Suddard: The Normal Length Halloween

Suddard: The Normal Length Halloween

In 1996, the people behind Old Man Suddard released a one off special Halloween issue of Suddard entitled, "The Normal Length Halloween."

The premise of the story has Suddard in charge of the Halloween activities for the young children of Horton. He decided to set up Suddard's corner, an area of the school where he tells three stories of terror to the children. This comic is non canon.

The first story is about Brad Ford and Lilly riding on the Horton Free City Bus when they see a gremlin ripping pieces off the bus. The rest of the story shows the two fighting back despite not being believed by the others on the bus.

The second story has Benji Handslam bitten by a werewolf. He fights a battle against himself as he tries to change back into a human.

The final story depicts Suddard fighting against aliens who are invading the town.

The comic ends with the children leaving in fear from the gruesomely descriptive stories, some of them having soiled themselves.

Trivia

The Horton Free City Bus appears in all three of these stories including the build up as Suddard heads to the school.

This comic won an award for best horror comic in a Suddard franchise.

At the back of the comic were the words, "Dedicated to the memory of the Bradford Free City Bus."