Royal Roy
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 Cover of Royal Roy #1 (Star Comics, April 1985) |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | April 1985 |
| Created by | Lennie Herman (writer) and Warren Kremer (artist) |
Royal Roy: A Prince of a Boy was a short-lived bimonthly comic book title from the Marvel Comics younger readers' imprint Star Comics, created by Lennie Herman and Warren Kremer.
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[edit] Publication history
Royal Roy began in April 1985, as an answer to the successful Harvey Comics Richie Rich series. Its title character was the young Prince Roy of Cashelot, a fictional kingdom whose name was a blend of "cash" and "Camelot." Like Richie, Roy was surrounded by wealth and luxury, but wasn't spoiled by it; in many ways, he was just like any other young boy. Also like Richie, Roy had a sweet-natured middle-class girlfriend (Crystal Cleer) and a wealthy, abrasive acquaintance (Lorna Loot) who vied for his affections.
[edit] Controversy
In late 1985 Harvey Comics sued Star Comics for copyright infringement, claiming that Royal Roy was a blatant copy of Richie Rich.[1] (Longtime Harvey creator Lennie Herman had created Royal Roy for Star Comics; Herman died in 1983[2] before the first issue of Royal Roy was published.)
Royal Roy was cancelled after six issues in March 1986, and Harvey's lawsuit was dropped.
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