Based on the classic story by Homer, this adaptation, scripted by Bill Mantlo and penciled/inked by Jess Jodloman appeared in Marvel Classic Comics #18 (1977).
This was an ongoing feature about the mythological origins of the constellations...
...which has never been reprinted since its' appearance in Harvey's Flash Gordon #2, #3, and #4 (1950).
Ever wonder what the actual legend behind Clash of the Titans was?
You'll note the "monster" is not the movie's Kraken, which was a mythological Norse creature based on sailors' sightings of huge octopi.
Ray Harryhausen let his imagination run wild, producing a far more interesting creature than the usual fire-breathing lizard.
Last, but hardly least, here's a popular mythological creature who's been "retconned" in movies and tv...
...but this never-reprinted one-pager from Harvey's Flash Gordon #4 (1950) gives you the original version of the story! Note, again, Ray Harryhausen presents the (for many of us) definitive cinematic version of the creature, but substituting Jason (the leader of the Argonauts) for Hercules...
All illustrated (and likely written) by by Bob Powell!
When Last We Left Odysseus and His Crew... ...heading home to Ithica after the sacking of Troy, they barely survived an encounter with the giant cyclops Polyphemus...who was also a son of Poseidon, God of the oceans! But greater terrors await the hapless Greeks...
To Be Continued, Next Wednesday!
Based on the classic story by Homer, this adaptation, scripted by Bill Mantlo and penciled/inked by Jess Jodloman appeared in Marvel Classic Comics #18 (1977).
With a New Big-Budget Film Adaptation Coming Out This Month...
...we thought "let's go back to the original story"...but told the Marvel way!
To Be Continued, Next Wednesday!
Based on the classic story by Homer, this adaptation, scripted by Bill Mantlo and penciled/inked by Jess Jodloman appeared in Marvel Classic Comics #18 (1977). Support Atomic Kommie Comics Visit Amazon and Buy...
How do you liven up those boring, tired old ancient myths?
...why, turn the story's antagonist into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, of course! Note, the monster is a lot bigger inside the story than portrayed in the symbolic splash panel!
Usually, Grendel is a demonic or ape-like beast. Certainly, he's never been portrayed as a dinosaur before (or since)! Conquest, a 1955 one-shot from Eastern Color which featured tales of real-life adventurers...except for Beowolf (which is usually spelled "Beowulf"). We don't know who the writer is so there's no way to tell if it was his/her idea or artist Bill Ely's to make Grendel a dinosaur! BTW, Ely had a lot of experience rendering dinosaurs in sci-fi tales for almost every comics company of the 1950s and 60s, including a stint as the artist for DC's resident time-traveler, Rip Hunter: Time Master!
