For the first time, Al Hartley's comics are available digitally enhanced with state-of-the-art technology designed just for comics. Al Hartley’s comics have been called “the largest selling comics in history,” with sales exceeding 40 million copies including international distribution. Hartley’s comics have been called “the most wholesome, creative, inspiring comics ever written.” Al Hartley, who worked for Stan Lee and Marvel comics drawing Spiderman, The Hulk and Ironman, received Christ as His Lord and Savior in 1967. His artistic creativity went to a whole new level with Archie comics. “God got a hold of my life” he often said, “And the Creator began to download to me like never before.” Barney Bear uses funny animals in not so-subtle-parables to advocate family values and Christian principles. Young Barney gets lost in a land where everything is backwards and the Bible is long forgotten. But the Church Mouse helps him find his way home.
Henry Allan Hartley ,known professionally as Al Hartley, was an American comic book writer-artist known for his work on Archie Comics, Atlas Comics (the 1950s precursor of Marvel Comics), and Spire Christian Comics . He received an Inkpot Award at the 1980 San Diego Comic-Con.