Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities
Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities an American comic book limited series published in 2005, by Dark Horse Comics and recently continued by the same publisher. The series stars a fictional version of
Billy the Kid, still alive in the year 1881 after the real life Billy the Kid was allegedly killed by Pat Garrett.
Written by Eric Powell, with artwork provided by Kyle Hotz, the series teams Billy the Kid with members of a travelling freak show in a quest to retrieve a powerful object from the castle of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
Billy the Kid: Based on the historic figure, this fictional version is an uncouth, foul mouthed man. A childhood filled with abuse, that resulted in claustrophobia, is depicted in flashbacks throughout the series.
Fineas Sproule: The owner and leader of Sproule's Biological Curiosities. Sproule has functional hands instead of feet and bills himself as the Human Spider.
Aldwin Callahan: Born with reptilian skin and features, Callahan bills himself as the Alligator Man.
Isadora Mavrites: The show's Tattooed lady, Isadora's tattoos are supernatural in nature, shifting to give hints of future events.
Hector Delgado: Born with features that make him resemble a werewolf, Delgado bills himself as the Wolf Boy.
Jeffrey Tinsle: Billed as the Miniature Boy, Jeffrey is a young man of extremely small size.
Watta the Wild Man: No other name is known for this giant of a man. Watta appears to have a savage nature and is very protective of Jeffrey Tinsle.
After faking his own death, William H. Bonney, A.K.A. Billy the Kid, encounters a man named Fineas Sproule on a train. Sproule proposes that Bonney follow him back to his traveling carnival. In exchange for giving him shelter, Bonney will accompany Sproule and a small group of his performers to Europe where they intend to steal a powerful supernatural object with an evil history known as the Golem's Heart from the castle of Dr. Victor Frankenstein.
After a number of introductions and a dinner that results with most of the carnival members disliking Bonney, the carnival is attacked by Leonard Abradale, a former associate of Sproule who wants the Golem's Heart all for himself. The fight is short and Abradale retreats.
The Orm of Loch Ness followed with 4 issues and The Fiend of London is currently publishing.
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