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"Bowser"

8 pgs. Appeared first time in Vampirella #54 (1976). Reprinted inVampirella [AUS] #40 (1976), in Comix International #5 (1977), in Creepy #132 (1981) and in Heavy Metal Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy and Eerie! (1998).
Story: Jan Strnad. Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature, © around 1976). Lettered by hand (Warren).

In France: as "Médor" in Nuits blêmes (1979) and Creepy [FRA] "nouvelle serie" #3.
In Spain: as "Bowser [SPA]" in Famosos "Monsters" del cine #21 (1977) and Creepy [SPA] #74.

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Keywords: Man-eating pet. Normality. Alternative present day.
Synopsis: Kid has got a strange pet, which suppouse not to eat people. Parents want to give it away, until they find out reason for pet's behaviour.
Comment: Brilliant color artwork (second page has strange colors) and interesting story, by Jan Strand, to have a pet problem.
Special: The story was planned to appear for the first time in Creepy #67 (1974), but because the cofusion of the printer it was replaced with "The Raven", which was planned to appear later in Creepy #69 (1975), in a Special Edgar Allan Poe issue.
Extras: The Jan Strnad interview (February, March 2001)


Copyright © 2000 Heart-Attack-Series, Ink!, SidSid Keränen
Appeared first time 24th Aug. 1997. Last modified December 29, 2005.
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