Don Wilder took over the writing duties in 1976 as Parker returned his focus to The Wizard of Id. Following the death of Bill Rechin in May 2011, the strip was drawn by Kevin Rechin and written by Bob Morgan, who is Rechin's brother-in-law.[2][3] Publication of new Crock strips ended with the May 20, 2012, Sunday comic, though reprints of older strips by Bill Rechin have continued to run.[1][4]
King Features describes Crock as "the greatest and longest-running parody of the Foreign Legion classic, Beau Geste," written in 1924 by P. C. Wren and filmed several times. The comic strip is set in the middle of a barren desert at a desolate fort, where the tyrannical and corrupt Commandant Vermin P. Crock rules over a curious group of beleaguered legionnaires:
the cowardly Captain Poulet (French for chicken),
the simple-minded Maggot who digs and digs,
Figowitz (who just wants a kind word),
heavyweight camp follower Grossie (who now owns Le Cesspool, a favorite, yet dilapidated hangout for the characters, and is married to Maggot),
the narcissistic Preppie,
Mario the Bartender,
Jules Schmesse who is always about to be executed,
the Arab horde and their stone god Nebookanezzer, who resembles a moai,
the ancient sage, never seen, who lives in a cave and dispenses wisdom and sarcasm,
the men of Outpost 5,
the Bookmobile,
the men being punished in the heat boxes,
Quench the ever-dry camel,
the Lost Patrol who have been wandering the desert for 20 years, trying to find their way back to the fort.
TV appearance
A live action Crock sketch was included in the special Mother's Day Sunday Funnies broadcast May 8, 1983 on NBC.[5]
^ abZitz, Michael (May 9, 2012). "'Crock' strip coming to its end". The Free Lance–Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^Cavna, Michael (May 25, 2011). "RIP, Bill Rechin: Artist son memorializes 'Crock' cartoonist". The Washington Post. Comic Riffs. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
^Rechin, Bill (October 7, 2019). "Crock - Comic Kingdom". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012, 2d ed. by Vincent Terrace
February 21, 2023
crock, comic, strip, crock, american, comic, strip, created, bill, rechin, brant, parker, depicting, french, foreign, legion, distributed, king, features, syndicate, strip, began, 1975, ended, 2012, january, 2012, update, appeared, newspapers, countries, crock. Crock is an American comic strip created by Bill Rechin and Brant Parker depicting the French Foreign Legion Distributed by King Features Syndicate the strip began in 1975 and ended in May 2012 As of January 2012 update it appeared in 250 newspapers in 14 countries 1 CrockAuthor s Brant Parker 1975 1976 Don Wilder 1976 2011 Bob Morgan 2011 2012 Illustrator s Bill Rechin 1975 2011 Kevin Rechin 2011 2012 WebsiteOfficial websiteCurrent status scheduleConcluded in rerunsLaunch dateOctober 26 1975End dateMay 20 2012Syndicate s King Features SyndicateGenre s HumorDon Wilder took over the writing duties in 1976 as Parker returned his focus to The Wizard of Id Following the death of Bill Rechin in May 2011 the strip was drawn by Kevin Rechin and written by Bob Morgan who is Rechin s brother in law 2 3 Publication of new Crock strips ended with the May 20 2012 Sunday comic though reprints of older strips by Bill Rechin have continued to run 1 4 Contents 1 Characters and story 2 TV appearance 3 Theme park 4 ReferencesCharacters and story EditKing Features describes Crock as the greatest and longest running parody of the Foreign Legion classic Beau Geste written in 1924 by P C Wren and filmed several times The comic strip is set in the middle of a barren desert at a desolate fort where the tyrannical and corrupt Commandant Vermin P Crock rules over a curious group of beleaguered legionnaires the cowardly Captain Poulet French for chicken the simple minded Maggot who digs and digs Figowitz who just wants a kind word heavyweight camp follower Grossie who now owns Le Cesspool a favorite yet dilapidated hangout for the characters and is married to Maggot the narcissistic Preppie Mario the Bartender Jules Schmesse who is always about to be executed the Arab horde and their stone god Nebookanezzer who resembles a moai the ancient sage never seen who lives in a cave and dispenses wisdom and sarcasm the men of Outpost 5 the Bookmobile the men being punished in the heat boxes Quench the ever dry camel the Lost Patrol who have been wandering the desert for 20 years trying to find their way back to the fort TV appearance EditA live action Crock sketch was included in the special Mother s Day Sunday Funnies broadcast May 8 1983 on NBC 5 Theme park EditCrock is featured in the Universal Studios Florida theme park Islands of Adventure where Crock s fort is part of Toon Extra in Toon Lagoon References Edit a b Zitz Michael May 9 2012 Crock strip coming to its end The Free Lance Star Fredericksburg Virginia Archived from the original on January 23 2013 Retrieved May 12 2012 Crock cartoonist Bill Rechin dies at age 80 The Virginian Pilot Associated Press May 21 2011 Archived from the original on September 28 2011 Retrieved May 7 2012 Cavna Michael May 25 2011 RIP Bill Rechin Artist son memorializes Crock cartoonist The Washington Post Comic Riffs Retrieved May 7 2012 Rechin Bill October 7 2019 Crock Comic Kingdom Seattle Post Intelligencer Retrieved October 7 2019 Television Specials 5 336 Entertainment Programs 1936 2012 2d ed by Vincent Terrace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crock comic strip amp oldid 1107222634, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
