Comic / Graphic Novel

The Golden Glove – The Comic

by Heinz Strunk, illustrated by Ully Arndt

Hamburg, 1974. Fritz Honka frequents "The Golden Glove" pub in St. Pauli, Hamburg’s red light district, meeting women he takes home. Some don't survive. Parallel to Fritz Honka and his milieu unfolds the story of the wealthy shipowner’s family Dohren. At first glance two very different worlds, which are nevertheless connected by desolation. In the end these two worlds meet in “The Golden Glove” pub.  

 

This mature graphic novel offers international readers a compelling entry into post-war Germany. 

  • Atmospheric portrayal of 1970s Hamburg's contrasting social worlds
  • First volume of a two-part series exploring true crime through the graphic novel medium
  • Combines social commentary with crime narrative, examining class differences in post-war Germany 

Dimensions
0 mm x 0 mm
Number of pages
120
Reading age
from 16 years
ISBN
978-3-551-74500-2