Apologies as we missed our Werewolf Wednesday slot by one day-- but here it comes a'creepin' now, snarling savagely and with ferocious fangs ripping flesh! This is actually a really fun entry from the great "Ghost Gallery" sector of Jumbo Comics (#161 from July 1952 to be exact), and features wonderful art by legendary EC hero / fan favorite, Jack Kamen. It also includes a couple of very unique lycanthrope moments, lyke-- did you know werewolves can't cross a stream of spilled wine?! Plus, a wild, spiraling transformation panel done in a way I've never seen before as well-- "OOOAAAHHEEEE!"
2 comments:
Wasn't Feldstein keeping Kamen busy enough?
This is a really interesting Kamen job. It's obviously Jack but I most associate him with crime stuff where a good girl would be tossing poor smucks off a roof, even though he did a ton of horror stuff for EC. It's just that, for me, the Craig / Davis / Ghastly stuff just completely over whelmed it. But when Kamen was doing the crime stuff and the evil woman stuff (Feldstein really loved giving him those stories) he was the best of the best.
There's even an EC comedy story that is all about him not doing horror as well!
Here he does a great job but he's not well served by the story. Too many elements and it's kind of a confusing read. There's the ghost of his pal (who just disappears without doing much) and weird "as it turns out" like the wine thing.
That said, tons of good art. Good castles. Good girls. Fun werewolf head folks. It's fun, just a good bit muddled.
This is one of those stories where you just go with the crazy, you just go wherever the fever dream takes you. As Brian noted, there is a lot of lore in this comic, almost too much to follow.
While the plot roams all over the place, we are treated to ghosts, a werewolf/wolfman, a wolf ghost, some men's adventure action and good girl art. All those ingredients almost make up for the Ed Wood style plot.
The same way that this issue of Jumbo Comics was a grab bag of stories, this tale was a grab bag of ideas. A wild but fun tale.
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