It has been confirmed: Harry Chapin was a devil worshipper who wrote Cat's in the Cradle to perpetuate an evil species of half-human beasts living in the wilds of Europe. If you don't believe me, have a gander at these pages from Black Magic No. 27 by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, published way the heck back in 1953.
Meowny thanks to the ever-generous Mr. Karswell of The Horrors of it All for this vicious tale of fur-raising terror.
"It was like looking into a grotesque nursery...
Where evil children sang to the outer darkness,
and Cat's Cradle was the symbol of some nameless horror..."
11 comments:
George should have more sensitivity. Maybe Mal and his family worship our Father below? Tsk tsk, George.
I agree!! Everybody knows that true evil comes out of the mouths (and fingers) of babes and sucklings!
Are you there, Satan? It's me, Margaret.
If ever you've posted a pre-code horror story here that so absolutely perfectly fits not only your blog but YOU it's this one. And if you weren't already a Princess I'd strip Jack Kirby of his "King" status and assign it to you. Hell, I'll do it anyway...
Word Verification: BLESSES !!!!!
Well officer, the kids seemed to upset him. First he started speaking Satan worship and madness--telling weird semi-erotic stories of half-naked peasant girls and their "caves"--and then he just started yelling "I'll show you, I'll show you" and taking off his clothes. By then the children were in the next room, but I wasn't taking any chances....
By the bye, I'm loving the idea that the claw marks on George's back were in the shape of the cat's cradle hand gesture. I love the concept of being able to read an action, distinguished by multiple simultaneous advancing steps, mirrored right to left, into what would seem to be random lines. Somebody needs to work for CSI.
Thanks for hosting this, Miss LeClaw, and thanks to Karswell for these scans, too.
Word verification: chesting.
Karswell: It is only appropriate, as you BLESSES me every day with treats and awesomeness!! And, how can I be da King when you iz? Don't need two... dass how wars git started!
Mr. Cavin: Once his mad rantings took a decidedly bestial turn, I simply couldn't load the bullets into my gun quickly enough!
It's too bad you don't get word verifications when commenting on your own blog, cuz I bet it'd be a goodun.
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I've actually once owned this wonderful artifact, in the not-too-distant past. Distinguished not only because of Kirby's cover/story but because it may well be the first time Kirby and Spider-Man creator Steve Ditko's art appeared together in a comic book. Ditko was a fabulous renderer of horror, you owe it to yourself to catch up with his stuff.
Here's a comment you can post--or not.
But "Happy Birthday!!" to a kitty who knows what's wot!
I hope you and Karzy have a grand time!
Max
Thanks, Max, for the kind wishes!!! It's weird: as I type this, "Happy Birthday" by Altered Images is playing on internet radio... it's like they KNOW!!!!
Cheers to the years!
YES!
good stuff!
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