"Bookworm"

7 pgs. Appeared first time in Eerie #32 (1971). Reprinted in Creepy #103 (1978).
Story: Gerald Conway. Art: Richard Corben (no signature, © around 1971). Color (around 1980/1981): unknown, prob Richard Corben. Lettered by hand (Warren).

In Denmark: as "Bogormen" in Gru #6 (1972). In Finland: as "Kirjatoukka" in Shokki #46 (6/76). In France: as "Ver lisant" in Vampirella [FRA] #2"Nouvelle série" (1978) and Vampirella [FRA] Album #1 "Nouvelle série" (1978), (!) in Une femme bafouée (1982). In Germany: as "Bücherwurm", (!) in Vampir-Comic #2 (1974), (!) in Vampirella [GER] #8 (1983), and (!) in Vampirella [GER] Sammelband #2. In The Netherlands: as "Boekenwurn" in Creepy [NL] #6 (1981). In Spain: as "Gusano de biblioteca" in Delta #1, (!) in Famosos "Monsters" del cine #11 (1976), and (!) in Creepy [SPA] Almanaque 1981. In Sweden: as "Bokmalen" in Chock 13/74.

Keywords: Private library. Magic. Human sacrifices. Cousin Eerie (in the end Eerie not by Corben).
Synopsis: Young guy works for money in old man's book collections. Old man is true bookworm, and for sure young guy will be too.
Comment: Brilliant B&W artwork, some movie like cuts. Quite good story by Gerald Conway.
Alternatives, : Specially colored for German edition. In Vampirella [GER], Cousin Eerie is removed totally from the beginning and replaced with a B&W Vampi in the end. About Vampir-Comic I don't know. Same color version used in some other translated prints (on pg 6 you can see red German language, "Ich habe Hunger! Ich brauche Flutter! Ritter!").