Eerie Presents El Cid

The Classic Warren Publishing Hero's Complete Adventures!

Author Budd Lewis
Illustrated by Various
Ebook
On sale Jan 08, 2013 | 128 Pages | 9781621156321

Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar—also known to historians as El Cid—was an eleventh century Spanish military commander who led both Christians and Moors into battle. In the pages of Eerie magazine, however, writer Budd Lewis and artist Gonzalo Mayo transform El Cid into a larger-than-life fantasy warrior, battling dragons, trolls, and sirens for his life—and demons for his soul! This deluxe hardcover collects every El Cid adventure that ran in Warren Publishing's Eerie magazine in the mid-1970s, featuring the elaborately detailed artwork of Mayo, plus Eerie's original historical background feature.

* Cover painting by Sanjulian, frontispiece by Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein)!
Budd Lewis (1948–2014) was comic book writer who wrote several Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella books. He also worked in the movie industry as an animator, designer, storyboard artist, and director. View titles by Budd Lewis

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Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar—also known to historians as El Cid—was an eleventh century Spanish military commander who led both Christians and Moors into battle. In the pages of Eerie magazine, however, writer Budd Lewis and artist Gonzalo Mayo transform El Cid into a larger-than-life fantasy warrior, battling dragons, trolls, and sirens for his life—and demons for his soul! This deluxe hardcover collects every El Cid adventure that ran in Warren Publishing's Eerie magazine in the mid-1970s, featuring the elaborately detailed artwork of Mayo, plus Eerie's original historical background feature.

* Cover painting by Sanjulian, frontispiece by Bernie Wrightson (Frankenstein)!

Author

Budd Lewis (1948–2014) was comic book writer who wrote several Creepy, Eerie, and Vampirella books. He also worked in the movie industry as an animator, designer, storyboard artist, and director. View titles by Budd Lewis

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