▁com ic ▁book ▁published ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁It ▁star red ▁a ▁British ▁te en age ▁music ian ▁nick named ▁S co oter ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁history ▁Sw ing ▁with ▁S co oter ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁issues ▁( cover - dated ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁- ▁Nov . ▁ 1 9 7 2 ). ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁drawing ▁upon ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁young ▁British ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁and ▁the ▁te en ▁humor ▁market ▁served ▁by ▁Arch ie ▁Comics . ▁S co oter ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁writers ▁Barbara ▁Fried land er , ▁a ▁writer ▁of ▁DC ▁rom ance ▁com ics , ▁and ▁Jack ▁Miller ▁and ▁artist ▁Joe ▁Or lando . ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁Sc arp elli ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁artist ▁with ▁issue ▁# 1 4 , ▁giving ▁the ▁com ic ▁a ▁more ▁cart o ony , ▁Arch ie - style ▁look . ▁ ▁F ict ional ▁character ▁bi ography ▁The ▁protagon ist , ▁S co oter , ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁te en age ▁music ian ▁living ▁in ▁La ure l ▁City , ▁somewhere ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁His ▁nick name ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁sc oot er ▁that ▁he ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁vehicle . ▁No ▁last ▁name ▁was ▁given . ▁His ▁supporting ▁characters ▁included ▁Cook ie , ▁Ken ny , ▁Mal ib u , ▁and ▁Pen ny , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his