| Egghead Eggers | |
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Real Name |
Egghead Eggers |
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First Appearance |
Tippy Teen #2 (November, 1965) |
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Original Publisher |
Tower Comics |
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Created by |
Samuel Schwartz & Jack Mendelsohn |
Origin[]
Egghead Eggers was the nerd-in-residence of Centerville. In his first appearance he tries to convince Tippy Teen to go the dance with him which she only agrees to if he can join a team. After failing at several sports teams, Tippy agreed to go to the dance with him after he joined the debate team.
His other classmates included clumsy red-headed boy Tommy Trippit, glamorous and snobbish Peggy Fleagle, the always hungry jock Animal, amateur folk singer Go-Go West, and school bully Ashley Hartburn.
Their stories dealt with familiar teen fare such as school assignments, un-groovy parents, fleeting opportunities for fame and fortune, sports try-outs, battles of the sexes, and of course an unhealthy dose of romantic rivalry.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Tippy Teen #2, 8, 11-13, 15, 17, 23
- Teen-In #4
- Tippy's Friends Go-Go and Animal #1-2
- Tippy's Friend Go-Go #12-13
Notes[]
- Tower Comics never registered its titles with the US copyright office, nor did it include a correct copyright notice on their books. The copyright notice on the first issue was not in the proper location of the book which under copyright law at the time of it's publication had to be "either upon the title page or upon the first page of text of each separate number or under the title heading." According to US copyright law, all works published between 1923-1977 that did not comply with copyright law became public domain upon publication. So, because the first issue had an incorrect notice, the characters fell into the public domain.
- Tippy Teen and its spin-off, Go-Go and Animal, featured many stories drawn by Schwartz, as well as contributions from moonlighting Archie artists like Harry Lucey and Dan DeCarlo.
- Tower Comics also had another unrelated Egghead who was a member of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Squad.
- Atlas Seaboard later reprinted stories from Tippy Teen (Tower, 1965 series) and other associated Tower titles from 1960'with the Tippy's name changed to Vicki Young. Her supporting cast such as Egghead did not have their names changed.