Welp, I feel like THOIA doesn't have enough W's, so here we go with a wonderfully weird, whacked-out, and wildly wooly, Wally Wood story for Werewolf Wednesday this week! Wow! From Avon's Attack on Planet Mars won-shot (1951.)
There's definitely a lot of Wally in this .. the woman on page 2, panel 2-3 is very Wood-ish, but so much of that looks like an incredibly rushed job. GCD says Wood inked it, too.
I amazed at how much economy is in this story -- at three pages and a tight panel layout, it pretty much gets everything it needs to say, including the setup and the pop ending. I was kind of suspicious when the Anne mentioned that her father was a dentist so early in the story!
What a unique thing for me, I haven't seen a lot of 50s Wood work outside of EC (which is some of the all time great sci-fi comic art) so thanks for posting this!
Awesome three-pager, though I'm a little confused as to just what the villagers were so worried about. I mean, sure, there's a raving beast in the hills--but he doesn't seen to be all that dangerous. Just keep him away from the roofies.
Actually, now that I think about it, this is probably the most realistic werewolf fairy tale I've read in a comic. It's just the slightest Mother Goosing away from being a straight-up date rape story.
A neat little tale...but the "beast" didn't seem very threatening. He couldn't be caught or killed but, being a toothless werewolf, what did he do: chase people's cars, hump their legs?
There's definitely a lot of Wally in this .. the woman on page 2, panel 2-3 is very Wood-ish, but so much of that looks like an incredibly rushed job. GCD says Wood inked it, too.
ReplyDeleteI amazed at how much economy is in this story -- at three pages and a tight panel layout, it pretty much gets everything it needs to say, including the setup and the pop ending. I was kind of suspicious when the Anne mentioned that her father was a dentist so early in the story!
What a unique thing for me, I haven't seen a lot of 50s Wood work outside of EC (which is some of the all time great sci-fi comic art) so thanks for posting this!
Awesome three-pager, though I'm a little confused as to just what the villagers were so worried about. I mean, sure, there's a raving beast in the hills--but he doesn't seen to be all that dangerous. Just keep him away from the roofies.
ReplyDeleteActually, now that I think about it, this is probably the most realistic werewolf fairy tale I've read in a comic. It's just the slightest Mother Goosing away from being a straight-up date rape story.
You're on fire with the intros, by the way.
Wow whatta wonderful Wednesday. Thank you Mr.K.
ReplyDeleteA neat little tale...but the "beast" didn't seem very threatening.
ReplyDeleteHe couldn't be caught or killed but, being a toothless werewolf, what did he do: chase people's cars, hump their legs?
8 comments on a Hollingsworth post vs 4 on a Wally Wood post??!! What's going on around here?
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