Royal Roy


Royal Roy: A Prince of a Boy was a bimonthly comic book from Marvel Comics' younger-readers' imprint Star Comics. It was created by Lennie Herman and Warren Kremer.

Publication history

Royal Roy began in April 1985 as an answer to the successful Harvey Comics Richie Rich series. Its title character was the young Prince Roy of Cashelot, a fictional kingdom whose name was a portmanteau of "cash" and "Camelot". Like Richie, Roy was surrounded by wealth and luxury, but wasn't spoiled by it; in many ways, he was just like any other young boy. Also like Richie, Roy had a sweet-natured middle-class girlfriend and a wealthy, abrasive acquaintance who vied for his affections.
In late 1985 Harvey Comics sued Star Comics for copyright infringement, claiming that Royal Roy was a blatant copy of Richie Rich.
Royal Roy was cancelled after six issues in March 1986, and Harvey's lawsuit was dropped.

''X-Babies''

An updated version of Royal Roy is featured in the four-issue X-Babies miniseries published by Marvel Comics in late 2009.