The Purple People Eater, devised by Terry Trowell for Modern Magazines, 1958.
Just to refresh your memory, here's the song by Sheb Wooley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdv5mG9wpqM The song topped the Billboard pop charts from June 9 to July 14, 1958, was Number 1 in Canada and in Australia, and peaked at Number 12 in the UK.
Wooley was better known before he released the song as an actor, playing a regular role on television's Rawhide. He was also featured in such films as High Noon, The Outlaw Josie Wales, and Hoosiers. Wooley was also the voice actor behind the "Wilhelm Scream," a stock piece of audio that has been used by sound effects teams in over 200 films.
But it is his "Purple People Eater" that caught the attention of the Australian comic book world in an issue that is as wacky as the song.
Enjoy.
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=96363&comicpage=&b=i
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