Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeDevil Kids Starring Hot Stuff #1 (July 1962) marks the launch of Hot Stuff the Little Devil's second and longest-running dedicated series — one that would sustain 107 issues through October 1981, making it one of Harvey Comics' most durable Silver Age anthology titles. The issue introduces Zooky, a fairy-princess character who would become a recurring fixture in Hot Stuff's world, expanding the cast of what was already Harvey's most self-contained supernatural universe. As the third ongoing title to star Hot Stuff (following his self-titled solo book in 1957 and Hot Stuff Sizzlers in 1960), Devil Kids demonstrated Harvey's confidence that their little red devil could anchor a parallel ongoing series running simultaneously with his flagship title. It also cemented the creative template — Hot Stuff short-form gag stories paired with Stumbo the Giant backup features — that would define the Harvey anthology format through the 1960s and 1970s.
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Hot Stuff the Little Devil was created entirely by Warren Kremer, who launched the character directly into his own solo title in October 1957 without the trial run in the Harvey Hits tryout anthology that most Harvey characters required — a mark of the publisher's early confidence in the concept. Kremer, who served as art editor at Harvey for 35 years and is credited with creating or co-creating Richie Rich, Stumbo the Giant, and the modern visual identity of Casper the Friendly Ghost, drew the cover art for Devil Kids #1 and contributed interior stories as well. The series was published under the editorial stewardship of Alfred Harvey and editor Sid Jacobson, who had hired Kremer back in 1948 specifically to bring animation-influenced draftsmanship to Harvey's comics line.
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- Published July 1962 by Harvey Comics; cover price 12 cents; 36 pages, full color.
- First appearance of Zooky, described in the story 'Hot Stuff Meets Zooky' as an annoying little fairy princess Hot Stuff is press-ganged into babysitting.
- Cover art and interior art by Warren Kremer, creator of Hot Stuff (first appearance: Hot Stuff #1, October 1957).
- Stumbo the Giant appears as the backup feature in the story 'The World's Greatest Show,' with art by Warren Kremer; Stumbo had debuted in Hot Stuff #2 (December 1957).
- The issue also includes Officer O'Floodle, a recurring Stumbo supporting character from the Tinytown cast.
- The issue contains a promotional comics ad starring Casper, Herman and Katnip, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, and Spooky — cross-promoting the then-running 'Here Comes Casper the Friendly Ghost and Company' TV show.
- Devil Kids Starring Hot Stuff ran for 107 issues total, concluding with issue #107 cover-dated October 1981 — a nearly 20-year run.
- Hot Stuff rarely crossed over with Harvey's other supernatural stars (Casper, Wendy, Spooky), making Devil Kids a notably self-contained corner of the Harvey universe.
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↩ Reprints Blondie Comics Monthly #53 (1953), Blondie Comics Monthly #63 (1954)
Reprinted in Stumbo Tinytown #10 (1966)
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