Yogi Bear #23
In "The Mysterious Intruder," Yogi Bear and Boo Boo stumble into a shadowy corner of Jellystone Park, convinced it’s been ravaged by fire—until they encounter the Groozilys, a bizarre family of monster-bears whose eerie hospitality blurs the line between welcome and warning. Written by Michael Maltese and illustrated by Pete Alvarado, with lettering by Rome Siemen and coloring by the Western Publishing Production Shop, this 1966 classic features a chillingly playful twist on the monster-family trope, all under Ralph Heimdahl’s haunting cover.
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Yogi and Boo Boo inadvertently wander into a barren, creepy section of Jellystone Park, which Yogi assumes was probably destroyed by a forest fire. There, they meet “The Groozilys”, a monster-bear family (not unlike the then-popular TV “monster-families” The Addams Family and The Munsters). The Groozilys consist of a husband, wife, and son - the latter of whom is so huge and, presumably, hideous that he is never seen above chest-high, except in complete silhouette at story’s end. The Groozilys show their guests some monster-bear hospitality, until Yogi and Boo Boo flee back to Ranger Smith.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).