Harvey Comics vs.

Marvel Comics
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Introduction

What would happen if the heroes of the Harvey Comics universe meet their equivalents in the Marvel
universe? That is the goal of this article. The challenge is finding the Harvey Comic equivalent
character in the very different Marvel universe. Also, the Harvey Comic character deserves to meet
the most famous equivalent character. Marvel characters that had their own title are considered
more important than characters that did not have their own title. If more than one character type
had their own title then the character that had more impact on the history of the Marvel universe is
picked as the adversary for the Harvey character.

1) Archibald the Talking Wishing Well vs. Cosmic Cube

As I stated in Harvey Comics vs. DC, I have a soft spot for objects with sentience and even wrote a
book on the subject called Household Fables. Archibald the Talking Wishing Well is a sentient
magical object and deserves to fight another sentient magical object. Hot Stuffs trident is also
sentient and capable of doing magic.

The following Marvel inanimate objects possess sentience: Cosmic Cube, Krimonn the Power Prism,
Resurrection Stone, the Bottle Imp, and the Sword in the Star. The cosmic cube is one of the most
important objects in the Marvel universe and far, far, far more important than the other objects
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listed. The Cosmic Cube evolves to sentience and becomes Kubik. Kubik travels to the Harvey
universe and is quite amused. Kubik wanders the enchanted forest and comes upon Archibald the
Talking Wishing Well. The two actually have a lot in common. Both provide wishes. Kubik can
provide wishes on a global scale and Archibald can only create objects and not even change
events. Kubik decides to grant Archibald a wish! Archibald asks to be human for a day.

Kubik and Archibald travel to Spooky Town and scare the ghosts. They wander to Deviland and get a
lava bath, courtesy of invulnerability provided by Kubik. Kubik and Archibald watch the none stop
fights between ogres in Ogreville. Goblin Gulch is more a forest than a town and there isnt much to
see so they leave quickly. Archibald visits Wendy at Witch Way. Archibald starts to turn back into a
wishing well. Kubik says goodbye and leaves Archibald where he found him. Being human makes
Archibald reflect on how horrible his existence really is. A strange carriage made of metal with a
cannon attached to the top clanks towards Archibald.

2) Baby Huey vs. Howard the Duck

The anthropomorphic animals of Marvel include Howard the Duck, Spider Ham, Super Rabbit and
Top Dog. Spider Ham is a parody of Spider-Man. I deal with this subject in more detail at:

http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/dc-vs-marvel-funny-animals/

Baby Huey is an anthropomorphic duck. Howard the Duck is Marvels foremost anthropomorphic
duck well their only anthropomorphic duck unless you count the inhabitants of Howards world who
are of the same species. Thog the Overmaster had previously kidnapped Howard the Duck from his
own dimension and brought to the Marvel human dimension. Thog the Overmaster is not pleased at
all the success Howard the Duck has had and is jealous of Howards relationship since Thog has
never been able to attract hot chicks. Thog decides the ultimate torture is to dump Howard into a
dimension of sentient ducks that are basically idiots. Howard is dumped in Duckville were he meets
Baby Huey. Howard shares his cynical existential philosophy with the inhabitants of Duckville and
one by one they commit suicide until Howard is alone, so very alone.

3) Casper vs. Homer the Happy Ghost

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Marvel only has two real ongoing ghostcharacters: Dead Girl, Homer the Happy Ghost. There is a
bad guy named Ghost that can turn himself and objects invisible or intangible but he does this trick
with a battle suit and is basically a techy rather than supernatural being. Homer the Happy Ghost on
the other hand was created by Marvel, then Atlas, in direct response to Casper. Homer actually
lasted 22 issues in the fifties and there was an attempt to revive the character in the seventies. The
second run only lasted 4 issues.

Homer is basically Casper with an ectoplasmic cow lick. Homer even has a ghost buddy with a derby
just like Spooky, Caspers friend, called Dugan. Zelda was the Homer good little witch version of
Wendy. Homer was happy not friendly like Casper. The Homer universe did include Melvin the
mixed up ghost, a total idiot, and perhaps Melvin was supposed to give Homer the pathos that the
Ghostly Trio provided in the Casper stories. Homer escapes from Marvel comic book limbo and ends
up in Harvey comic book limbo. Casper and Homer become best of friends and have a happy
relationship. Casper remembers his horse Nightmare that disappeared now and then but Homer
soon causes him to forget about Nightmare.

