Grimly Feendish (alias The Rottenest Crook in the World) is a British comic book character created by Leo Baxendale in 1964, who originated in Baxendale's comic strip ''Eagle-Eye, Junior Spy'', published in the magazine ''

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and functions as a creepy but amusing comic book villain. The character became so popular that between 1966 and 1969 he had his own

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strip, ''Grimley Feendish'' in '' Smash!''

Publication history

Grimly's first appearance was in ''Wham!'' #4 (11 July 1964,

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). His goal is world domination, which he attempts to achieve using various monsters and outrageous plot devices such as exploding

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. After appearing in ''Smash!'' from 1966 to 1969, he reappeared in 1973 in '' Shiver and Shake'', as a member of the so-called Shiver Givers. The first eleven issues of ''Shiver and Shake'' reprinted stories from ''Smash!'' but then new adventures began, lasting until issue #77 (21 September 1974). The character was revived in 2005 for

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's six-issue limited series, ''

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'', where his full name was revealed to be "Grymleigh Gartside Fiendstien".

Rebellion revival

In 2021, Rebellion Publishing announced that they would be reviving ''

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'', and that Grimly Feendish would be included in the new issues. A ''Monster Fun'' Halloween Special issue ("Halloween Spooktacular") was published in October 2021, and a new Grimly Feendish story ("Funstation", with script by Ned Hartley and art by Tom Paterson) was included.

Cultural references

He was the inspiration for the song "

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," by punk band The Damned.

References

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