Saturday, November 5, 2016

SATURDAY COMICS - HONEY WEST



Honey West was more than just a beautiful private eye in Toobworld. She was a Multiversal.  Her "life" began in a series of books, after which she crossed through the Vortex to the fictional realm of Toobworld. From there, she next conquered the comic book universe.

From Wikipedia:
'Honey West' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC during the 1965–1966 television season. Based upon a series of novels that had launched in 1957, the series starred Anne Francis as female private detective Honey West and John Ericson as her partner, Sam Bolt.

Only 30 half-hour episodes were produced. The entire series is available on DVD.

O'Bservation: 
She first appeared on Earth Prime-Time in an episode of 'Burke's Law' and I believe she returned in an episode of that show's sequel - albeit with a slightly different name due to a past marriage. 

Here's a look at the history of Honey West in the comic book universe....

From Thrilling Detective:
HONEY WEST
(1966, Gold Key)
1 issue, TV tie-in, with photo cover

HONEY WEST
(2010-12, Moonstone Comics)
7 issues
Moonstone, who've reincarnated many a formerly licenced property, aren't afraid of reinventing a character to appeal to their fan base, in sometimes rather schlocky ways. 

And Honey West is no exception. 

Once they nailed the rights, they seem to have had no idea what to do with her, sending her off to Mars or, in later mini-series, teaming her up with other once beloved characters they also happen to own the rights to, such as Kolchak the Nightstalker and T.H.E. Cat.

"Killer on the Keys, Part 1: Bikini Death" (August 2010; #1)
"Killer on the Keys, Part 2: Requiem for a Dressmaker" (November 2010; #2)
"Murder on Mars, Part 1" (February 2011, #3)
"Murder on Mars, Part 2) (June 2011, #4)
"Murder on Mars, Part 3" (April 2012, #5)
"Murder, Forsooth, Part 1" (June 2012, #6)
"Murder, Forsooth, Part 2" (October 2012, #7)

HONEY WEST: PHASES OF THE MOON
(2011, Moonstone Comics)

HONEY WEST & T.H.E. CAT
(2013, Moonstone Comics)

HONEY WEST & KOLCHAK
(2013, Moonstone Comics)

So I grabbed a few random pages of her comics but mostly the covers.

Enjoy.....






It looks like "Uncle Simon" had some work done....








And here are those Toobworldly crossovers that may or may not have actually happened in Earth Prime-Time....













Have a great four-color day!

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