Published in 1983 by Bastei, Gespenser Geschichten features the tale of "Der Monsterjager." The author is unknown but the comic was edited by Ewald H. Fehlau and Werner Geismar and the artist of the story is Antonio Vila Lopez. While there are no characters directly connected to the epic poem by name, I am adding it because of its thematic connections and its link to the works of J.R.R. Tolkein, whose stories developed from his scholarly work on the poem and related texts.
In the story, a monster hunter named Gandalf finds a largely deserted castle. Inside, he meets an unnamed woman and a man named Frodo, who tells him a tale of an evil sorcerer named Sauron who has captured the couple's daughter and convinces him to help to rescue her.
Along the way, he meets and defeats a shape-shifting serpent demoness and a Grendel-esque swamp monster, along with a few other lesser creatures.
In a twist to the typical hero story, upon rescuing the daughter, she and her parents transform to monsters and attach Gandalf, who is rescued and sternly lectured by Sauron for being foolish. An interesting, fairly light-hearted story.
In the story, a monster hunter named Gandalf finds a largely deserted castle. Inside, he meets an unnamed woman and a man named Frodo, who tells him a tale of an evil sorcerer named Sauron who has captured the couple's daughter and convinces him to help to rescue her.
Along the way, he meets and defeats a shape-shifting serpent demoness and a Grendel-esque swamp monster, along with a few other lesser creatures.
In a twist to the typical hero story, upon rescuing the daughter, she and her parents transform to monsters and attach Gandalf, who is rescued and sternly lectured by Sauron for being foolish. An interesting, fairly light-hearted story.