Skeleton Anatomy – The character is a skeleton. Skeleton Anatomy is also known as Skeletal Physiology, Skeleton Mimicry and Skeleton Physiology. Similar to (500) Zombie Anatomy.
Literary Critique of Skeleton Anatomy
Golden Age comic book covers are filled with skeletons on the covers but then you read the story and realize just about all the skeletons are background not characters! The Silver Age doesn’t have much in the way of skeletons on the covers or in the stories either!
Alec Holland (DC) is a bona fide walking talking skeleton and a major character in Swamp Thing V4 #1.
Ghost Rider (Marvel) is composed of bone and hell fire (Marvel Spotlight on Ghost Rider #5).
Skeleton Warriors used bone transformation as a major plot device.
The Bone Crusher Skeleton is a very large D&D skeleton (D&D 4th Edition – Monster Manual 2).
The Direguard is a skeletal undead with magic powers (D&D 4th Edition – Monster Manual 2).
D&D has plain ole Skeletons (D&D 4th Edition – Monster Manual 1).
The Risen are skeletons made from the bones of heroes (World of Warcraft Monster Guide).
Banedead – TSR 2166 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 3
Baneguard – TSR 2145 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 1
Banelich – TSR 2166 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 3
Blazing Bones – TSR 2145 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 1
Bone Lord – Creature Collection I
Bonebat – TSR 2166 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 3
Boneman – Creature Collection II. Dark Menagerie
Bonewing – Creature Collection II. Dark Menagerie
Burned Ones – Creature Collection II. Dark Menagerie
Crypt Thing – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Death Knight – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Dracolich – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Dread – TSR 2145 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 1
Gatemaster – Creature Collection III. Savage Bestiary
Heucuva – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Marrow Knight – Creature Collection I
Mr. Crypt #1 (Alterna)
Naga Bone – TSR 2145 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 1
Skeletal Host – Creature Collection II. Dark Menagerie
White Wraith Ratman – Creature Collection II. Dark Menagerie
Baneguard – WTC11832-Monsters of Faerun
Darkness Visible – 2000 AD #979 (1996)
Flameskull – TSR 2145 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume 1
Giant Skeleton – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Judge Dredd – “Darkside” – 2000 AD #1019
Sinister Dexter – “Death is a Lonely Donnecan” – 2000 AD #1111
Skeleton – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
Slaine – “The Triple Death” – 2000 AD #1111
Warrior Skeleton – TSR 2140A Monstrous Manual
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