Wednesday, July 10, 2019
The Werewolf Must Kill!
Detouring back into the 1950's for Werewolf Wednesday with a snarling, toothy entry from the August 1951 issue of Harvey's Black Cat #30. Don't fret over the fact that this tale chooses to depict the werewolf as just a regular looking wolf animal, (I'm typically not a fan of this illustrative decision), because the lovely Lee Elias art, and especially the last page, more than makes up for it!
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As far as I know, "werewolf" actual is a man that turns into a wolf, and a wolf-man is a half-wolf/half-man. I give Werewolf By Night a pass because it's the best thing ever slapped down on the comic page :)
I like the art in this one, page 2 is great. The decision to pull out the backgrounds for solid colors works well, the wolf (well drawn) stands out and the sequence is great. I think the heavy inks around the figures is great.
The werewolf riding the horse is nearly the best comic panel from any precode story! The horse seems to think "OK, whatever, sure." And another bad guy who doesn't remove the obvious stone spikes from his property.
Great art and great story. In some legends a werewolf is a man who turns into a large wolf, not a half man half wolf that we are used to seeing from classic Hollywood movies.
Helen could have blinded the werewolf with her headlights ;) install a dimmer switch on those things, gal!
Just when I think I've read all the precode werewolf stories, here comes a top-shelf specimen I've never even heard of. The art and storytelling here are excellent. I really love the attack on page two. That scene was really given room to breathe. The violence done to the animal really informs the murder of the old woman. I mean, look at all the energetic brutality happening to this terrified workhorse. That's foreshadowing, lady.
I thought the colors were very inventive in this one.
Love the crazy cover of Black Cat #30. What monstrous monsters chasing that poor little kitty. The splash wolf is more of a rabid coyote than threatening beast. When Margaret is first mentioned, I said to myself "poor Margaret". For me, it was strange how bloody the last page was, when the first two attacks were not. Thank you Mr. K. for this enjoyable romp.
I'm not sure about anyone else, but I thought Helen at least would end up all right.
Apart from the wolf that looks about as big as a fox terrier, it's not bad. At least unlike most werewolf depictions from the era it didn't look like a hairy prognathic man with big teeth.
I like how women in these strips are always in high heels, even when they put their feet up on a sofa. Don't they ever take their shoes off?
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