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"Mangle, Robot Mangler"
6 pgs. Appeared first time
in
Slow Death #4 (1972).
Reprinted
in
Anthology of Slow Death (1975),
in
The Odd Comic World of Richard Corben (1978) and
in
Richard Corben Complete Works #3 (1987)
.
Story/Art: Richard Corben (no signature). Psychedelic color:
(unknown, not by Mr. Corben).
Lettered by hand (Corben).
BR: as "Mandrol -
O exterminador de andróides" in Porrada
Special # 8
(1990).
FRA: as "A. Brise Tout, brise tout ennemi",
(!)
in Actuel
[II] #31 (197?), and as "Brisefer Casseur
Cassé" in Razar le
lâche (1976) and L'Echo
des savanes spécial U.S.A. [I] #21 (1981).
GER: as "Mangle, Robot Mangler [GER]" in U-Comix
Sonderband [GER] #7 (198?).
ITA: as "Manglio, lo spaccarobot" in Gong
#8-9/78, and Alter alter#10/78, and as "Mangle, distruttore di robots" in Collana
Nera #11 (1984).
SPA: as "Mangle, aniquilador
de robots" in El
extraordinario mundo de Richard Corben [#1]
(1977), 1984 [SPA] #20, Richard
Corben obras completas #6 (1986), and Rip
o tiemp o atras #1 (1987).
Style: B&W zipatone. Genre: SF/Humour. Time
Span: Future. Nudity: Full frontal girls and well hung men.
Keywords: Robots. Mangling. Smashing. Android. Girlfriend.
Synopsis: A maniac
robot mangler meets new prototype of robot, kind of an android,
called Mada. Jeela, Mangle's girlfriend, has choosen a new boyfriend
and guys start to fight.
Comment: B&W artwork is very good, but as a story
the ending explanation spoils everything.
Extra: Story is a parody of comic story "Magnus, Robot Fighter",
published by Gold Key, which ran from Feb. 1963 to Jan. 1977.
Russ Manning
drew all of the issues up to #22, after which most of the issues were
repeated. Magnus's girlfriend was named "Leeja". [thanks plogg!]
Alternatives,
: New
android has got underpants, Jeela does not hold android's gigantic penis
(on page four), but her hand lays on his leg. There is
saying, "- - fucking fabrications?!" on second page
but on sixth page last frame there is a result of eraser: "-
- a [fucking] good time."
Alternatives,
: Only
known existing (psychedelic!) color version is printed in France, Actuel [II] #31
(197?).
Copyright © 1997 Heart-Attack-Series,
Ink!,
Created: September 13, 1997. Modified:
January 23, 2010.
