Zona 84 #25
In "Amanece... El pueblecito de Popadinkanov... parte 1 de 3," a lone traveler boards a mysterious bus, only to shrink down to the size of a coin when he inserts it into a slot—disappearing into the machine with no warning. Written, drawn, and inked by Paul Kirchner, this surreal journey begins with a single, unsettling act of passage. The cover, by Joan Peláez, captures the moment of transformation with eerie precision.
In this whimsical 1986 tale from Zona 84 #25, a man steps onto a bus only to find his fare payment triggers a sudden, surreal transformation—his coin-sized form slips through the fare slot, vanishing into the machine’s depths. The story unfolds with playful absurdity, turning a simple commute into a tiny adventure.
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↩ Reprints High Times Magazine #7 (1975), Echo of Futurepast #1 (1984), Heavy Metal Magazine #4 (1984), Heavy Metal Magazine #3 (1985), Druuna #1 (1986), Pilote Mensuel #97
Reprinted in Schwermetall #112 (1989), Kraken #[nn] (2020)
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