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and originally appearing in Oni Double Feature #6–8 during 1998. The story was created and written by

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, adapted to comic by

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, illustrated by

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and was colored for the collection by Matthew Hollingsworth. The story concerns the character of Lawrence Talbot, a claims adjustor and

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who finds himself in

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on a cold winter's night with the townspeople trying to bring about the return of the Elder Gods. It was written as a tribute to

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, and inspired by his novel ''

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''.Greenberg, Martin H., ed. ''Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny''. Avon Eos, 1998 The title ''Only the End of the World Again'' comes from the ''

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'' franchise.

References

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