Deluxe Comics
Comic books | |
| Fiction genres | Superheroes, Crime |
|---|---|
| Imprints | Lodestone Publishing, Inc. |
Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company known for publishing one title, Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Lodestone Publishing, Inc., an imprint of Deluxe,[2] published a few other series, notably taking over from other publishers such titles as Futurians and Evangeline.
Notable creators[3] who worked for Deluxe/Lodestone included Dave Cockrum, Chuck Dixon, Judith Hunt, Rich Buckler, George Pérez, Keith Giffen, Murphy Anderson, Jerry Ordway, Keith Giffen, Robert Loren Fleming, Kyle Baker, Mike Harris, Paul Smith, and Ricardo Villagrán.
Deluxe/Lodestone operated in the period 1984 to 1986.
History
Deluxe Comics was a division of Singer Publishing, founded by David M. Singer (11 February 1957–24 August 2013).[3]
In 1984, Deluxe began publishing new issues of
A lawsuit initiated by Carbonaro was eventually settled in United States district court in favor of Carbonaro,[6] with Singer acknowledging Carbonaro's registered copyrights and trademark. Under the settlement, Carbonaro also received, among other things, an assignment of all rights to Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, previously published by Singer, and an undisclosed sum of money.[5]
Closure
Deluxe Comics/Lodestone closed its doors in 1986 when several major distributors failed to pay sizeable past-due invoices.[5]
Titles published
Deluxe Comics
- Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (5 issues, Nov. 1984–Oct. 1986)
Lodestone
- Codename: Danger (4 issues, Aug. 1985–May 1986)
- Evangeline Special (one-shot, May 1986)[7]
- The Futurians[8] (3 issues, Oct. 1985–Apr. 1986)
- The Honeymooners (one-shot, 1986)
- The March Hare (one-shot, 1986)
Notes
- ^ "Brian Marshall entry". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ISBN 9781893905436.
- ^ a b Dallas, Keith (August 26, 2013). "David M Singer, Publisher of Deluxe Comics, Passes". Bleeding Cool.
- ^ "Blood and T.H.U.N.D.E.R.". The Comics Journal. No. 97. April 1985. pp. 7–11.
- ^ a b c Sodaro, Robert J. (1999). Malloy, Alex G. (ed.). "The Resplendent Sound of T.H.U.N.D.E.R.!". Comics Value Annual. Krause Publications. p. ix. Archived from the original on 2002-09-08 – via ThunderAgents.com.
- ^ Heintjes, Tom (June 1985). "Newswatch: Deluxe suspends T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents; bedeviled by fake news releases". The Comics Journal. No. 99. pp. 20–22.
- ISSN 0194-7869.
Evangeline news: Creators Judith Hunt and Chuck Dixon have completed negotiations with various publishers, and Deluxe Comics has come up with the rights to publish Evangeline.
- ISSN 0194-7869.
External links
- Deluxe Comics at the Grand Comics Database
- Lodestone at the Grand Comics Database
- Deluxe Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Lodestone Comics at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
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