Mordor IV (1975) by HR Giger references the cover of The Pink Panther and The Inspector #26 (Published May 1975 by Gold Key)?

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The Pink Panther comic book trail
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Cover of The Pink Panther and The Inspector comic book #26

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Mordor IV (work 280) (1975)  by HR Giger

 a) Mordor IV by HR Giger (1975)
 

Mordor IV (9175) by HR Giger

Cover of Pink Panther and The Inspector #26 (Published May 1975 by Gold Key)

b) Cover of The Pink Panther and The Inspector #26 (Published May 1975 by Gold Key) which appears to reference Salvador Dali's "Daddy Longlegs of the Evening Hope!"

c) The Pink Panther's foot creating a ripple in the water becomes the clawed foot standing on a ribbed pipe

 d) The ship becomes the curved sealion like form?

e) The Pink Panther's head becomes the phantom face with the  Sting-ray like mouth

 g) The pipe becomes the organic flute

h) The body of the inflatable sea monster toy becomes the phallic form, and the Pink Panther's fingers become multiple sucker like forms