4) Hot Stuff the Little Devil vs. Daimon Hellstrom

Hot Stuff is called a devil but does not go around tempting weak mortals but generally causing the
primitive chaotic havoc one associates with demons in Dungeons and Dragons. This is important
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when dealing with the Marvel universe since this universe does differentiate between demons and
devils unlike the DC universe but is not as consistent as Dungeons and Dragons. Actually I think the
naming system of Dungeons and Dragons was copied by Marvel minus any of the logic used by
Dungeons and Dragons! Take that Marvel! The following list includes all devils and demons in the
Marvel universe combined: Abraxas (comics), Adversary (comics), Allatou, Amatsu-Mikaboshi
(comics), Asmodeus (Marvel Comics), Azazel (Marvel Comics), Baphomet (comics), Belasco
(comics), Blackheart, Blackout (comics), Crimson King, Dagoth, Daimon Hellstrom, Damballah
(comics), Demogoblin, Dragon of the Moon, Dragoom, Dreamqueen, Gargoyle (comics), Ghost Rider
(Danny Ketch) , Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Glob (comics), Golem (comics), Haazareth Three,
Helleyes, Hood (comics), Ikthalon, Inferno (demon), Kazann, KhLG, Kirigi, Lilith (Marvel Comics),
Ludi (comics), Magik (comics), Marduk Kurios, Mephisto (comics), Nameless One (Marvel Comics),
N'astirh, N'Garai, Ningal (comics), Null (comics), Olivier (comics), Randall Flagg, Roxanne Simpson,
Satana (Marvel Comics), Satannish, Saturnine (comics), Seth (Marvel Comics), Shuma-Gorath, Six-
Fingered Hand (comics), Skinner (comics), Sligguth, Spider-X, Stone (Marvel Comics), Suma-ket,
Surtur (Marvel Comics), S'ym, Thog, Trauma (comics), Undying Ones, Vengeance (comics),
Visimajoris, Y'Garon, Zarathos, and Zom

Only two demons/devils have graduated to their own title in the Marvel universe: Ghost Rider and
Daimon Hellstrom. The problem is that Ghost Rider doesnt look very devil like and looks like, well,
Ghost Rider. Daimon Hellstrom even has a trident like Hot Stuff! Hot Stuff has run away from
Etrigan the Demon in the DC universe and gotten lost. Hot Stuff meets Daimon Hellstrom in the
Marvel section of hell which is actually a lot nicer than the DC section of hell. Daimon is the son of
Satannish and should be pretty evil due to his heritage but actually is a softy that is always helping
the good guys. Hot Stuff is crying and his asbestos diaper is soiled.Hellstrom teleports the poor child
back to Deviland.

5) Nightmare the Galloping Ghost (Casper's horse) vs. Dreamstalker

There are quite a few flying horses in the Marvel universe that can fly into the skies and battle
Nightmare including: Aragorn, Brightwind, Dreamstalker, Sleipnir, Strider, Valinor. However, only
one horse has a dream theme and that is Dreamstalker the steed of Nightmare who in the Marvel
universe is the ruler of the dimension of nightmares. Nightmare has a terrible dream, which is kind
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or ironic if you think about it, in this nightmare, Nightmare runs into Dreamstalker. Dreamstalker
turns into what Nightmare wants more than anything else and thats Comet the Super-Horse. When
Nightmare awakes, she is in the mood to wake up Comet who is sleeping next to her.

6) Richie Rich vs. Tony Stark

Royal Roy was a blatant rip off of Richie Rich published by Marvel under their Star Comics imprint
and was sued by Harvey Comics for copyright infringement. Royal Roy and later the entire Star
imprint failed in the market place and were cancelled and the lawsuit was cancelled. Royal Roy
passes the type test but is a very obscure Marvel character. Tony Stark is the alter ego of Iron Man
and is a billionaire industrialist in his own right. Tony Stark pays the bills of the Avengers including
their mansion. Tony Stark is also an alcoholic who has struggled with the demon in the bottle on and
off during his career. Tony Stark is just a lot more interesting than Royal Roy.

Tony is attending a party at the mansion of Richie Rich. Tony is on his 20th martini. Tony sees
Richie and gives him a long lecture about how with great power comes great responsibility and ditto
for great wealth. Richie doesnt really understand what Tony is going on about but is upset and
Richie starts to cry for the first time in his life. Tony is escorted of the grounds of the mansion. The
next morning, Tony feels about as guilty as he ever has.

