As portrayed by Arthur Adams in the 1993 movie adaptation UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON.
It never occurred to me before, but now I realize it was probably planned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the original film's release.
The complete 50-page adaptation you can read online :
An updated link to the movie adaptation by Arthur Adams:
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1992, 40th anniversary of the movie's release)
https://viewcomiconline.com/creature-from-the-black-lagoon-full/And here it is again in ARTHUR ADAMS' CREATURE FEATURES later trade (1994), with collected monster stories of Creature From the Black Lagoon, Godzilla, and a few other movie monster stories, including two short "Monkeyman and O'Brien" stories.
https://viewcomiconline.com/art-adams-creature-features-tpb/