Planet Terry (comic)

"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 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 Harvey Comics style (in some cases a very heavy influence, as in the case of Richie Rich and 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 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.

Planet Terry stories in TFUK

• "The Search"
  • "Part II: A Clue"
  • "Part III: Some Answers"
  • "Part IV: Malt Shop Menace"
• "The Saga of Princess Ugly"
  • "Part 2: Too Close (Enough) for Comfort"
  • "Part 3: The Doom of the Domed City"
  • "Part 4"
  • "The Secret of the Space Warp"
  • "Part 6"