Publication history
Mr. Monster was derived from a Golden Age character created by Fred Kelly who appeared only twice in 1940s Canadian comic books (Triumph Comics #31, 1946, and Super-Duper Comics #3, 1947). After trademarking Mr. Monster, Gilbert heavily revised the character, creating a horror/humor hybrid which often featured heavy satire of both the horror genre and superhero comics in general. [2] The revised character first appeared in Pacific Comics Vanguard Illustrated #7, dated July 1984, but shortly afterwards Pacific folded, with its assets being taken over by Eclipse Comics. They offered Gilbert the opportunity to give the character a title of his own, initially planned as a January 1985 one-shot reprinting and completing the Vanguard storyline. [3] The series would become an ongoing, with Dave Stevens providing a cover for the second issue. [4] Eclipse also published a series of specials starring Mr. Monster, [5] and later a crossover issue pairing him with Airboy. [6]
From 1988 Gilbert left Eclipse, instead taking the character to Dark Horse Comics. [7]
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