Archie Comics' brief revival of their superhero line during the 1980s opened my eyes to other publishers aside from DC and Marvel. As a kid, I was wowed by the fact that there were other superheroes not under the DC or Marvel banner. I even thought these guys were new heroes (well, Darkling was at the time) and didn't know 'til later that some of the Mighty Crusaders have been around since the 1940s.
I loved the Red Circle comics in the 1980s, and persisted in reading the line even after it changed to "Archie Adventure" comics, though they were much less satisfying then.
ReplyDeleteI only had a few issues here and there since they were quite difficult to come by here in the Philippines. Wasn't even aware that Darkling was lost between dimensions/presumed dead until yesterday!
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