Cherry pop tart comic

First of all the title of the comic itself had to be changed simply to Cherry in issue #3 (and her full name to Cherry Popstar in the stories) due to possible threats of litigation from Kellogg, who own the Pop-Tart toaster pastries brand.

First published in 1982, and created by Larry Welz, the adult-oriented comic series Cherry Poptart changed its name to just Cherry with its third issue after threats of litigation by Kellogg’s over the Pop-Tarts trademark. Welz draws the comic in a simple style reminiscent of Dan DeCarlo‘s Archie comics, though the content is rather different – at least, until the Riverdale TV series came along.

I remember my shock the first time I ventured into a “big city” Manhattan comic specialty shop with an “adult section” and discovered not only Cherry Poptarts, Love & Rockets and Omaha The Cat Dancer, but European and Asian soft erotica graphic novels. Yeah, I didn’t back to my “mom & pop” store in Forest Hills, Queens after that.

First published in 1982 the comic series was originally called Cherry Poptart, but the title was changed to Cherry beginning with Issue #3, explained by Welz as his response to litigation or threats of litigation by Kellogg’s over its Pop-Tarts trademark. It has also been suggested that Welz decided that the “Cherry” name alone was better as a brand and looked better as a logo. Inside the comic Cherry’s name was changed to Cherry Popstar, and that name was used in a number of stories, but she was most frequently referred to by just her first name.

1986, Larry Welz was the artist and the writer. Genre: Humor/Adult. Last Gasp publications. Originally Cherry Poptart but later changed to avoid trouble with the Kellogg’s Pop-tart brand logo. The artist experimented with various styles including a 3-D issue.