Playboy #7
"Birds and Bees Too Late" is a striking, offbeat tale from 1966, written, drawn, and inked by Howard Shoemaker, featuring a chillingly calm cannibal whose shield bears the insignia of civic groups—hinting at a darkly ironic past. The story unfolds with a stark, unsettling image: a man beside his kettle and a pile of bones, his emblem-laden shield a grim testament to his strange legacy.
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A cannibal stands with his spear and shield beside his kettle and a pile of bones. On the shield are the emblems of a number of civic organizations like Lions, Elks, Masonic Lodge, etc., who apparently represent his victims.
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