by Lennie Herman and Warren Kremer.
| Royal Roy | |
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 Royal Roy #1 (April 1985) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | April 1985 |
| Created by | Lennie Herman (writer) and Warren Kremer (artist) |
Publication history edit
Royal Roy began in April 1985 as an answer to the successful Harvey Comics Richie Rich series. Its title character was the young Prince Roy of Cashelot, a fictional kingdom whose name was a portmanteau of "cash" and "Camelot".[1] Like Richie, Roy was surrounded by wealth and luxury but wasn't spoiled by it; in many ways, he was just like any other young boy. Also like Richie, Roy had a sweet-natured middle-class girlfriend (Crystal Cleer) and a wealthy, abrasive acquaintance (Lorna Loot) who vied for his affections.
In late 1985, Harvey Comics sued Marvel for copyright infringement, claiming that Royal Roy was a blatant copy of Richie Rich.[2] Longtime Harvey creator Lennie Herman had created Royal Roy for Star Comics; Herman died in 1983[3] before the first issue of Royal Roy was published. Artist Warren Kremer, the co-creator, was also the co-creator of Richie Rich.
Royal Roy was cancelled after six issues in March 1986 and Harvey's lawsuit was dropped.
X-Babies edit
An updated version of Royal Roy (along with Planet Terry, Top Dog, and Wally the Wizard) is featured in the four-issue X-Babies miniseries published by Marvel Comics in late 2009.
References edit
- ^ Markstein, Don. "Royal Roy". Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Harvey Sues Marvel Star Comics, Charges Copyright Infringement", The Comics Journal #105 (Feb. 1986), pp. 23-24.
- ^ "Harvey Veteran Lenny Herman Dies", The Comics Journal #87 (December 1983), p. 21.
External links edit
- Royal Roy at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on February 9, 2017.
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