Rowlf

Rowlf: | 1st | 2nd | HC |

Rip Off Press. 50¢. 36 pages. Guts: newsprint. [oug]

Rowlf [1st print]

July 31, 1971. 7″x10″. Cover: glossy B&W. [id]

“Rowlf with Wizard”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
“Rowlf Picks Up”
Back Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.

“Sortrum” [PICT].
1 pict: pg 2. s/a-Richard Corben. B&W. Reprinted in Richard Corben’s Funny Book (1976) (as “Sortrum”), Fantagor #5 (1983) (as “Gurgy Tate”) and Richard Corben Complete Works #1 (1985) (as “Sortrum”).

“Gurgy Tate Afterwords” [PICT].
1 pict: pg 35. s/a-Richard Corben. B&W.

“Rowlf”, Part 1(3) [SYNOPSIS].
11 pgs: pgs 3-13. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #16 (1970)]-Richard Corben. B&W.
“Rowlf”, Part 2(3)
9 pgs: pgs 14-22. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971)]-Richard Corben. B&W.
“Rowlf”, Part 3(3): Conclusion
12 pgs:pgs 23-34. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971)]-Richard Corben. B&W.
There is no visual division between Part 2 and Part 3!

Rowlf [2nd print]

7″x10-1/4″. Cover: matt color. [oug,1st]

“Rowlf Picks Up”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.“Rowlf with Wizard” Back Cover Art-Richard Corben. Color.
The Front Cover of the 1st print!

“Sortrum”
1 pict: pg 2. s/a-Richard Corben. B&W.

“Gurgy Tate Afterwords”
1 pict: pg 35. s/a-Richard Corben. B&W.

Rowlf and other Fantasy Stories [HC]

August 05, 2025. Dark Horse. 128 pgs. Hard Bound. 8″ x 11″. $39.99. Story/Art-Richard Corben. Art Restoration and Project Art Director-José Villarrubia. Letter-Nate Piekos of Blambot®. [id].
Special thanks to Santiago Sequra and John Kelly for help assembling and scanning the original pages collected in this edition.

“Rowlf [European]”
Front Cover Art-Richard Corben (© 1979). Color.

In the beginning of the book:
Four picts from the story Rowlf. B&W. 4 pgs.
“Rowlf Picks Up”. Rowlf #1 (1971). Front Cover. Second Printing. Color.
Foreword. By Hayao Miyazaki (2 pgs).

At the end of the book:
Rowlf Afterword. By Josè Villarrubia (4 pgs). Baltimore. Aug. 1, 2024.
With Cover of the 1975 French edition of Rowlf published by Les Humanoïdes Associés. This edition was published in an oversized format (9,53″ x 13″).
With Cover of the Spanish edition of Richard Corben. Obras Completes #5: Rowlf y otras historias de la epoca Underground.
With Cover of the 1976 Spanish edition of Rowlf published by Productions Editoriales.

Richard Corben Interview from Voice of Comicdom #16 (1968). 2 pgs. B&W.
“Rowlf Wraparound A”. Voice of Comicdom #16 (1968). Wraparound cover. 2 pgs. Color.
“Rowlf Wraparound B”. Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971). Front and Back Covers. 2 pgs. Color.
“The Beast of Wolfton”. Grim Wit #1 (1972). Front Cover. Color.
“Grim Wit’s Got All That and More…” aka “Buy ‘Em!”. Grim Wit #1 (1972). Back Cover. Color.
“Rowlf with Wizard”. Rowlf #1 (1971). First Printing Front Cover. Color.
“Wolf Moon”. Werewolf (1984). Front Cover. Color.
“Sortrum”. Rowlf #1 (1971). Inside Front Cover. B&W.
“Gurgy Tate Afterwords”. Rowlf #1 (1971). Inside Back Cover. B&W.
“Rowlf Wraparound A”. Voice of Comicdom #16 (1968). Wraparound cover. 2 pgs. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.
“Rowlf Wraparound B”. Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971). Back Cover. 1 pg. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.
“The Beast of Wolfton”. Grim Wit #1 (1972). Front Cover. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.
“Rowlf Picks Up”. Rowlf #1 (1971). Front Cover. Second Printing. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.
“Wolf Moon”. Werewolf (1984). Front Cover. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.
“Rowlf [European]”. Beast Trilogy. Front Cover. B&W. Original Greyscale Art.

Original lettering script for Beast of Wolfton. 6 pgs.
Richard Corben bio. Color.

“Rowlf”, Part 1(3) [SYNOPSIS].
11 pgs. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #16 (1970)]-Richard Corben. B&W. All pgs are taken from the original art plates.
“Rowlf”, Part 2(3)
9 pgs. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971)]-Richard Corben. B&W.
“Rowlf”, Part 3(3): Conclusion
12 pgs. s/a/r[Voice of Comicdom #17 (1971)]-Richard Corben. B&W.
There is no visual division between Part 2 and Part 3!
All but seven pgs were taken from the original art plates.

“The Beast of Wolfton” [SYNOPSIS].
25 pgs. s/a/r[Grim Wit #1 (1972)]-Richard Corben. B&W. All pgs are taken from the original art plates.

“The Spirit of the Beast” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs. s/a/r[Heavy Metal #38 (1980)]-Richard Corben (© 1979). Lettering: printed. B&W. All pgs are taken from the original art plates.

“The Story of Oteg” [SYNOPSIS].
8 pgs: pgs 51-58. s/a/r[Promethean Enterprises #3 aka @#*!!! (1971)]-Richard Corben. B&W. All pgs are taken from the original art plates.

Horrilor Intro #1: “Harrowing Heights” [SYNOPSIS].
1 pg. s/a/r[Grim Wit #1 (1972)]-Richard Corben. B&W.

Horrilor Afterwords #1: “Horrilor at Her Desk” [SYNOPSIS].
1 pg. s/a/r[Grim Wit #1 (1972)]-Richard Corben. B&W.

Horrilor Intro #2: “Horrilor, Eager and Waitin” [SYNOPSIS].
1 pg. s/a/r[Grim Wit #2 (1973)]-Richard Corben. B&W.

Horrilor Afterwords #2: “Horrilor’s Fare Well” [SYNOPSIS].
1 pg. s/a/c/r[Grim Wit #2 (1973)]-Richard Corben. Color. In this version, 2 pgs on one pg.

“Trail Comics”.
8 pgs + cover. s/a/c-Ricard Corben. Color. Richard Corben around 8 yrs old.