1 Steve: Crikey! The Balrog's vanished! Its body has smouldered to ash!
2 Steve: What are we going to do!? Jane'll be here soon!
3 Terry: I've seen you face down charging rhinos, attacking tigers, stampeding elephants, and lunging crocodiles, but I've never seen you so agitated!
4 Steve: They're nothing compared to Jane Goodall in a mood!

Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

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2023-08-06 Rerun commentary: That's an early implementation of an attempt to draw a smouldering pile of ash in Photoshop. I coud probably do a better version today. In fact, I think I most probably have done better versions in later comics already.

And it's a shame the Balrog's body vanished like this. Imagine what it'd be worth as magical item or potion ingredients!