"Gastric Fortitude"
5 pgs. Appeared first time in
Death Rattle #1 (1972).
Reprinted in Fritz the Cat #2 (1974), and in
Richard Corben Complete Works #1 (1985).
Story/Art: Richard Corben (no signature,
© 1972). Psychedelic color: (unknown,
not by Mr. Corben). Lettered by hand (Corben).
FRA: as "Glurp!", (!)
in Actuel
[II] #42 (1974?) , and as "Pour faire
passer" in Razar le lâche
(1976) and L'Echo
des savanes spécial U.S.A. [I] #21 (1981).
GER: as "Liebe geht durch den Magen " in Schwermetall
#69 (1985) and Schwermetall, Neue Sammelband #10.
ITA: as "Gastric Fortitude [ITA]" in Alter
alter 5/77.
NL: as "Een zwakke maag" in Richard
Corben #1 [NL]: Elf Gruwelijke Verhalen (1980).
SPA: as "Fortaleza gástrica" in Creepy
[SPA] #3, Corben o la ternura
del monstruo (1979) and Richard
Corben obras completas #3 (1985).
Style: B&W zipatone. Genre: Horror / Humour. Time
Span: No particular moment of time. Nudity: Full frontal.
Keywords: Lost in rain. Shelter. Warmth of girl. Reward. Bones. Food.
Synopsis: Voluptuous girl lets man come in, because he
losts himself with car in rain. Girl offers him warmth of house
and herself, but demands a reward.
Comment: Corben's own story is short and simple, but B&W
artwork is very interesting. There is lots of straight nudity.
Alternatives, : Only
known existing (psychedelic!) color version is printed in France, Actuel [II] #42
(1974?).
Alternatives,
: In GER version on the last page on second frame the dead man on the ground was inked over leaving the floor black. For readers there was enigma what really happened.
Copyright © 1997 Heart-Attack-Series,
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Created: September 13, 1997. Modified:
July 10, 2018.