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Savage Henry (comics)

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Publication date
  
1987-1994, 2004

Creator(s)
  
Matt Howarth

Writer
  
Matt Howarth

Number of issues
  
(vol. 1) 30 (vol. 2) 3

Artist
  
Matt Howarth

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Main character(s)
  
Savage Henry The Bulldaggers numerous real musicians

Publishers
  
Vortex Comics (Jan. 1987–Apr. 1990), Rip Off Press (1990–1993), Caliber Comics (1994), MU Press (2004)

Savage Henry is the title of a comic book series written and illustrated by Matt Howarth. The stories center on Savage Henry, lead guitarist of the "insect rock" band the Bulldaggers. Howarth regularly drew "guest appearances" by real world musicians in the comic book, including The Residents, Moby, Foetus, Hawkwind, Nash the Slash, and others.

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Publication history

The character of Savage Henry first appeared in Howarth's 1977 self-published (Howski Studios) series Rock Horror, which appeared in 1979.

The Savage Henry ongoing series was originally published by Vortex Comics, which released 13 issues from 1987–1990. The title was picked up, continuing the numbering, by Rip Off Press in 1990, which published an additional 17 issues until 1993.

Caliber Press published 3 issues of Savage Henry volume 2 in 1994; they also published the three-issue limited series Savage Henry: Headstrong that same year.

MU Press picked up Savage Henry in 2004, publishing the three-issue limited series Powerchords and the one-shot Puppet Trap.

  • Ash Ra Tempel — in Caroline: Circles vs. Squares
  • David Borden of Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company — in Savage Henry issues #2 and #5
  • Michael Chocholak — in issues #17–19
  • Foetus (a.k.a. Clint Ruin) — in issue #23
  • Ron Geesin — in Headstrong #1
  • Manuel Gottsching — in Caroline: Circles vs. Squares
  • Peter Gulch of Nightcrawlers) — in issue #20
  • Hawkwind — in issue #26
  • The Hood — in issues #9–11
  • Barney Jones of Mars Everywhere — in issues #18-19
  • Moby — in Savage Henry vol. 2, #2
  • David Lee Myers (a.k.a.Arcane Device) — in issues #18-22
  • Nash the Slash — in issues #2-7 (and The Contaminated Zone #3 [Brave New Worlds, 1991])
  • Richard Pinhas (a.k.a Heldon) — in Savage Henry vol. 2, #3
  • David Prescott — in issues #18-20
  • The Residents — in issue #2, 5, 6, 18–20 (they also appeared in Those Annoying Post Bros.: Stalking Ralph [Aeon Press, 1995])
  • Steve Roach — in issues #17-19
  • Conrad Schnitzler of Tangerine Dream and Kluster — in issues #1–4, 7,–13, 16, 23–24, 28–30; and vol. 2, #1, and #3 (Schnitzler also appeared in Those Annoying Post Bros. #2, 5, 42, 48, 50, 63, and annuals #1-2 [with cameos In Post Bros issues #7, 16, 41, and annual #3]; Con & C'Thulu: Uberdub [MU Press, 1996]; The two Con & C’thulu books; a cameo In Caroline: Circles Vs Squares; and Data Core [1998])
  • Klaus Schulze — in issue #27 (and Caroline: Circles vs. Squares [Aeon Press, 1998])
  • Chuck Van Zyl of Xisle — in issue #20
  • Andrew Weiss of Scornflakes, Gone and the Henry Rollins Band — in issues #2-7, 16

    • References

    Savage Henry (comics) Wikipedia
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