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Friday, April 22, 2022

Today in Comics History, April 22: Happy birthday, Rondo Hatton!

Born on this day in 1894: Rondo Hatton, horror film star. Hatton developed acromegaly after WWI, distorting his face and extremities. You may remember him from The Brute Man (spoofed on MST3K), Sherlock Holmes: The Pearl of Death, The Spider Woman Strikes Back, and other films.


from The Brute Man (Universal, 1946), directed by Jean Yarbrough

His distinctive appearance has also been used in several comics, such as this disguise employed by Judge Dredd...


from "[The Face-Change Crimes]" in 2000 AD Prog 52 (IPC, 18 February 1978), script by John Howard, pencils and inks by Brian Bolland, letters by Tom Frame

...and this Drew Friedman cartoon from RAW:


from RAW (1980 series) #8 (Raw Books, September 1986), by Drew Friedman

His face was the template for "The Creep" in a Dark Horse serial.



from "Homicide: The Creep" in Dark Horse Presents (1986 series) #54 (Dark Horse, September 1991); script by John Arcudi; pemncils, inks, letters and cover by Gray Morrow

Hatton is memorialized by The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, established in 2002, honoring achievements in classic horror film, television, and literature annually.

Happy birthday, Rondo!


from The Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #2 (Comico, July 1989), pencils and inks by Dave Stevens and Mike Kaluta

Sunday, October 04, 2015

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 277: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Ham radio enthusiast, stim-caf-drinker, denture wearer


Panels from "Walkabout" in Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999 (August 1999), script and pencils by Phill Norwood, inks by Shannon Denton, letters by Amador Cisneros

Saturday, March 03, 2007

Separated at Birth: Here Comes...

Daredevil #1 and Dark Horse Presents #57

L: Daredevil #1, April 1964, art by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett
R: Dark Horse Presents #57, December 1991, art by John Byrne
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