The Butcher, Part 1(2): "Forgive Us Our Tresspasses"

8 pgs. Appeared first time in Eerie #62 (1975). Reprinted in Comix International #2 (1975) and in Creepy #132 (1981).
Story: Bill DuBay. Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettered by hand (Warren).

FRA FRA: as Le boucher, Part 1(2): "Pardonnez nous non offenses" in Vampirella [FRA] #20 (1975), and Sueurs froides (1983).
NL NL: as "Vergeef ons Onze Zonde" in Creepy [NL] #6 (1981).
SPA SPA: as El carnicero, Part 1(2): "Perdónanos nuestras deudas" in Creepy [SPA] Almanaque 1982 and Creepy [SPA] #49 (1983).

Style: Colored by overlay technique / Greytonals. Genre: Crime. Time Span: Past. Nudity: None.
Keywords: Gangsters. Mob families. Murder. Betrayal. Priest.
Keywords: Gangsters. Mob families. Murder. Betrayal. Priest. Cousin Eerie.
Synopsis: Mobsters kill old gangster leader before he can confess to priest. Later Don's three brothers try to find out who was behind killing. Rival mobster gang of course is on the line.
Comment: Mostly good color artwork, spectaculous blood burst on last page. Billy DuBay's story is nothing special and the end is brilliant mostly because of Corben's artwork.

Copyright © 1997 Heart-Attack-Series, Ink!,
Created: August 24, 1997. Modified: January 4, 2010.