First Harvey Comics History Book Available Now!

[Mark Arnold]

Mark here from "The Harveyville Fun Times!" For those of you wanting to read more about the history of Harvey Comics, now you can order my first book "The Best of The Harveyville Fun Times!" through Diamond (see page 363 of the November 2006 "Previews") or directly through Lulu at www.lulu.com/thft

Here are some highlights:

Front cover by Shelley Pleger ("Mickey Mouse", "Shanda the Panda")

Back cover by Ernie Colon ("The 9/11 Report", "Richie Rich")

Forward by Tony Isabella ("Tony's Tips", Marvel Comics)

Edited by Mark Arnold ("Hogan's Alley", "ComicBase", "Atomic Mouse")

Additional material by Chris Barat and Joe Torcivia ("Carl Barks' Greatest
DuckTales Stories")

400 pages! Full color covers! Complete Harvey Comics history! Meet Casper,
Richie Rich, Hot Stuff, Sad Sack and all the rest!

Contact me at thft@att.net for more information...

Thank you for your time and your orders!!
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Regards,
MARK ARNOLD
Fun Ideas Productions
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[Metamorpho]

I picked "other" while all these characters are great, gotta give some love to Little Lotta ;)

[Scott Shaw!]

I checked "other", too. My favorite Harvey characters are the Oddball ones, inclucing: Bunny -- Queen Of The In-Crowd (she's so yvoorg!), Fruitman, Miracles Inc., B-Man, Jackie Jokers and Tiger-Boy, among others.

But that's just me.

Aloha,

Scott!

P.S.: And what about SPYMAN No. 3's "Campy Champ, the Terrific Teen"? -- SS!

[Hintermann]

I checked on Sad Sack. He has always been by favourite comic character despite the repetitiveness of some of his antics. I guess there is a bit of a 'Sad Sack' in all of us......wanting to be napping instead of doing whatever it is that we are supposed to be doing. I have hundreds of Sad Sack comics, but not my favourite issue where the Sack has adventures on a secret military capsule designed to travel at extremely high speeds across land & sea.

[Mark Arnold]

Hey I wished I could have given more choices, but the forum only allows up to 10. Poo.

-Mark.

[telerites]

If there was an all, I would checked it. I went with Richie Rich. From his comics to his cartoon show, it brings back a lot of memories.

[hondobrode]

Hot Stuff rocks !

The bad boy of Harvey.

[Hintermann]

Hot Stuff rocks !

The bad boy of Harvey.

I think Spooky would dispute that. Booo!

[Stephane Garrelie]

arghh! I wanted to vote "Casper" and i did vote "Richie Rich"!!! I don't even know who it is!!!! argh!!!!!!!!!

[dan bailey]

I checked "other", too. My favorite Harvey characters are the Oddball ones, inclucing: Bunny -- Queen Of The In-Crowd

Awwww, man, I completely forgot about Bunny, whom I was so into at age 8 or so that I joined the "Bunny Ball In-Crowd Club" (or whatever they called it) for, I think, a quarter ... not sure what I got in return other than a blue membership card. *sigh* I went with Little Audrey instead.

[Lone Ranger]

As far as Harvey Comics go, my favourite are the horror and romance books from the 50s.

Are those areas covered at all in the book?

I am also a big fan of Black Cat - is she in there?

Sounds like a fun book - I'll have to check it out.

[Mark Arnold]

Sorry to inform that there is precious little information about The Black Cat, romance and horror titles, but I do cover it. I hope that doesn't discourage you from purchasing as there always can be a volume 2!!

-Mark.

[Hintermann]

arghh! I wanted to vote "Casper" and i did vote "Richie Rich"!!! I don't even know who it is!!!! argh!!!!!!!!!

Richie Rich is a 'Poor Little Rich Boy' who has more money than he knows what to do with. Upto the late 1960s, Richie Rich comics were tolerably good, but went rapidly downhill thereafter interms of quality of stories despite newer titles and more supporting characters.

[Mark Arnold]

I beg to differ on your assessment of Richie Rich as there were many fine Richie Rich adventure stories that were published from 1975-1977 as you will see reviewed in my book.

Read "Richie Rich and Casper", "Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery", "Richie Rich", and various stories in other titles.

"Richie Rich and Casper" (1974-1982) ranks up as one of the finest comic book series of all time with nary a reprint in site. The title deserves an anthology treatment similar to the "Little Lulu" series from Dark Horse.

Check it out and let me know what you think...

-Mark.

[Hintermann]

I beg to differ on your assessment of Richie Rich as there were many fine Richie Rich adventure stories that were published from 1975-1977 as you will see reviewed in my book.

Read "Richie Rich and Casper", "Richie Rich Vaults of Mystery", "Richie Rich", and various stories in other titles.

"Richie Rich and Casper" (1974-1982) ranks up as one of the finest comic book series of all time with nary a reprint in site. The title deserves an anthology treatment similar to the "Little Lulu" series from Dark Horse.

Check it out and let me know what you think...

-Mark.

As you say, opinions differ. My nephew used to get Harvey comics in the 70s & 80s and I have read quite a few of "RR&C" as well as the numerous other RR titles that took off in that period. Just becuase there were no reprints does not alter the fact that the stories were out of the bottom of the barrel. I would not have them in my collection if someone paid me to do so. I know plenty of other old Harvey fans who feel exactly the same way.