GUMBY SUMMER FUN SPECIAL #1 Comic Book
published by COMICO in 1987. 1988 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards - Winner - Best Single Issue: (Bub Burden and Art Adams [Comico])
Gumby’s Summer Fun Special is a lot of fun. Really. Despite being based on the green clay U.S. children’s character. Gumby and Pokey, his orange horse chum, some children and a baby-sitting werewolf get mixed up with hysterical aliens (bad guys) and space bears (good guys), a group of nice pirates and a crazy town where it’s permanently Hallowe’en. Bob Burden’s script is minimal and funny, with the plot always on the brink of coming apart at the seams. The fact that he manages to keep all the plates in the air makes for manic fun, while Art Adams’ detailed artwork is always a joy.
The book can be appreciated on two levels: a charming story featuring Gumby (the popular Claymation character created by Art Clokey), and an absurd romp through pop culture with crisp, clean art by Arthur Adams.
Highly Recommended!
This item was never sold in any mass market retail outlets and could only be purchased from comic book specialty stores.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM!
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
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