JC Comics
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JC Comics was a short-lived comic book
company owned by John Carbonaro (1952 – February 25, 2009). JC published a few titles in the early 1980s, most notably comics featuring the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
.
from the defunct Tower Comics
, and tried to relaunch them with his own comic book company.
Carbonaro was also associated at the time with Archie Comics
and their attempted relaunch of their superhero imprint Red Circle Comics
. This resulted in JC Comics reprinting some of the Archie materials just before the Red Circle Comics came out, cross advertisements between JC and Red Circle, and the wrap-up of the JC Comics' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents in Red Circle's Blue Ribbon Comics
title. Despite this, Archie never owned the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents characters; nor was JC Comics an Archie imprint.
In 1984, David Singer's Deluxe Comics
began publishing a new series, Wally Wood
's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, featuring some of the best artists of the era, including George Pérez
, Dave Cockrum
, Keith Giffen
, Murphy Anderson
and Jerry Ordway
. Singer, a former associate of Carbonaro, claimed the group was in the public domain. A lawsuit by Carbonaro claiming otherwise was heard in New York State's Civil Court, and via summary judgment, the judge ruled from the bench that the characters were indeed Carbonaro's property.
Years later (long after Deluxe Comics had folded), JC tried again to launch new T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents material. In 1995, Carbonaro tried getting their stories in Penthouse Comix
' Omni Comix, but that line ended after the first story came out. Another attempt was planned with DC Comics
, but the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive and some statutes are all that came of it.
Since Carbonaro's passing, DC Comics have obtained the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents with a new series produced, in 2010, of THUNDER Agents, that brings the title up to date to contemporary times.
Published by Archie Comics
/Red Circle Comics
:
Published by Penthouse Comics:
Published by DC Comics:
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
company owned by John Carbonaro (1952 – February 25, 2009). JC published a few titles in the early 1980s, most notably comics featuring the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday people whose heroic careers were merely their day jobs...
.
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
Carbonaro had purchased the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AgentsT.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s. They were an arm of the United Nations and were notable for their depiction of the heroes as everyday people whose heroic careers were merely their day jobs...
from the defunct Tower Comics
Tower Comics
Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company best known for Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, a strange combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's Tippy Teen, an Archie Andrews clone...
, and tried to relaunch them with his own comic book company.
Carbonaro was also associated at the time with Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
and their attempted relaunch of their superhero imprint Red Circle Comics
Red Circle Comics
Red Circle Comics was an imprint used by Archie Comics Publications, Inc. to publish non-Archie characters, especially their superheroes, in the 1970s and '80s.-Phase 1: 1970s:...
. This resulted in JC Comics reprinting some of the Archie materials just before the Red Circle Comics came out, cross advertisements between JC and Red Circle, and the wrap-up of the JC Comics' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents in Red Circle's Blue Ribbon Comics
Blue Ribbon Comics
- Volume 2 : Archie Comics :The second series to carry the Blue Ribbon Comics name was initially published by the Archie Comics imprint Red Circle Comics. It ran for 14 issues cover-dated November 1983 to December 1984...
title. Despite this, Archie never owned the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents characters; nor was JC Comics an Archie imprint.
In 1984, David Singer's Deluxe Comics
Deluxe Comics
Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company which published one title, Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents.- History :Deluxe Comics was a division of Singer Publishing, founded by David M. Singer. It lasted from 1984 to 1986....
began publishing a new series, Wally Wood
Wally Wood
Wallace Allan Wood was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. He was one of Mads founding cartoonists in 1952. Although much of his early professional artwork is signed Wallace Wood, he became known as Wally Wood, a name he...
's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, featuring some of the best artists of the era, including George Pérez
George Pérez
George Pérez is a Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.-Biography:...
, Dave Cockrum
Dave Cockrum
David Emmett Cockrum was an American comic book artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus...
, Keith Giffen
Keith Giffen
Keith Ian Giffen is an American comic book illustrator and writer.-Biography:Giffen was born in Queens, New York City....
, Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson
Murphy Anderson is an American comic book artist, known as one of the premier inkers of his era, who has worked for companies such as DC Comics for over fifty years, starting in the 1930s-'40s Golden Age of Comic Books...
and Jerry Ordway
Jerry Ordway
Jeremiah "Jerry" Ordway is an American writer, penciller, inker and painter of comic books.He is known for his inking work on a wide variety of DC Comics titles, including the continuity-redefining classic Crisis on Infinite Earths , his long run working on the Superman titles from 1986–1993, and...
. Singer, a former associate of Carbonaro, claimed the group was in the public domain. A lawsuit by Carbonaro claiming otherwise was heard in New York State's Civil Court, and via summary judgment, the judge ruled from the bench that the characters were indeed Carbonaro's property.
Years later (long after Deluxe Comics had folded), JC tried again to launch new T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents material. In 1995, Carbonaro tried getting their stories in Penthouse Comix
Penthouse Comix
Penthouse Comix was initially an American mass-market, magazine-sized comic book, published by Penthouse International from its inception in spring 1994 through July 1998, and thereafter by General Media Communications, parent company of Penthouse magazine. Initially edited by writers George...
' Omni Comix, but that line ended after the first story came out. Another attempt was planned with DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, but the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive and some statutes are all that came of it.
Since Carbonaro's passing, DC Comics have obtained the rights to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents with a new series produced, in 2010, of THUNDER Agents, that brings the title up to date to contemporary times.
Titles
Published by JC Comics:- JCP Features #1 (1981) — magazine-sized, new T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents material; reprint of Archie's Black Hood
- Hall of Fame (3 issues, 1983) — reprints from Tower's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents (2 issues, 1983–1984)
Published by Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
/Red Circle Comics
Red Circle Comics
Red Circle Comics was an imprint used by Archie Comics Publications, Inc. to publish non-Archie characters, especially their superheroes, in the 1970s and '80s.-Phase 1: 1970s:...
:
- Blue Ribbon ComicsBlue Ribbon Comics- Volume 2 : Archie Comics :The second series to carry the Blue Ribbon Comics name was initially published by the Archie Comics imprint Red Circle Comics. It ran for 14 issues cover-dated November 1983 to December 1984...
#12 (1983)
Published by Penthouse Comics:
- Omni Comix #3 (1995)
Published by DC Comics:
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 1 (2002) ISBN 978-1563899034
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 2
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 3
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 4
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 5
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents Archive, vol. 6