Horror icon George Romero has been associated with a lot of unproduced scripts over the years; but probably most astonishing among them is his collaboration with Marvel comics which would have introduced an entirely new character into the pantheon. Back in the early '80s, interested in moving on from the horror genre, George Romero and producer Richard Rubinstein looked into acquiring the rights to comic book characters, but found those rights to be much too expensive. So, the next natural idea was to create their own comic character. Enter then Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter who agreed to introduce a comic character simultaneously in movie theaters and Marvel comic books called Copperhead. Copperhead was conceived as a cyborg sheriff in the not-too-distant future of Philadelphia. If it had actually gotten made, it would have predated both RoboCop and The Terminator - and might have been one of the genre's true classics. However, the producers ultimately got cold feet, and the project dissolved into nothingness.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
