Number 678


Bride of the Swamp Monster


On December 26, 2008 I wrote about writer/director/actor Allen Baron, who made the 1960 noir classic, Blast of Silence (available on DVD).

Baron was a comic book artist in his younger days. In a documentary on the making of the movie, some tantalizing glimpses of original art are shown. I asked if anyone knew where the stories had appeared.

I found one recently, in Forbidden Worlds #9, 1952. "Bride Of the Swamp Monster" is a fairly typical ACG supernatural programmer. Baron's artwork is a bit crude, but not much worse than some other ACG artists.

My original posting is an adjunct to Pappy's #442.