Cult Icons: Hook Jaw.

JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO GO BACK INTO THE WATER AGAIN.

Probably the most popular story in the great ACTION comic from 1976 was the tale of a killer shark who had a fisherman's spear protruding from its lower jaw and who was hell bent on revenge. It was also one of the most controversial and gory serials ever and was partly responsible for the comic being withdrawn from sale for a number of weeks. I loved it. Think a psychotic version of Spielbergs shark and you're about half way there. This thing was mean. For those of us who collected comics during the 70's, Hook Jaw definitely was a cult icon.

As an aside, the above image is of a free transfer that came with an early issue of the comic and I remember I had it steamed onto a t-shirt which was really cool back then when Jaws was absolutely huge and everyone was obsessed with sharks.