Black and White Wednesday: "Pinball Wizard" by Moench and Corben

WHO in the name of Tommy had the audacity to create a short horror shocker called "Pinball Wizard"? No, not Elton John, ya dingbat! It had to be Doug Moench and Rich Corben for Creepy #66 (September 1974)! Talk about takin' a title literally!! Who! Er, I mean, whoooo!

Ya know you wanna hear the song--or better yet watch the video that shares this terror-tale's name!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Mummy's Victory" by McKenzie and Corben

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Football! Horror! Mummies! They go together like...well...okay, so they usually don't go together! Good thing Roger McKenzie and Rich Corben didn't know that when they produced "The Mummy's Victory" for Creepy #84 (September 1976)! Dig it, baby!

Black and White Wednesday: "The Oval Portrait!" by Poe, Margopoulos, and Corben

Happy April Fool's Day, Groove-ophiles! We'll celebrate with an awesome adaptation of a classic Edgar Allan Poe shocker from Creepy #69 (cover dated February 1975). Here are Rich Margopoulos and Richard Corben with..."The Oval Portrait!"

Black and White Wednesday: "The Pest!" by Hewetson and Corben

HowOOOO's it' goin', Groove-ophiles? Today's black and white monsterpiece was first seen (shambling through) Warren's Eerie #33 (March 1971). Written by "Archaic" Al Hewetson (before he got his "Horror-Mood" gig at Skywald) with art by the great Richard Corben, "The Pest" is gonna grab ya, baby! Dig it!!

Groove's Faves: "Childhood's End" by Lewis and Corben

Three days left in the...

...so let's do this right!

Here it is, Groove-ophiles! The fearful (and tearful) finale of Richard Corben's Child saga! (Chapter one is here, chapter two is here.) "Childhood's End" was written by Budd Lewis and first appeared in Eerie #58 (May 1974). The following scans come from Comix International #3 (Summer 1975). Get your pitchfork--and tissues!

Groove's Faves: "Mind of the Mass!" by Potter and Corben

...keeps on truckin'!

By popular demand (Biff Demand--the chicks dig 'im!), here's the second chapter of Richard Corben's Child epic! How can one story be both a heart tugger and a heart stopper at the same time? Read "Mind of the Mass" (from Comix International #3, 1975; originally presented in Eerie #58), written by Greg Potter and find out!

Groove's Faves: "Child" by Potter and Corben

It's October! Didja think Ol' Groove was gonna forget about...

No way!

Though it only lasted for three installments (Eerie #'s 57, 58, and 60), Richard Corben's Child (written by Greg Potter and Budd Lewis), is a short series that is still fondly remembered by Warren buffs. This touching and twisted take on the Monster of Frankenstein still grabs Ol' Groove. I mean, how can you not feel for a monster with a child's head/face? Child's innocence reminds me of the Wein/Gerber era Hulk, but set in a darker, more Swamp Thing-like "reality". So poplar was the debut of this feature that it was reprinted in both issues 1 and 4 of Comix International (1975-1976). This set of scans comes from CI #4. Dig it!