Adam-12 #4, Gold Key, cover-dated August 1974.
"Gang War" and "Heat Wave," both by John Warner, with art by Jack Sparling.
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Great episode and discussion.
ReplyDeleteI stayed away from Gold Key on my own although they were often gifts from well-intentioned relatives who knew I liked 'the funny books'.
I don't know if I would have bought Adam-12. It was on all the time as a kid on the UHF channels but they weren't interesting enough to capture my attention. That said, Emergency did get my attention and I think actually may have been one of the things that led me to a career in medicine.
I definitely watched way more Emergency than Adam-12 growing up. Great that it was one of the influences on you.
DeleteAnd if you ever find any Emergency comics for cheap ...
Derek Künsken went above and beyond the call of duty to note that the comic captured a feeling of the show. My experience from a collection of the "Star Trek" comics and childhood "Bugs Bunny"s (and one "Ripley's Believe It or Not" that was NOTHING like the newspaper feature) was that they missed the distinctive voice and appearance. It's good for me to be reminded that this wasn't deliberate policy!
ReplyDeleteThose are great points. The one I'm most familiar with is the comic book version of "Ripley's," which is certainly nothing like the comic strip.
DeleteOn some of these, it's just about the branding!