HardJohn #1: "An Angel Shy of Hell" aka "Hard John
Apple"
(HardJohn's Nuclear Hit Parade)
8 pg. Appeared first time in Creepy
#64 (1974). Reprinted in Comix
International #3 (1976), in Eerie
#106 (1979), in Heavy
Metal Special: Richard Corben Special (1998) and in Heavy Metal
Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy and Eerie! (1998).
Story: Jim Stenstrum. Color:
(no mention, prob. colored
by Richard
Corben with his overlays).
Art: Richard
Corben (no
signature, © around
1974). Lettered by hand (Warren).
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Keywords: Post War World. Religions. Nymphs.
Synopsis: After two big religions wars lands are deserted
and people have no education but guns. Hard John Apple is freelancer
contract killer with no religion. He kills out of contracts,
too.
Comment: B&W artwork (only in Eerie) is
a little bit messy - screening reproduction is not very successful,
but Heavy Metal version (in color) artwork is more clearer.
Story by Jim Stenstrum is bellow average. The whole Eerie is filled
up with storys by Jim Stenstrum; first four are special "Hard John's Nuclear Hit Parade" storys,
Corben's story is first of them. Actually in Creepy "An Angel Shy
of Hell" appeared as a single story, but later Jim Stenstrum
wrote more as sequels for this story (all together in Eerie).
Special: There is an ad of Comix Internationals
in a Warren magazine Star Quest
Comix #1 (1978). It has a mention of Corben's "Hard
John Apple", which equals to "Hard John's Nuclear Hit
Parade: An Angel Shy of Hell".
Alternatives, : Nude
nymphs has been dressed with swimming suits (on both pg 6 and 7)!
Copyright © 2000 Heart-Attack-Series,
Ink!, SidSid Keränen
Appeared first time 12th Sept. 1997. Last modified
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