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"Lycanklutz"
(sometimes falsely as "Lycan Klutz")
8 pgs. Appeared first time
in Creepy
#56 (1973). Reprinted
in Comix
International #1 (1974),
in
Werewolf (1984) and
in Heavy
Metal Special: The Best of Richard Corben from Creepy & Eerie! (1998) and
in Creepy Archieves Volume #12 (2012)
.
Story/Color(prob. colored by overlays)/Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Lettered by hand (Warren).
DK: as "Lycanklutz
[DK]" in Kvinden,
der taenkte ting (1983).
FRA:
as "Lycanpuce" in Vampirella
[FRA] #16
(1974) and Le Carnaval des monstres
(1981), as "Puces" in Belles à croquer
(1985).
GER: as "Lycanklutz [GER]" in Vampirella
[GER] #2 (1981) and Vampirella
[GER] Sammelband #1.
SPA:
as "Lycanklutz [SPA]"
(!)
in Delta #9,
(!)
in Vampus #35 (1974)
, and Richard Corben obras
completas #2 (1984).
Style: Full color. Genre: Horror. Time
Span: Ancient past. Nudity: Voluptuous girl.
Keywords: Werewolf. Double cheating. Fleas. Uncle Creepy.
Synopsis: To kill a wolfman professor proposes to baron
a silver-fanged fleas. As a guineapig baron ties up professor
to bring fleas to wolfman.
Comment: Brilliant color artwork and new blood for werewolf storys.
First color comics in Creepy. Coverstory for cover by Sanjulian.
Alternatives,
:
Female nipples censored (pg 3,uppest frame and
in the middle frames 2 & 4) and open cleavage (pg 8, upper left corner
frame) as well.
Alternatives,
: Restored with piety by José Villarrubia.
Humour: While Professor Cardiff tries to sell fleas to Baron Talbot, "-- only $499.95
--" he rimies, "After the moon rises, I CAN HOPE the LY-CAN-THROPE
will pass near...".
Extra: Baron Talbot is hommage to the old "Wolf Man" movie (1941). The character
played by Lon Chaney, Jr. was named Larry Talbot (when he wasn't ripping people
apart).
Copyright © 1997 Heart-Attack-Series,
Ink!,
Created: August 24, 1997. Modified:
January 30, 2012.
