The Boys from Derby: "The Swamp Creature" by Gill, Larson, and Boxell

Hey, hey, hey, Groove-ophiles! Ya know how much we love swamp creatures here in Groove City, so anytime Ol' Groove chances upon a tale featuring some sorta muck we're gonna put it up here for all to see! This one, the oh-so-brilliantly titled "The Swamp Creature" by Joe Gill, Rich Larson, and Tim Boxell is no Swamp Thing, but it's still pretty cool. Can you hear it sloshing your way from The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #58 (May 1976)?

The Boys from Derby: "The Stones of Brytagalon" by uncredited, Larson, and Boxell

What it is, Groove-ophiles! After artists like John Byrne, Joe Staton, and Don Newton were snapped up by Marvel and DC, Charlton needed new blood! One of the most promising and energetic of the new crop was Rich Larson. Larson's Joe Staton-esque pencils were loose, fun, dynamic, and able to move from horror to sci fi and back again with ease. Later, he would team with Steve Fastner to produce beautiful painted posters featuring super-heroes, and as the decades went on, much more. In fact they still work together producing absolutely gorgeous (if not completely safe for work) art which you can gaze 'pon at their wondrous website! Oh, yeah, Ol' Groove (nor the GCD) knows who wrote "The Stones of Brytagalon" from the final ish of Beyond the Grave (#6, March 1976), but I know Larson's art (inked by Tim Boxell) is dy-no-mite!

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