Atomic Kommie Comics: Morlock 2001

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Monday, August 17, 2020

Monday Madness / CoronaVirus Comics MORLOCK: 2001 "Morlock Must be Destroyed!" Conclusion

When Last We Left the Plant-Man Fighting the Totalitarian Government of Earth in 2001...

...as seen from the perspective of 1975, when the story was created, he had been given shelter by a scientist who was conducting similar research into humanoid plants like what Morlock's creator had been doing!

Written by Michael Fleischer, penciled by Al Milgrom, and inked by Jack Abel, this never-reprinted tale from Atlas/Seaboard's Morlock: 2001 #2 (1975) introduces a new vengeance-driven antagonist who could either have worked with the government to capture Morlock or against the government to destroy the plant-man!

Except...as with most of the company's titles, the third issue featured a total change of creative staff and direction...as you'll see next Monday!

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Monday, August 10, 2020

Monday Madness / CoronaVirus Comics MORLOCK: 2001 "Morlock Must be Destroyed!" Part 1

Continuing the adventures of humanoid vegetable Morlock in the dystopia of 2001...

(as seen from 1975, when this series was created)...

Was scientist Bertling pursuing research along the same lines as Morlock's creator?

Or is the answer something far more sinister?

Find Out Next

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One note: the "hobos" on pages 5 though 7 are based on Alex, the protaganist in the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange and his gang.

(In fact, the hobos' leader is also named "Alex"!)

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Monday, August 3, 2020

Monday Madness / CoronaVirus Comics MORLOCK: 2001 "Coming of Morlock!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

...actually, we haven't seen this, because the cover (which features Morlock's human and monster forms together) is symbolic!

In the Fahrenheit 451/1984-style world of 2001 (as seen from 1975), the government controls everything!

When the lab of a rebel scientist is discovered and destroyed, the only things salvaged are a couple of plant-like pods plus notes and chemicals related to them.

One of them contains a sentient humanoid who can turn humans to shrubbery-like vegetables simply by touching them!

Seeing the potential for a lethal and untraceable weapon to keep the populace in line through terror, the government officials brainwash the humanoid, now code-named "Morlock" after the creatures in HG Wells' novel The Time Machine to serve them as a killer...

Written by Micahel Fleischer, penciled by Al Milgrom and inked by Jack Abel, this premiere issue of Atlas/Seaboard's Morlock: 2001 (1975), presented some interesting concepts, but, since the company folded after only three issues were published, never really-developed the concepts...

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