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).

In Denmark: as "Englen som var bange for helvede" in Total Metal #9 (1986). In France: as "L'ange déchu", in Sueurs froides (1983). In Spain: as "El mercenario del diablo ", in Vampus #40.

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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)!