Saturday, October 31, 2009

Ol' Groove's Request Line: "The Man Who Cried 'Werewolf'!"

Happy Halloween, Groove-ophiles! Here's the first of two (Count 'em, two!) special, Halloween Bonus Request Line Specials, thanks to Groove-ophile John Short! First up, here's a freaky fable based on the creepy classic by Robert (Psycho) Bloch from the debut ish of Monsters Unleashed (March 1973). Get ready to howl with "The Man Who Cried 'Werewolf'!" by Gerry Conway and Pablo Marcos. AaaOOOOOO!!

See ya in eight hours for the fear-fraught follow-up!
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4 comments:

  1. Shawn RobareOctober 31, 2009 at 8:43 AM

    Just wanted to take a second and thank you for all the effort you put into your countdown this year, and to thank you for all the great comics. Happy Halloween!

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  2. senskiOctober 31, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks for posting this, Groove! I had completely forgotten how those first few issues of Marvel's b&w horror mags added those single-color elements...it was a nice touch. I never understood why Marvel said that Monsters Unleashed was the title they never got a grip on. To me, it always seemed like the one with the greatest range and story potential. Thanks for the last month, too - so weird and wonderful. Happiest of Halloweens, Groove!

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  3. The Groovy AgentOctober 31, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    My pleasure, Shawn! Happy Halloween back at ya!

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  4. Henry R. KujawaNovember 13, 2021 at 12:38 PM

    I just re-read this last night. I've always felt Marcos' best work was when he did full art, not inking other people, and this may be my single FAVORITE comic he ever did. Bloch's story, which touches briefly on insanity and psychiatrists, would have been a perfect fit in the Amicus anthology "ASYLUM", also adapted from his work.

    By the way, in my book, when someone adapts classic stories, the originla writer should be listed FIRST. That's how I do it in my own personal comics indexes.

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