The Pocket Mad #36
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Sombre" is a sharp, satirical take on the Western genre, reimagining the classic "Hombre" premise with a twist: a white man raised among Native Americans returns to the city to claim his father’s legacy as a slumlord. Written by Lou Silverstone and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Mort Drucker, the story follows a ragtag group of stagecoach survivors on a tense journey back to civilization. The cover, by Norman Mingo, captures the tale’s gritty, ironic tone in striking detail.
In this satirical parody from The Pocket Mad #36, a white man raised among Native Americans—played by Paul Newman as John Hussel—steps into his father’s role as a ruthless slumlord, leading a ragtag group of stagecoach survivors, including Martin Balsam as Hendez and Richard Boone as Crimes, on a chaotic journey back to civilization. With a cast of familiar faces like Fredric March as Dr. Henry Flavor and Margaret Blye as Honey Lee, the story skewers Western tropes with sharp wit and over-the-top humor.
In a delightfully absurd parody of *Star Trek*, Captain Kook, Mr. Spook, Dr. BeCoy, and the phone operator race to save a planet struck by a bizarre plague, all while navigating the usual mix of cosmic confusion and bureaucratic bumbling. With deadpan humor and tongue-in-cheek sci-fi tropes, this 1974 satire turns the legendary crew into bumbling space cadets whose greatest challenge may just be keeping their act together.
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↩ Reprints Mad #113 (1967), Mad #114 (1967), Mad #115 (1967)
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