''Planet Terry'' was an American
science fiction
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comic book
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aimed at young
children
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. Published by
Star Comics
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, an imprint of
Marvel Comics
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, the title lasted 12 issues, from April 1985 to March 1986. The title was authored by Lennie Herman, the writer of Star Comics books ''
Top Dog'' and ''
Royal Roy'', and illustrated by artist
Warren Kremer
Warren Kremer (June 26, 1921 – July 24, 2003)[Warren Kremer]
at the Harvey Comics
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.
Story
''Planet Terry'' (a
pun
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on the word "
planetary", meaning of or relating to
planet
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s) followed the eponymous Terry on his quest to find his parents, officers on the spaceship ''Space Warp'', who accidentally launched him off the craft. Thinking him lost forever, Terry's parents went on with their lives, unsuspecting that the ship and Terry, had, in fact, survived. Along with a
female robot
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Name
A gynoid ...
named Robota rescued from a junk heap, and a muscular, green-scaled alien called Omnus, Terry had several misadventures while scanning the galaxy for his parents.
Though there were frequently hints of a larger, grander plotline, or even a connection to the mainstream
Marvel Universe
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and
Earth-616
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History of the term
The term was first used in "Rough Justice", a story credited to both Alan Moore and Alan Davis p ...
, ''Planet Terry''
's story was never fully resolved before its cancellation, and the characters made no appearances in any other Star Comics titles before the line was discontinued.
Updated versions of the Terry characters, as well as several other Marvel-owned Star Comics characters, were featured in the 2009 ''
X-Babies
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'' mini-series.
Planet Terry makes an appearance, now as a bounty hunter, in the 2015 ''Drax'' comic book series by
CM Punk
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. He turns to more heroic pursuits, such as making sure kidnapped kids return home safely and helping to subdue a thrill killing mercenary. His partner in this is
Cammi, a former ally of Drax.
[''Drax'' #7-11 (2015)]
Planet Terry makes another appearance as an adult in the ''Asgardians of the Galaxy'' series #6.
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1985 comics debuts
Science fiction comics
Superhero comics
Star Comics titles
Works about orphans
Marvel Comics male superheroes
Comics set on fictional planets
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