Showing posts with label arrgh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arrgh. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2012

Groove's Faves: "Gerald's World" by Tom Sutton

Young Groove always loved it when Marvel gave one of my fave Boys from Derby, Tom Sutton, the chance to cut loose on a wild and wacky weird humor tale. Imagine my delight when I got my hands on Arrgh! #2 (November 1974) and found..."Gerald's World"!







Man, bet Gerald would'a made a heckuvva blogger!
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

If You Blinked You Missed : Arrgh!

In September 1974, Marvel unleashed Arrgh! upon the comicbook world. Like DC's PLOP! it was a horror/mystery mag with a humorous twist, a love-letter to the classic EC Comics in the guise of the love-child of Tales from the Crypt and Mad. Though it lasted only five issues (September 1974-June 1975), Ol' Groove has fond memories of Arrgh! Even my non-comics pals thought it was kinda cool. Violent, subversive horror in the Mighty Marvel Manner? What more could a 70s kid--or a modern-day Groove-ophile--want?


Check out this paralyzing pair of horrifying ha-has from the freaky and fab first ish!  First up it's "Fangs for the Memories" by Jack Younger (better known as Russ Jones), Mike Sekowsky, and Tom Sutton!










Sutton's "Rat!"( inked by Peter Flynn) is still a fave. So creepy and gory--and darkly humorous. A macabre masterpiece of comicbook mirth and mayhem!






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