a Creeps retrospective.

Creeps was basically a drunken, perverted pile of bricks. He was killed off in a comic I illustrated titled 'The Gambler'. Creeps was defined by his frequent drunkenness, uncomfortable directness, & love of late 9os rap-rock.

Recently I've been thinking on how mainstream, contemporary comic book companies frequently kill off popular characters.. then create lucrative resurrections, or alternate timelines, to bring the iconic decedents back into existence. The ill-conceived (almost sacrilegious) killing off of Superman is the one that always stood out to me most. That said, just reminding long time readers of Creeps before I dig him back out.

(Creeps' ill-fated final ride)

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My recreation of the old Pro Sports Marketing lamps' package. I don't think it originally had their logo on the front, but added it as an homage. I also noticed a blank rectangle on the top flap.. I think because the boxes were all the same, the manufacturer (or department store retailer) may have used the empty space to identify (hand write ?) which team helmet was inside. In this hypothetical, the lamp is an old St. Louis football Cardinals. Far left cover helmet is Alabama. They made college & pros.

 

(an old package I retrieved the Pro Sports logo from)

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