Child, Part 3(3): "Childhood's End"

8 pgs. Appeared first time in Eerie #60 (1974). Reprinted in Comix International #3 (1975), in Heavy Metal Special: Richard Corben Special (1998) and in Heavy Metal Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy & Eerie (1998).
Story: Budd Lewis. Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature, © around 1974). Lettered by hand (Warren).

In France: as "Gamin: Cristal qui ronge" in Creepy [FRA] "nouvelle serie" #2 and Profondeurs (1978). In Germany: as "Frankie: 3. und letzte Episode aus dem Leben eines zärtlichen Monsters" in Vampir-Comic #10 (1974). In Italy: as Bimbo #3: "Cristallo corrosivo" in Collana Umanoidi #6 (1982). In The Netherlands: as Kleine Jongen, Hoofdstuk 3(3): "Als er een ster valt" in Richard Corben #2 [NL]: Diepten (1981). In Spain: as "Niño / El fin de la infancia", in Rufus #30 (1975), and as "Niño / Cristal corrosivo" in El extraordinario mundo de Richard Corben #2 (1981).

Keywords: Freak. Star. Kid. Unearthly. Parasites. Revenge.
Synopsis: Child creature is even more out of the society. He finds an evil star fallen down from a heaven. A human kid touches the star and child creature wants to give him a revenge.
Comment: Frankensteinish story of a serial of the child creature gets a fake end, but child has finally got peace in his heart. Budd Lewis' story does not work, nor Corben gives any special in his artwork.
Extra: Greg Potter, the creator of Child series, contacted me (March 2003) and said that Warren decided to kill the character without asking his permission. He was kind of disappointed.