TV Sit-Comics

[tv star collector]

This thread salutes comic books based on TV situation comedies. Over the
years, there has been a swarm of these--from I LOVE LUCY and THE HONEY-
MOONERS in the '50s to HAPPY DAYS and WELCOME BACK, KOTTER in the '
'70s. Nearly all of them featured original stories, most had some pretty decent
artwork and the most-prized of these had photo covers (usually in full color
even when the shows were aired in black-&-white). I can remember, as a kid,
going to the newsstand or drugstore and eagerly reaching for the latest issue
of LEAVE IT TO BEAVER or THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES or any of a myriad of
other titles. The number of different titles is amazing. In fact, it would be
easier to list the sit-coms from the '50s and '60s that were NOT transferred to
the comic page. (Surprisingly, one of the few that didn't get a comic-book
adaptation was GILLIGAN'S ISLAND.) Feel free to share any of your memories
of these TV momentos. My own huge comics collection contains at least one
issue of each of the titles listed below. (Trivia note: cartoonist Henry
Scarpelli is the father of actor Glenn Scarpelli of ONE DAY AT A TIME. The
elder Scarpelli is now an artist for Archie Comics, and has been many years.)

DC Comics:
JACKIE GLEASON & THE HONEYMOONERS
SGT. BILKO (a few have photo covers; Bob Oksner art)
WELCOME BACK, KOTTER (Jack Sparling art)

Marvel Comics:
ALF (#1 is a photo cover; Dave Manak art)
MAD DOG (based on Bob Newhart's TV character on the series BOB)
SLEDGE HAMMER

Dell/Gold Key/Whitman Comics (nearly all have photo covers):
ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (Henry Scarpelli art)
BACHELOR FATHER
BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (art by Jose Delbo and Henry Scarpelli)
BEWITCHED (Henry Scarpelli art)
BRADY BUNCH (Jose Delbo art)
CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? (Tony Tallarico art)
COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER
DANNY THOMAS SHOW (Russ Manning art)
FLYING NUN (Henry Scarpelli art)
F-TROOP (Tony Tallarico art)
GET SMART (art by Sal Trapani, Steve Ditko, and Henry Scarpelli)
GIDGET (John Tartaglione art)
GOMER PYLE (Warren Tufts art)
HAPPY DAYS (Bill Williams art)
HOGAN'S HEROES (Sal Trapani art)
I DREAM OF JEANNIE
I LOVE LUCY
IT'S ABOUT TIME
LANCELOT LINK, SECRET CHIMP
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
LIFE OF RILEY (Mike Sekowsky art)
LUCY SHOW
MISTER ED (Fred Fredericks art)
MONKEES (Jose Delbo art)
MUNSTERS (art by Fred Fredericks, Mike Sekowsky, and others)
MY FAVORITE MARTIAN (art by Russ Manning and Mike Arens)
PETTICOAT JUNCTION (Henry Scarpelli art; #3 features Benji on cover)
REAL McCOYS (Alex Toth art)
RICKY NELSON (of OZZIE & HARRIET; Russ Manning art in some)
ROOM 222 (Jack Sparling art)

Archie Comics:
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH (Melissa Joan Hart photo covers)

Harvey Comics:
SAVED BY THE BELL (#1 is a photo cover)

Charlton Comics:
MY LITTLE MARGIE (a few have photo covers)
PARTRIDGE FAMILY (a few have photo covers)

Miscellaneous Publishers:
HONEYMOONERS (1986; #1 is a photo cover of Gleason and Meadows)
I DREAM OF JEANNIE SPECIAL EDITION (2002; Joe Jusko painted cover)
I LOVE LUCY (1990; #1 is a photo cover; reprints newspaper comic strips)
JACKIE GLEASON (St. John; 1955; #1 is a photo cover)
MUNSTERS: SPECIAL COMIC CON EDITION #1 (1997; wraparound photo cvr)
THE TICK MASSIVE SUMMER DOUBLE SPECTACLE #1 & 2 (both photo covers)