7) Sad Sack vs. Sgt. Fury

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I have written about comic book war heroes before at:

http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/2009/03/21/dc-vs-marvel-war-heroes/

Marvel war heroes include Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos, Captain Savage and his
Leathernecks, the characters in the The Nam series, and the Phantom Eagle. Sgt. Fury is by far the
alpha male of the Marvel war heroes. Sad Sack did not actually get killed by a sniper when part of
Sgt. Rocks Easy Company but just played possum. Sad Sack is unlike a Marvel toon and is kind of
made out of some sort of indestructible rubber and even that description doesnt really work. If
anything Sad Sack is tougher than any sort of rubber and kind of invulnerable.

Sad Sack has never been in combat before and is in the midst of a total nervous breakdown when he
runs into Sgt. Fury. Sgt. Fury has a sense of humor, unlike Sgt. Rock and just finds Sad Sack
hilarious! Sad Sack finds himself the butt of any number of pranks by the Howling Commandos but
its all good natured fun, well until someone gets hurt but luckily Sad Sack is the sort of toon who can
recover from just about any injury.

8) Stumbo the Giant vs. Henry Pym (Giant-Man)

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Giants of myth are a big part of the Marvel landscape compared with the DC universe and include:
Frost Giants of Jotunheim (Fafner II, Fasolt, Laufey, Utgard-Loki), Ice Giants of Jotunheim (Ymir),
Mountain Giants of Jotunheim (Knorda), Rime Giants of Jotunheim (Bergelmir , Glump , Kai-Ra),
Storm Giants of Jotunheim (Brimer, Ghan , Grondar, Hrungnir, Kagger, Nedra, Ogre, Skagg, Skoll),
and Giants of Olympus (Agrius , Alcyoneus , Callias, Enceladus, Eurymedon, Eurytus, Gration,
Mimas, Pallas, Polybotes, Porphyrion, Zeno). However, none of these mythic giants has ever gotten
his/her own title and on the whole are pretty interchangeable! Mostly the giants of myth in Marvel
provide hammer and mace fodder for Thor and Hercules and have zero characterization. Ymir is
probably most important of these giants. Loki is technically a half-giant but is of normal size and
would not be a good match against Stumbo is a real giant.

Henry Pym as Giant-Man on the other hand has been on the front cover of over a dozen issues of
Tales to Astonish and shared the comic book with the Hulk. Giant-Man was also a regular on the
cover of the Avengers. When you think giants in Marvel, you think Giant-Man! Heck his name has
giant in it! Giant-Man stumbles into Tiny Town while searching for Ultron across the
multiverse. Giant-Man realizes that Stumbo has some sort of mental deficiency and talks to him in a
very slow, steady voice that calms Stumbo greatly. Giant-Mans Ultron detector finds the dimension
Ultron is hiding in. Giant-Man teleports to that dimension. Giant-Man and Stumbo part on good
terms.

9) Wendy the Good Little Witch vs. Scarlet Witch

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Marvel has many witches including: Amanda Sefton, Agatha Harkness, Arcanna, Black Widow
(Claire Voyant), Calypso (comics), Clea, Crimson Curse, Jaine Cutter, Enchantress (Marvel Comics),
Jennifer Kale,Karnilla, Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics), Lilith (Marvel Comics), Lorelei (Asgardian),
Magik (comics), Nico Minoru, Pixie (X-Men), Satana (Marvel Comics), Scarlet Witch, Selene
(comics), Spiral (comics), Margali Szardos, Talisman (comics), Topaz (Marvel Comics), Umar
(Marvel Comics), and Witchfire (Marvel Comics).

However, only the Scarlet Witch has had her own series. The Scarlet Witch was also ranked 97th in
Wizard's "200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" list. Wendy has left Zatanna with her
make over (Harvey Comics vs. DC Comics). Wendy loves how she looks but wonders if she can get
more make up tips from other sexy witches in other dimensions. Wendy spies the Scarlet Witch with
her crystal ball and decides she loves what she has done with red, Wendys favorite color. Wendy
arrives in front of the Scarlett Witch. The Scarlet Witch begins combing Wendys hair. Wendy
doesnt mind having her hair combed and has Casper do that all the time well until Homer started
hanging around. Homer doesnt make Wendy happy at all. Then the Scarlet Witch starts calling her
daughter. Ok, Wendy can even accept the daughter stuff. However, the Scarlett Witch goes
through her gigantic closet and tosses out outfits left and right like so much garbage.

Finally, the Scarlett Witch yells, No more wooden hangers ever!

Wendy decides the Scarlett With is nuts or as they say in Witchland, one straw short of flying broom,
and quickly teleports out of the Marvel universe.