Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Black and White Wednesday: "Creeps" by Goodwin, Severin, and Wood

What it is, Groove-ophiles! Today we're gonna take a look at "Creeps" from Warren's Creepy #78 (January 1976). The mag might've been Creepy, the story might've been about "Creeps", but the creative team was pure comicbook aristocracy! Author Archie Goodwin was an acknowledged master of the short shocker who helped set the style and tone of not only Creepy but the entire Warren b&w line when it was just aborning! Artists John Severin and Wally Wood set the comics world on its ear with their work (separately and together) on the legendary EC line of comics. To think that such a stellar line-up of talent was hanging out in the middle of the mag (along with a fear-fable by yet another Master of the Form, Alex Toth--which I'll lay on ya later if ya don't let me forget) without any fanfare on the cover is mind-boggling, but hey, t'was a Warren mag! Fans of Creepy were used to--nay, expected--a nine-times-a-year dose of pure magnificence. Man, were we spoiled back in the Groovy Age or what?








Just for fun, Ol' Groove's dug up the letter's page from Creepy #80. "Creeps" was definitely the highlight of ish 78 according to the fans!
 And yeah, the Severin/Wood art does look very Ralph Reese-ish, dunnit?
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  1. I thought the same about Reese being involved with this for years but another site posted this last year and someone (Bhob Stewart?) asked Reese who said he had nothing to do with the story. Odd because I STILL see what looks like his touch.

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  2. Nice artwork, but honestly, I can't recognize Wally Wood's touch. Can someone point to a panel or page that indicates his work?

    Lester in panels 2 and 3 of the last page looks a lot like Kevin McCarthy from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Also looks like Brian Bolland's artwork!

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