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>> anyone know who drew the comic that was in heavy metal (early 80's)
>> about lizards or aligators dressed up in ww2 german uniforms?
>> thanks in advance
>I believe the artist you are looking for is Richard Corben and the
>story was called "Rowlf" (aka "The Story Of Rowlf"). It ran in three
>issues of HEAVY METAL: November and December, 1979 and January, 1980.
>This was its first appearance in colour.
>The story originally ran in b&w in a hard to find fanzine called THE
>VOICE OF COMICDOM in issue No.16 (1970) and No.17 (1971), and was
>reprinted by Rip Off Press in 1971 and again in 1972, each with new
>covers.
>It was reprinted again in colour in January, 1987 in a trade paperback
>called RICHARD CORBEN, COMPLETE WORKS Vol.3 (subtitled
>"Rowlf/Underground 3").
>If "Rowlf" isn't the story you had in mind, you might try looking up
>Vaughn Bode, who often drew lizards and military equipment, or even
>Kenneth Smith, who drew lizards ad nauseum. Both appeared in HEAVY
>METAL frequently, though Bode "contributed" posthumously.
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