It is best known for a short run of comic books based on licensed characters such as Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle that contained contributions from several major US comic book creators.
[1] After beginning his career in collectible magazines such as the Comics Collector and Toy Values Monthly,[2] Richard "Rich" Maurizio and his then-significant other Kelley Jarvis wrote, drew, and published two issues of a comic entitled Samurai Squirrel: Master of the Sword, under the publisher name Spotlight Comics starting in 1983.
Spotlight expanded into licensed character comics and acquired the rights to Mighty Mouse, Underdog, and other properties.
Notable writers and artists who contributed to the Spotlight titles included Curt Swan, Joe Gill, Win Mortimer, Frank Mclaughlin, Tom Moore, Gary Fields, Bill White, Ray Dirgo, Doug Cushman, Nate Butler, Jim Engel, John A. Wilcox, Mark Scott Marcus, Milton Knight, Paul Chadwick, and Mike Tiefenbacher.
After Spotlight's demise, Maurizio and Jarvis co-produced the Tom & Jerry comic strip for a five-year run.