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Line 1: {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Planet Terry'' (comic)}} {{Comicinfo \|seriestitle=''Planet Terry'' \|logo=Planet Terry logo.png \|bgcol=#f43530 \|fontcol=white \|format=Ongoing comic series \|reprint={{Marvel\|Planet_Terry_Vol_1\|''Planet Terry''}} issues 1-3 \|original=1984-1985 \|TFUKfirst=[[The Transformers issue 16\|Issue 16]] \|TFUKfinal=[[The Transformers issue 25\|Issue 25]]}} '''"Poor kid! That's just a ''blank picture frame'' that he signed by himself! He's never even seen his parents!"''' ==History== In 1984, [[Marvel Comics]] introduced [[w:Star Comics\|'''Star Comics''']], an imprint aimed at younger children, in order to fill a gap in the market left by defunct publishers and gain a bigger market share by targeting kids of all ages. Star Comics produced a handful of original titles, taking influence from the [[w:Harvey Comics\|Harvey Comics]] style (~~in some cases~~sometimes a ''very'' heavy influence, as in the case of [[w:Richie Rich (character)\|Richie Rich]] and [[w:Royal Roy\|Royal Roy]]). Star's bread and butter was licensed titles, producing over four times as many licensed series as their original material. Relevant to us, titles included ''[[ThunderCats]]'', ''[[Inhumanoids]]'', and ''[[Visionaries]]''. The Star Comics imprint was scrapped in 1988, with any surviving series continuing under the Marvel name itself. The longest lasting title was {{Marvel\|Heathcliff_Vol_1\|''Heathcliff'',}} which ran for 56 issues, 34 of which were published after Star's demise. One of Star Comics' original titles was '''''Planet Terry'''''. It told the story of a young space traveller, also named [[Planet Terry]], who was searching the universe after being separated from his parents at birth. On his journeys, being ping-ponged through ridiculous situations in the far corners of the universe, Terry gained something of a found family in the form of resourceful gynoid [[Robota]] and fearsome Fearzum [[Omnus]]. In some small way, each adventure took him one step closer to an understanding of his past, but the series concluded after twelve issues with no parental reunion.