Harvey Comics
| Harvey Comics | |
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| Industry | Comic books |
| Predecessor(s) | Brookworld Publications |
| Founded | 1941 |
| Founder(s) | Alfred Harvey |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Successor(s) | The Harvey Comics Entertainment; eventually owned by DreamWorks Classics |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Harvey Comics was an American comic book publisher known for their library of children's comics characters, notably Casper the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich. They were founded by Alfred Harvey in 1941, after buying out the small publisher Brookwood Publications.
Casper and Richie were adapted into animated television series by Hanna-Barbera during the early 1980s, as Casper and the Angels and Richie Rich, respectively.
History
Harvey acquired the license to publish comics based on Hanna-Barbera properties, although they had only begun with strict reprints from the Charlton Comics era.
In 1993, Harvey published a three-page preview of new material in an All-New Comics one-shot. However, due to financial problems, Harvey lost their publishing rights to all Hanna-Barbera titles. Hanna-Barbera sold the rights with the unreleased material to Archie Comics, who began publishing in 1995.
Published
Ongoing
| Titles | Issues | Original publish date |
|---|---|---|
| Tom & Jerry | 18 | June 11, 1991 |
| Tom & Jerry and Friends | 4 | September 1, 1991 |
| The Flintstones | 13 | 1992 |
| The Jetsons | 5 | 1992 |
| Scooby-Doo | 3 | 1992 |
| Yogi Bear | 6 | 1992 |
| The Flintstones Giant Size | 3 | 1992 |
| The Jetsons Giant Size | 3 | 1992 |
| Scooby-Doo Giant Size | 2 | 1992 |
| Yogi Bear Giant Size | 2 | 1992 |
| Hanna-Barbera Giant Size | 3 | 1992 |
| The Flintstones Big Book | 3 | 1992 |
| The Jetsons Big Book | 3 | 1992 |
| Scooby-Doo Big Book | 2 | 1992 |
| Yogi Bear Big Book | 2 | 1992 |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm | 3 | 1993 |
Specials
| Titles | Original publish date |
|---|---|
| Tom & Jerry 50th Anniversary Special #1 | June 25, 1991 |
| Hanna-Barbera Big Book #1 | 1993 |
| Valley of the Dinosaurs #1 | 1993 |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Summer Special #1 | 1993 |
| All-New Comics #1 | 1993 |
| Huckleberry Hound Giant Size Flip Book #1 | 1993 |
| The Flintstones Doublevision | 1994 |
| Tom & Jerry Annual #1 | 1994 |
Behind the scenes
- Harvey acquired the rights to Casper the Friendly Ghost in 1959 from Paramount Pictures, who distributed the Casper series of theatrical cartoons by Famous Studios up until the acquisition. Harvey maintained the rights to Casper and other cartoons by Famous under The Harvey Entertainment Company until 2001, of which a majority of its assets were purchased by Classic Media (now Dreamworks Classics under NBCUniversal).
