By this blur, it seems that what follows may be a memory.
The boy hero is named Kosaku (as far as I can tell). Kosaku was able to rescue Melchi because he is a very special boy; details forthcoming.
AB fans, those having seen #51, Little Elephant Pura (Jimbo the Great) may recognize the stubble guy as one of the hunters who pursued the title character of that episode.
The CRINKLE NOSE guy was in the Fortress of Centaurs manga
The Sunglasses guy was in Jungle Emperor manga.
Those are not human hairs!
Kosaku is one of a small isolated community of wolfmen, whose flying saucer had crashed into a mountain.
The tribe Elder is his grandpa, but brings him before the council despite their relationship. He had broken the law by venturing away from the village.
Worse yet, he had given away his identity as non-human by showing his lupine agility in rescuing Melchi. AB fans recall episode #65, Brave Escapee (56, The Terrible Tidal Wave), in which Porgy (Mr. Pog) gives away his ID as a robot in order to repair Atom so he can stop the tsunami. Boon had been hunting for the escaped robot family Porgy, Bess, & Piko (Mr. Pog, Bibby Pog, & Pal Pog), and seized them immediately.
Anyway, now the hunters will be after the wolf-tribe. Yes, this does relate to both Phoenix & Vampires, as both have the element of wolf-people being pursued, especially the live-action/animated version of the latter.
