This little story, featuring such wonderful art, comes from Heavy Metal magazine #6, September 1977. Its artist/writer "Cortman" evidently contributed this and nothing more to the mag, and so far I've been wholly unable to find any other work by them online.
Of course it's possible that it's a much better-known artist working incognito, but altho the lush, imaginative, cross-hatching style reminds me of a few others, I'm not feeling a perfect match with anyone in particular. Anyway, here's the full story:
https://imgur.com/gallery/LTPhUIg
NOTE: HM was a rather eccentric magazine that ran for 46 years, ending just last year. It was one of the biggest gateways in the States to encounter the wild, adult world of BD. I'm currently working on an article about the mag, and plan on posting a few more highlights like these. Anyway, enjoy.
EDIT: I just happened to chance on the blog page below. For some reason I'd never thought about 'Moeby's school of imitation,' but it makes sense, no?
What’s interesting about this page is how the artist seems to be channeling Moebius. To be fair, everyone and their brother went through a Moebius period in the 80s and 90s. It was endemic in European art circles, to the point where someone could probably assemble a nice Master’s thesis on the Moebius school.
O_O Amazing! This is great stuff and I have never seen it before. You are full of surprises.
Frankly, I love looking through BD-themed blogs, and as is sometimes the case, I found something I liked in one and decided to expand upon it.
In this case I tracked down the full story with much better-quality art, then did a little more research. The blog page I'm talking about can be seen here.
And it was worth the effort. I appreciate this new impression a lot. Thank you! 🙇♂️