"In Deep [Part 1]"

10[-1] pgs. Appeared first time in Creepy #83 (1976) (, 10 pgs). Reprinted in Comix International #5 (1977) (, 9 pgs), in Creepy #101 (1978) (, ), in Heavy Metal Special: Richard Corben Special (1998) (, 9 pgs) and in Heavy Metal Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy & Eerie! (1998) (, 9 pgs).
Story: Bruce Jones. Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettered by hand (Warren).

BR: as "Fundo, parte 1" (, 10 pgs !) in Kripta #45 (1980).
DK: as "På dybt vand" (, 10 pgs ) in Gru Album #1 (1977).
FRA: as "Tréfonds" (prob. , ) in Profondeurs (1978), and Fantastik #4.
ITA: as "Profondo" (prob. , ) in Collana Umanoidi #9 (1983).
NL: as "Diepten " in Richard Corben #2 [NL]: Diepten (1981).
SPA: as "Indeep (Profundo)" (, 10 pgs ) in Famosos "Monsters" del cine #22 (1977) and El extraordinario mundo de Richard Corben #2 (1981).
SWE: as "På djupet" (, 10 pgs ) in Epix #15 (7/85).

Style: CG coloring / Greytonal. Genre: Horror. Time Span: No particular moment of time. Nudity: Voluptuous girl.
Keywords: Sea accident. Adrift. Life ring. Sharks. Seagulls. Sweet heart.
Synopsis: A guy and a girl have a sea accident and they adrift with the life ring. She does not survive, but he does (opposite than in James Cameron's Titanic story).
Comment: Brilliant color artwork and amazingly realistic story, by Bruce Jones, of adrifting and surviving. In full 10 pg version has first and last page in B&W; 9 pg version dismisses first page.
Alternatives (, 9 pgs): Story is originally 10 pages, but most of reprints appears to be shotened with the first page, and the last page is single colored, but instead of black they used red.
Special (, ): "In Deep" appears in B&W under name of "Jaws of Death". Prob. equals with . Creepy #101 is name as "Jaws of Death Special Issue".
Sequel: Only Creepy #101 has got a sequel for "In Deep". Both stories are written by Bruce Jones; but only first is drawn by Corben. The sequel is by Leo Duranona.

"In Deep [Part 1]" aka "Jaws of Death"