Total Ripoffs and Bad Parodies

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This thread is for those books we find in the $0.001 bin of the flea market. These books are complete parodies and/or rip offs of legitimate comics out there.

Allow me to introduce you to two books I have in my collection:

- Blackthorne Publishing Incorporated published: Cold Blooded Chamleon Commandos in 1986 in a black and white comic..

- Not to be outdone, Spotlight Comics published Samurai Squirrel - Master of the Sword- in 1986 in a black and white comic

So, what parodies are out there? Oh, for the not as intuitive, Usagi Yojimbo and the TMNT were the ones being parodied/ripped off. :wink:

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Unblessed wrote:This thread is for those books we find in the $0.001 bin of the flea market. These books are complete parodies and/or rip offs of legitimate comics out there.

Allow me to introduce you to two books I have in my collection:

- Blackthorne Publishing Incorporated published: Cold Blooded Chamleon Commandos in 1986 in a black and white comic..

- Not to be outdone, Spotlight Comics published Samurai Squirrel - Master of the Sword- in 1986 in a black and white comic

So, what parodies are out there? Oh, for the not as intuitive, Usagi Yojimbo and the TMNT were the ones being parodied/ripped off. :wink:

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I don't have, but I do recall an "Adolescent Radioactive Kung-Fu Hamsters" (or something pretty close to that) book that was also a TMNT parody.

And then I have "Trek Teens" which is a Star Trek parody setting the characters in high school. The cover has Spock, dressed like a 50's "rebel" teenager (leather jacket, white t-shirt, blue jeans) leaning against a brick wall with "Live Long & Prosper" spray painted grafitti style on it.

I'm sure I have others too as I collected parody comic books at one time. But that's just what comes to mind with no digging.
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Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters was actually pretty good with the later issues featuring some decent Sam Kieth work.

There were a ton of these books out there that were made just to capitalize on the whole "mutant animal warrior/Black and White comics" craze
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Brother J why did you half to say that. Now I'll half to read the one I have.


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dac55 wrote:Brother J why did you half to say that. Now I'll half to read the one I have.


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:D Well, don't blame me if you don't like it, the artwork is pretty bad in the first four or five issues, Kieth didn't take over until #6.
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Am I the only one that remembers that Tiny Toons episode with the "Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs??" :oops:
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rhinox01 wrote:Am I the only one that remembers that Tiny Toons episode with the "Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs??" :oops:
Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember that.

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Any one ever read Zen Intergalactic Ninja besides me. And belive it or not I have collected a few of them.
Brother J the only A.R.B.B Hamsters I have are The Lost Treasures and Lost in New York. Are they any good dont wont to wast my time if they arent.


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I thought TMNT itself was a rip-off of Ronin. :P
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greg wrote:I thought TMNT itself was a rip-off of Ronin. :P
Parody/tribute to Frank Miller's Daredevil. 8-) (and I was waiting for someone to comment on that. :wink: )

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dac55 wrote:Any one ever read Zen Intergalactic Ninja besides me. And belive it or not I have collected a few of them.
Brother J the only A.R.B.B Hamsters I have are The Lost Treasures and Lost in New York. Are they any good dont wont to wast my time if they arent.


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I think the Hamsters books you have must be the ones that were put out in the '90's (I think) by Parody Press. I don't own any of those. I just own a complete run of the Eclipse ARBBH including the four 3-D issues.
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You are right Brother J. I thought I had some A.R.B.B. Hamsters by Eclips But I cant find any of them so I dont guess I have any.

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was it daredevil or wolverine? thought it was wolverine from the mini-series...
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