Spotlight Comics #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Ripley Waters Real Estate" delivers a delightfully bizarre slice of 1945 pulp fantasy from Bill Madden, who writes, draws, and inks this surreal tale with a sharp, playful edge. In a world where Ogres crave infants and Gnomes trade in stolen eyes, a baby’s safety hinges on a twisted bargain—and Mother Hubbard’s potions may be the only thing standing between chaos and calm. The cover by Paul Gattuso captures the story’s offbeat menace with a striking, hand-drawn flair.
In "null," Barry and Algie return to the Sunken City of Octoland after freeing it from tyranny, only to find it seized by the Crag Men. With the help of loyal guards, they rally to reclaim the kingdom and bring King Crag to account—just as Queen Merma prepares to restore peace to her realm.
In this 1945 fantasy tale from Spotlight Comics #3, Mother Hubbard takes drastic measures when she senses the Ogres are once again hunting infants, using a potent potion to make their eyeballs pop out. When the Gnomes offer to retrieve the eyes in exchange for a daily bag of gold, the Ogres agree—only for the Gnomes to begin taking eyes from children instead. Mother Hubbard steps in to set things right, but the true cost of the bargain remains to be seen.
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↩ Reprints Scoop Comics #3 (1942), Yankee Comics #4 (1942)
Reprinted in Gwandanaland Comics #1045 (2020), Gwandanaland Comics #1149
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