Saved by the Bell Holiday Special

If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, you probably remember this live-action TV series. It's main star was blonde and brash Zach Morris and his adventures (or was it misadventures?) at Bayside High School. The show aired on NBC and spawned at least 2 spin-offs and numerous merchandising goodies. I don't think that many people thought the show would thrive as it did in syndication but it's been almost 25 since the show began and it still airs on various channels, including one of the MTV stations.

   Anyhow, items that were released during the run of the show did abound but they weren't huge sellers. As I said, Saved by the Bell more or less became a cult classic after it was finally cancelled. So, a book like the Harvey Comics publication is considered rare. But rare thus not always mean valuable. Plus condition matters too. This isn't in the most perfect of shape. I found this for only a dollar in a bargain bin. However, some Saved by the Bell comics have a value of anywhere from $20-$50 depending on the condition. But again, that's if you can find it.

    In this holiday special, we've got a couple of tales along with a fun and games page and a couple of pin-ups. In the first story, Zach is trying to win Kelly's heart again. So, he tries to recreate her hometown as it would be for the holidays. But troubles bound to happen when he mixes up St. Paul, Minnesota for St. Paul, Florida! Then, Principal Belding decides to impose a rule where no Bayside student can go to the Winter Dance if they do not bring up their grades by a single point. Enter businessman Zach to turn the students of Bayside into a tutoring racket to line his pockets.

    The quality of the stories weren't bad. They captured the essence of the characters quite well. The art, however, was abysmal. They didn't look anything like the actors who starred on the show. Well, Belding looked pretty good but for all I know, the artist was drawing 6 random people to star as Zach, Kelly, AC, Screech, Lisa, and Jessie.

It's not the worst comic I've read, but it is one of the worst drawn comics based on a licensed property of all-time.

Rating: 6 out of 10 stars.