The Heap [Baron Eric von Emmelman]; Jan Thomas; Maria Thomas; Jan and Maria's un-named baby; Ceres [aka Mother Nature]; Hugo Grunn (villain, death)
Synopsis:
A fight between Hugo and Jan to impress Maria at a youth sportsmanship retreat ends with Hugo being kicked out of the group. So Hugo heads to the woods to make his own rules where no one can tell him what to do......then he meets the Heap. But even the Heap has trouble with the lad, who accepts outcast, un-natural animals in the forest and uses their savage instincts to strike back at those who spurned him.
Reprints:
in Roy Thomas Presents The Heap (PS Artbooks, 2012 series) #2 (January 2013)