Cherry Poptart

The title character, described as “blonde, cute, sexy, fun, friendly, and smart,” (in addition to always braless, very openly bisexual, and eternally 18) was ranked #82 in the Comic Buyer’s Guide’s 100 Sexiest Women in Comics.

Shortly after the second issue hit the stands in January of 1985, the Kellog company (the makers of Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries) got wind of the buxom blonde comic cutie, and threatened legal action against Welz and Turner if they continued to use their trademarked name. Because of that, the title of the book was shortened to just Cherry by the third issue and the character’s surname changed from “Poptart” to “Popstar.” Above is the cover of issue #1. I’ve seen prices on this one ranging from a few bucks for one in fair condition to well over a grand for one in mint condition.

Cherry’s family consisted of her younger sister Cinnamon, who only appeared in one issue (#2) in a non-sexual role, due to her age, and her mom Pepper, who was a MILF long before the term was coined. Pepper was unsure of who Cherry’s father was, but she did get the list of suspects narrowed down to the several famous names she had group sex with nine months before Cherry’s birth.

Cherry was more than just an adult comic book full of gratuitous and explicit kinky sex that included bondage, incest, and bestiality (well, implied bestiality, anyway). It also contained satire, political humor, and social commentary. Last Gasp published the book until issue #13, then Kitchen Sink Press took over for the next two issues. Welz’ own Cherry Comics published the rest of the series, that ended with issue #22, which hit the comic book stores’ adult sections on April 1, 2000.

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