Wednesday, June 20, 2012

A LOOK AT COR!! STRIPS: THE ADVENTURES OF SONNY STORM


The Adventures of Sonny Storm. In the opening episode Sonny comes across an old cupboard in the attic and finds a photograph and a funny-looking rattle. The man in the photo is his Mom’s great-uncle Ebeneezer who spent many years living with the Sioux Indians in America and he must have brought the rattle back with him. Inscribed on the handle are the words: By Medicine-Man and Sacred Feather, Repeat These Words and Ask for Weather. Sonny soon discovers that the mysterious artifact is a magic weather stick which enables him to create his own private weather. Sonny can now control different atmospheric phenomena and cause them at will; occasionally he gets a chance to use the weather stick to catch some evil-doers and crooks. The two-pager ran for 45 weeks from 25th  September, 1971 (No. 69) and was given a proper ending in the issue dated 22nd July, 1972 (No. 112) in which Sioux Indians came to Sonny’s town as part of a travelling circus and reclaimed the artifact. Sonny gladly returned it to the rightful owners. Artist unknown.

From COR!! issue dated 27th May, 1972  (No. 104)

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