DC Vertigo Released September 1995

The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch (1995)

The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch is an issue of the The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch series from DC Vertigo, released September 1, 1995. Written by Neil Gaiman with artwork by Dave McKean. This page represents the regular first-print edition.

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Published September 1995
Pages 96

A dark and frightening fully painted novella, MR. PUNCH tells the tale of a young boy's loss of innocence results from a horrific confrontation with his past. Spending a summer at his grandfather's seaside arcade, a troubled adolescent harmlessly becomes involved with a mysterious Punch and Judy Man and a mermaid-portraying woman. But when the violent puppet show triggers buried memories of the boy's family, the lives of all become feverishly intertwined. With disturbing mysteries and half-truths uncontrollably unraveling, the young boy is forced to deal with his family's dark secrets of violence, betrayal, and guilt.