Battle of the Planets (comics)

Battle of the Planets

Cover to issue #1 of Battle of the Planets, June 1979.
Publication information
Publisher Gold Key Comics
Top Cow Productions
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date Gold Key Comics: June 1979 - October 1980
Top Cow Productions: August 2002 - August 2003
Creative team
Writer(s) Gary Poole
David Wohl
Artist(s) Winslow Mortimer
Wilson Tortosa
Penciller(s) Wilson Tortosa
Inker(s) Erik Ko
Letterer(s) Dennis Heisler
Colorist(s) Shane Law
Editor(s) David Wohl
Collected editions
Trial By Fire Digest ISBN 1-58240-337-6
Destroy All Monsters Digest ISBN 1582403848

The Battle of the Planets comic book series was based on a television series of the same name. It was originally published by Gold Key Comics, with Top Cow releasing a number of comics more recently.[1][2]

Publication history

Originally released in comic book form by Gold Key Comics in 1979, the series was later revamped by Top Cow Productions with a new twelve-issue limited series starting in 2002.[3][4][5] The series was originally planned as an ongoing comic, but low sales led to its cancellation at issue 12, which ended the series with a cliffhanger. A two-issue mini, Endgame (originally listed as Coup De Gras), was solicited in 2005, and was meant to tie up the loose ends, but never made it to print.

In 2003, there were a number of crossover one-shots starting with Witchblade. This was followed by two crossover issues with the ThunderCats; the first (May 2003) was published by Top Cow and the second (July 2003) was published by Wildstorm.[6][7]

These were followed by a number of other comics: a Battle Book one-shot, one-shots focused on Mark and Jason, and a six-issue limited series called Battle of the Planets: Princess released in 2004, which was written by David Wohl and illustrated by Wilson Tortosa. Top Cow also published three issues of a manga version in 2003–2004.

Top Cow's license is now lapsed, and there are no plans for future Battle Of The Planets works from them, including the unreleased Endgame.

Collected editions

The various series have been collected into a number of trade paperbacks:

The Gold Key series:

The Top Cow comics:

Digests of the Top Cow comics:

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Dynamic Forces collects early 'Battle of the Planets' comics". Comic Book Resources. 2002-11-06. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  2. ↑ Jason Brice (2002-07-14). "Battle of the Planets #1 vs. Warrior Bugs #3 Review - Line of Fire Reviews". Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  3. ↑ "BATTLE OF THE PLANETS #1 sells huge". Mania.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  4. ↑ "'Battle of the Planets #1' breaks 150,000". Comic Book Resources. 2002-06-13. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Comic Book Review: Battle of the Planets #3". The Trades. 2002-09-23. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Welcome to Slushfactory.com: A Pop Culture Extravaganza". Slushfactory.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  7. ↑ "DC Comics Spotlight Projects for April, 2003". Comic Book Resources. 2003-01-21. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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