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peur_evol (peur_evol) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-04-09 22:07:00

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publisher: harvey comics

HOT STUFF, THE LITTLE DEVIL

The first appearance of Hot Stuff was in "Hot Stuff" #1, October 1957. Harvey must have had confidence with its new character, since he didn't first appear as a backup feature in another title or have a trial run in "Harvey Hits".

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from HOT STUFF SIZZLERS #42, September 1970

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psychop_rex
2009-04-11 04:24 am UTC (link)

While this may seem a bit hypocritical of me, given all my rants about Harvey comics, I actually kinda like Hot Stuff. Unlike most of the Harvey characters, he actually has personality - true, that personality is usually set on 'cranky', but that's a hell of a lot better than being set on 'sappy'. And just the concept of a fire-breathing demon who also happens to be a cute kid has enough spice to it to intrigue me. Also, I like how the devils have flames instead of hair - it's quite an interesting visual. (And note that, unlike Casper's uncles and Wendy's aunts, Hot Stuff's relatives are perfectly normal people - his grandpa is clearly a little belligerent at times, but whose isn't?)

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jlroberson
2009-04-11 05:56 am UTC (link)

He CUSSES! I realize that might not seem like much, but remember you'd give Harvey Comics to 5-8 year-olds.

And I would agree that "cranky" is better than "so unbearably smug he should never stop being punched in the face", i.e. Richie Rich.

Did anyone here ever see Dan Clowes' take on Harvey, "Playful Obsession?"

No? Well, then, look:
http://againwiththecomics.blogspot.com/2007/08/clowes-playful-obsession.html

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psychop_rex
2009-04-11 03:26 pm UTC (link)

Heh heh - I found that far more amusing than I thought I would. I don't generally go for that sort of parody - it's a bit too barbed for my taste - but in this case it was so spot-on that I couldn't help laughing. Little Octagon - hee hee!
And I wouldn't actually call Richie Rich 'smug', per se - just irritatingly goody-two-shoes. A change of costume is the only real difference between him, Casper or Wendy - they even all have the exact same face and body type. It's freaky.

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