Otto Messmer pursued the Sunday Felix comic strips until their discontinuance in 1943, when he began eleven years of writing and drawing Felix comic books for Dell Comics that were released every other month. Jack Mendelsohn was the ghostwriter of the Felix strip from 1948 to 1952. In 1954, Messmer retired from the Felix daily newspaper strips, and his assistant Joe Oriolo (the creator of Casper the Friendly Ghost) took over. The strip concluded in 1966.
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Silver Star (1983)
Silver Star is written, and drawn by Jack Kirby, first published by Pacific Comics in 1983. Featuring a title character who becomes super-powered due to genetic mutation, the series continued Kirby’s run of creator-owned work. Reprints of the original series and new stories based on it have subsequently been published by other comic book companies.
Neil Gaiman – Guest of Honor – Chicago Comicon (1993)
A comic/ashcan of Neil Gaiman by Scott McCloud, Mike Dringberg, Todd McFarlane, Karen Berger, Dave Sim, Coleen Doran, Rick Veitch, Michael Zulli, Jill Thompson, Eddie Campbell, Steve Bissette, Mark Buckingham, Cat Yronwode, and Larry Marder. The red variant was limited to 2500 signed and numbered copies.
Super Crooks (2012)
Supercrooks is described as a return to the world of Jupiter’s Legacy with a ragtag gang of supervillains, con artists, petty thieves and leg-breakers who band together for the heist of the century and the most outrageous crime story you’ve ever seen in your life. Crime pays, and they’re going to prove it. Some people just want to have the time of their lives and make a little dirty money while they’re doing it. If the superheroes get in the way, they’re going to be spitting teeth.
Subtle Violents (1991)
CFD anthology title featuring,”Rhyder” by Joseph Michael Linsner, “Ahryssia 1 Out of the Black” by Joseph M. Monks, “The New Order” by Kevin J. Taylor, and an interview with Tim Conrad. 48 pgs. B&W with color covers by Linsner.
Sonic Universe (2009)
Sonic Universe was published by Archie Comics in association with Sega, based on the latter’s video game series of the same name. It is a spin-off of Archie’s Sonic comic book series, and shared continuity with that title. Sonic Universe centers on several characters featured throughout the franchise and comics, including Shadow the Hedgehog, Blaze the Cat, Silver the Hedgehog.
Hands of the Dragon (1975)
Wu Teh and his brother Ling were augmented by the radiation they were exposed to from the explosion of the dormant bomb on top of Mt. Fuji. Though it is never shown exactly how this radiation changed them, it is implied that like their grandfather, they became full of vigor and strength. Beyond these abilities, Wu Teh was a skilled martial artist who mastered several forms of hand-to-hand combat while at the monastery in the Himalayas.
I, Lusiphur (1991)
I, Lusiphur (December 1991 – December 1992) – Poison Elves (February 1993 – February 1995) Hayes originally self-published the series during the early 90s under his company Mulehide Graphics under the title of I, Lusiphur. The title was changed to Poison Elves because the similarity of Lusiphur to Lucifer led to the misconception that the series was Satanic in nature. Sales were reported to have increased significantly after the name change. Drew claimed in one of his Starting Notes that the name change was prompted by a letter from a teen-aged fan whose mother had thrown out his comics after finding I, Lusiphur comics amongst his collection.
The first ten issues of the Mulehide series were published in a larger magazine size format.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe (2016)
A spin-off series similar to Mirage’s Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which started publication on August 31, 2016. It serves as a narrative expansion to the main series with the introduction of crucial sideplots and additional characters. The series ended after 25 issues in August 2018.
Creed / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1996)
The Turtles cross over with Kaniugas popular character Creed, as they did with many indy comics characters in their pre-Nickelodeon heyday. Transported to the realm of the imagination by a dream stone, the Turtles must join forces with teen Mark Farley, aka Creed, to battle an alien adversary named Shrapnel and discover what’s really going on.






















