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Kid's Stuff RETURNS! That's right! Starting on Monday, The Crapbox begins its annual march to Christmas with twice a week (maybe more?) reviews of comics aimed squarely at the younger set. We'll put the FORGOTTEN HEROES back in the Crapbox, but something tells me they won't be in there for long. Too many good ones got away without a review for me to not revisit that stack sometime early 2019.  However, there will be a slight change to Kid's Stuff this year. In the past I've focused Kid's Stuff on toy tie-ins, but this year I thought I'd do something a little different. While there are still MOUNDS of toys and video game comics floating around in the Crapbox, I thought we could tackle a different set of books. As a change of pace, so to speak. That's why this year I'll be digging out comics that were spinoffs of new or old kid's cartoons. I'm dubbing this year's run up to Christmas " Kid's Stuff: Saturday Morning Cartoon Ed

Thanksgiving 2018 Forgotten Heroes Captain Crafty #1 Ready for week-old leftovers? Here’s this book riffing on Mask "Untitled” Writer – Brian Rice, Brian Miller, and Eric Copeland Penciller – Brian Rice Inker – Brian Rice Letterer – Kristy Miller and Brian Rice Colorist – Brian Miller Editor – Uncredited August 1996 This Captain wasn’t crafty enough to save it from the Forgotten Heroes stack. The brainchild of writer Brian Rice, Captain Crafty evolved from a costume Brian wore to promote his arts and craft store in his home town of Estes Park, Colorado way back in 1987. The character was a hit, and Brian formed a partnership with Brian Miller and brother-in-law Eric Copeland to create a story. Brian handled the art chores himself. Rice and Miller hammered out a couple of black and white issues by 1994 and hit the bricks with Crafty, literally marketing and distributing the good Captain by themselves around the Missouri region by driving from one store to the other. They also boug