ruptopack Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 It had a story about a boy who just wants to spend time out in the forest with his frog and lizard friends, in order to avoid his abusive mom. She kicks him out of the house and he turns into a weird frog/human thing out in the swamp. Does this ring a bell with anyone? When I search for keywords I get a thousand results for "Swamp Thing," but it wasn't that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off Panel Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I'm not familiar with the story, but I'm wondering if this would be a tale from one of the old Gold Key anthology series like Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, Grimm's Ghost Stories, Ripley's Believe It or Not, or The Twilight Zone. I don't believe this is your book, but this is what I was reminded of.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider-Variant Posted October 11, 2022 Share Posted October 11, 2022 I did some searches on the Grand Comic Database, but I couldn't find the story. Here is the link https://www.comics.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowGradeBronze Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Any other details you can recall? Predominant colour of cover? Approximate year? Publisher? Was it just one of several stories in the comic or did it occupy the whole issue? I'm intrigued and I want to know now! comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruptopack Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 It was an anthology type comic with several stories, I'd guess from 1975 or so. I'm think it would have been DC or Charlton, as I know I had a lot of those as a kid. I did have some Gold Key books as well. I've been slowly buying old issues with familiar covers, but haven't found that particular story yet. I remember it being in color. Spider-Variant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEYONDER Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/9/2022 at 9:47 AM, ruptopack said: It had a story about a boy who just wants to spend time out in the forest with his frog and lizard friends, in order to avoid his abusive mom. She kicks him out of the house and he turns into a weird frog/human thing out in the swamp. That's kinda dark for one's childhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comic_memories Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 12:27 AM, Jayman said: Yes, most likely a story in Creepy Things from Charlton. These books were full of slimy creatures and dark stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Zen Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) Would this be it? It's the 3rd story in Creepy Things #2 Sorry. Pages are out of order. I tried to post them in order but failed miserably. Edited October 15, 2022 by Dr Zen comic_memories, Off Panel and Spider-Variant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruptopack Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 This one's very similar, but I recall the final page of the story ending with an illustration of the half boy/half frog hiding behind a log in the swamp. The picture really unsettled me as a kid, and of course now I want to see it again! BigLeagueCHEW and Spider-Variant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
