Hot Stuff (1957 Harvey) comic books 1950-1959

Cover by Warren Kremer. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. The first appearance of Hot Stuff, whose design was later adopted as a mascot for schools, sports teams and restaurants. In the first story, he introduces himself to the reader, but denies that he has a fiery temper. Hot Stuff seeks refuge from a day that's so hot, even a little devil can't stand it. All Burned Up; Big Deal; Warm Reception; Pesty and Jesty: The Martian Monster; Sweatering It Out; Pesty and Jesty: Fish Bowl; Shaggy: Help Wanted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets into an altercation with a dim-witted, aggressive giant, but the two turn out to be evenly matched. Also, the first appearance of long-running backup character Stumbo the Giant. Hot Stuff; Forever Ember. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. In his second appearance, Stumbo the Giant helps the people of Tinytown, but when he sleeps, his snores are apocalyptic. Then, Stumbo tries to help a girl find her lost cat, but even lions and tigers just look like cats to Stumbo. Hot Stuff; Stumbo the Giant: Big Trouble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff encounters a dragon that's not too fierce. In an early appearance, Stumbo the Giant helps a birdwatcher get up to where only birds normally go. Hot Stuff; The Timid Dragon; Stumbo the Giant. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets involved in a prank war. Tinytown needs protection from a plague of locusts, but Stumbo the Giant is away having a picnic. The Old Apple Tree; The Tricky Trickster; Fickle Friends; Stumbo: All Bugged Up. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Even Hot Stuff gets overheated after taking a nap on the Sun. A science experiment gone wrong creates Hot Stuff's double, Luke Warm. When a volcano threatens Tinytown, Stumbo finds it easier to just move the entire town. Out of Season; Warm Friendships; Both of Me; Stumbo: The Big Heat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Uncle Scorchy assigns Hot Stuff to teach his Cousin Demo how to use a trident, but Demo is a slow learner. Stumbo takes a dip in the ocean and blocks shipping lanes. Stumbo tries to out-trick a witch. Not So Hot; Heres Sand in Your Eyes; Out of this World; Stumbo: The Tricky Witch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff has an underwater adventure after a fish steals his trident as a gift for King Neptune. HS tries to make summer permanent by breaking the Weather Man's machinery, but soon realizes that's not such a hot idea. The people of Tinytown are nervous when Stumbo befriends a pride of lions. The Hot Cookie; The Wet World; Its For the Birds; Stumbo: A Fish Tale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff finds what he thinks is the perfect island paradise...except for the monkeys, who cause him no end of trouble. The people of Tinytown wonder what became of the snow clouds, then learn that Stumbo the Giant has used them to build an igloo. Round Trip; Tin Can Jungle; Nuts to You; Stumbo: Winter Worries. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff matches wits with a levitating wizard. Hot Stuff's efforts to build a house are stymied by a mischievous giant, and his own inflammable nature. Stumbo the Giant encounters would-be bank robbers. The Flying Sorcerer; Fever; House Warming; Stumbo: The Big Bank Robbery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Stumbo the Giant meets Atlas, and learns he's having trouble holding up the Earth because of all the rock n' roll that the kids are playing. So Stumbo offers to take over for a while, but that proves to be a bigger job than he can handle. Trident True; Getting the Bird; A Strange Dream; Stumbo: The Big Shake-Up! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. A strange clock sends Hot Stuff careening through time into the past and the future. A mischievous young cloud sabotages Hot Stuff's attempts to build a boat. Stumbo the Giant wants to lose weight, but his workout threatens to destroy Tinytown. The Funny Clock; For Crying Out Loud; The Sorcerers Mirror; Stumbo: Keeping Fit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Warren Kremer. "Horace and Morris," art by Warren Kremer; Hot Stuff meets Horace & Morris, a two-headed giant. Untitled story, art by Warren Kremer; Stumbo goes fishing but all he snags with his rod is a transatlantic telephone cable. "The Little Green Demon," art by Warren Kremer; Hot Stuff competes with a green demon to see which of them has more powerful magic. "Ice Cold Hot Stuff," art by Warren Kremer; Hot Stuff's enemy the Witch forces him to work for her until he finds a way to turn the tables. "The Unafraid Cat" text story. "Lesson in Love" text story. "Cloudy Skies," art by Warren Kremer; The people of Tinytown are worried because the sun has not been out for several days so Stumbo goes to find out why. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets some new pants from Aunt Clinker, but the new look isn't so hot. Stumbo the Giant wonders just how strong he really is. The Blockheads; The Sissy; The Raging River; Stumbo: A Tower of Strength. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff gets into a head-butting contest with a goat-boy, but the goat-boy has experience on his side. Hot Stuff goes to see the Witch Doctor after his personal pilot light goes out. Plus fun vintage ads for the "Zorro Color TV" filmstrip viewer, and "Tex Smith's Famous ABC Method" for learning the harmonica. The Witch Doctor; The Forceful Fork; A Spirited Contest; Stumbo: The Big Tease. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. Hot Stuff literally scares the stripes off a zebra, but he had no idea that could backfire. Hot Stuff celebrates his birthday (on Friday the 13th, naturally) by playing tricks on everyone he meets, until he meets someone trickier. Mother Goose transports Hot Stuff to Mother Goose Land after he says fairy tales aren't real. Stumbo the Giant is abducted by aliens who want cheap labor. Happy Day; The Witchs Helper; Mother Goose Land; Stumbo: The Big Mistake. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Land Of Music," art by Howie Post; Hot Stuff visits a world full of sentient musical instruments; It doesn't go very well for him. Untitled story; "The Sandman" drops his bag of sand on Stumbo; He visits Thor for help. "A Scorcher"; Hot Stuff meets Satan himself. "Nothin' For Nobody"; Hot Stuff helps a bunch of people while trying to help himself. "The Terrible Tiger" text story. "Ghost Remover"; Some ghosts want to take over TinyTown and steal Stumbo's clothes; Officer O'Floodle saves the day. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Warren Kremer and others. Harvey's mischievous little devil is not as famous as their friendly ghost, but his design became a permanent part of pop culture. A passing giant has an altercation with Hot Stuff's trident while the Little Devil is taking a hot-geyser bath. Hot Stuff goes to Mischief Land, and is horrified that everyone is more mischievous than he is. Pretty Sharp; Mischief Land; A Rest in the West; Stumbo: The Mystified Cop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.