American actor

Mr. T Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952), is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series ''The A-Team'' and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film ''Rocky III''. He is also known for his ...

has headlined in a number of comic books both under his own stage name and in conjunction with his role on the TV series ''

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''.

Comics

Mr. T and the T-Force

''Mr. T and the T-Force'' was released in

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. It was written by Pete Stone with art by

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and then various creative teams following their run. The series apparently lasted 14 consecutive issues, not including a 1994 annual and various editions of #1, before closing when

went out of business. This figure may be incorrect however, with the eleventh issue possibly being the final issue produced. Many, if not all, issues of ''Mr. T and the T-Force'' included Mr. T trading cards.

Mr. T

Another comic version, ''Mr. T'', appeared in 2005 from short-lived British comic publisher APComics. It was pitched to the publisher by writer Chris Bunting who was joined with pencils by Neil Edwards, inks by

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and with colours by Don Mackinnon. Mr. T was also listed as a Creative Supervisor on the series and did a round of interviews as publicity for the series launch.Mr. T - Publicity
/ref> The series got a lot of press interest, announcing itself to be one of the biggest licensing deals in British comic's history. Ultimately, it had a very short life, most probably due to the closure of APComics. It featured as a six-page preview of APComics upcoming comics and then two issues were released. Apparently the second issue, released several months after the first, was released out of license by APComics and many copies were ordered to be immediately withdrawn. Richard Emms, owner of APComics, 'left' for Markosia and with him went a number of titles. However, ''Mr. T'' was not one of those and there were a variety of complaints including of non-payment emerging from creatives working on ''Mr. T''. That appears to have been settled by APComics. In 2006 new cover art from Jim Steranko appeared as a US publisher had temporary permission to use the license for the third and final issue in the comic book series. In February

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publisher Mohawk Media released an all-new ''Mr. T''

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. Entitled ''Mr. T: Limited Advance Edition Graphic Novel'' it was limited to 4,000 copies. The regular worldwide edition of the ''Mr. T''

was released in December 2008. Later that same month, Mohawk Media announced a line of merchandise and gift products based on the ''Mr. T''

A-Team comics

Mr. T appeared, as B. A. Baracus, in ''The A-Team'' comic adaptation that appeared in ''

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'' sold in UK. Length of run is unknown. From to ,

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released an ''A-Team'' title which ran for 3 issues. Due to the huge popularity of both comics and ''The A-Team'' show at that time, information which lists this as a 3-issue 'mini-series' is probably accurate. The Marvel Comics series was sold individually then released in "packs": one pack contained the first 2 issues, the next all 3 issues. Each pack was a sealed transparent bag featuring Marvel's logo and a picture of Spider-Man. Marvel released the series in a trade paperback called ''The A-Team Storybook''. (). The Marvel US comics were also reprinted by

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in a variety of formats including hardback annual book and ''The A-Team Summer Special 1985'' and ''The A-Team Summer Special #2'' (1986). The final Marvel UK hardback ''A-Team'' annual was released in 1991, several years after the cancellation of ''The A-Team'' TV series, showing its continued popularity in the UK despite this. In 2010, IDW Publishing issued several comic books tying in with ''The A-Team'' film, but neither of these feature Mr. T, but rather actor

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, who took over the role of B. A. Baracus for the film.

Other comics

* "Mr. T Annual 1984" was published by Grandreams Ltd and Ruby-Spears, based on the ''

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'' series and includes comic strips. * "Mr. T Annual 1985" wqs published by Grandreams Ltd and Ruby-Spears, based on the ''

'' and includes comic strips.
Mr. T also appeared through postmodern reference in: *''New Mutants Annual'' #3 by

*''Archie's T.V. Laughout'' #92 *''

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'' #20 by First Comics

References

External links

A look back at ''Mr. T and the T-Force''

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Another retrospective on ''Mr. T and the T-Force''
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