So I’ve dug up three episodes of an old comic strip of mine from the early ’80s that seems appropriate to the occasion. They were drawn for early issues of Fangoria, a sister publication of my late-’70s stomping ground Starlog. Fangoria is currently celebrating its thirtieth year of existence, I see from a recent advertisement. That’s far more years than my humble Count Fangor comic strip racked up (although I’m told he reemerged for a while as a real-world wrestling star once I was no longer around to supervise); but then, what kinder fate could befall a cartoon vampire than to die at an early age.)

Anyway, I scanned three of the Count’s four episodes for a very early installment of my web site. That moment in the sun occurred a decade ago, so I’m hoping he has recovered enough by now from that earlier exposure to daylight to endure at least one more walk about the block.

INSTRUCTIONS: Clicking the links below to read…

"Table Manners"
"Playtime"
"The Count’s Night Out"

I now return you to my absence of blog, already in progress.

I don’t know what the upshot will be or how long I’ll be away from the blogosphere, but if you’ve been enjoying these irregular missives about my life and would like to be contacted when I surface for air, just email me to say so and I’ll put you on my list of interested blog-readers to be emailed with updates.

Have a happy autumn.