CoronaVirus Captain's Library STAR WARS "Touch of the Goddess" Part 1

Thought we couldn't find a Star Wars story involving disease or sickness...

... to include in our #coronavirus comics series and celebrate #maythefourthbewithyou ?

Then you must not know us as well as you think!

While this is part of a post-Return of the Jedi story arc, the previous events are of little consequence to understanding this particular tale.

All you need to know is provided by some convenient expositional dialogue...

Will out intrepid Star Warriors succeed?

Perhaps the cover will clue you in!

Got the hint?
Be Here Tommorow for the cliffhanging conclusion!

Written by Jo Duffy, penciled by Ron Frenz and inked by Sam DeLaRosa, Marvel's Star Wars #99 (1985) was part of a longer story arc.

As of this date, the entire original Marvel run is considered non-canon...or an alternate universe where elements of major events occurred...but many relatively-minor events didn't!

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Star Wars: A Long Time Ago

Volume 7

Far, Far Away

(which reprints this story)

CoronaVirus Captain's Library & Theatre MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Conclusion

When Last We Left Our Protagonist, Prince Prospero...

As the Red Death sweeps across the land, cruel Prince Prospero shelters his toadying "friends" in his castle while forcing the peasants to survive as best they can in the plague-ridden countryside.

He also lusts for peasant girl Francesca and has taken her (along with her father and betrothed) to his fortress.

But the captive Francesca has strange visions where past, present, and a possible future all intermingle.
Prospero dismisses her dreams and considers what fate should befall his two captives, her father and her beloved Gino.
When an escape attempt fails, the Prince devises a public spectacle to punish the two who mean the most to Francesca...

Not quite as bloody as the movie, but even though Dell Comics didn't belong to the Comics Code, they realized there were some things a newsstand comic couldn't get away with in 1964!
Here's a kool bonus just for you...the trailer to the flick!

There's more contagious cinema coming...soon!

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Masque of the Red Death

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CoronaVirus Captain's Library MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Part 2

We Have Already Seen...

As the Red Death sweeps across the land, cruel Prince Prospero shelters his toadying "friends' in his castle while forcing the peasants to survive as best they can in the plague-ridden countryside.

He also lusts for peasant girl Francesca and has taken her (along with her father and betrothed) to his fortress.

But the captive Francesca has strange visions where past, present, and a possible future all intermingle...

Who will live?
Who will die?
Will the party really be the social event of the year?

Find Out This Weekend!

Illustrated by Frank Springer, Dell's Masque of the Red Death (1964) is a fairly-faithful adaptation of the Roger Corman movie based on Edgar Allan Poe's stpry of the same name.

However, due to time constraints, in order to have the comic on newsstands when the movie was in theaters, it was produced using only the script and promo photos as reference, so there are some differences between it and the film as released!

AIP Studios knew the value of comics to their target audience ('tweens and teenagers) and a number of their films, including Beach Blanket Bingo and most of Roger Corman's "Poe" flicks, were adapted into Dell Comics (who didn't follow the Comics Code)!

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Masque of the Red Death

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CoronaVirus Captain's Library MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH Part 1

A cruel ruler who enjoys tormenting his subjects and allows a pandemic to kill them!

Who does that remind us of?

What does Francesca tell Prospero, and how does he react?

Find Out Next Week!

Illustrated by Frank Springer, Dell's Masque of the Red Death (1964) is a fairly-faithful adaptation of the Roger Corman movie based on Edgar Allan Poe's stpry of the same name.

However, due to time constraints, in order to have the comic on newsstands when the movie was in theaters, it was produced using only the script and promo photos as reference, so there are some differences between it and the film as released!

The village is called "Catania" in the film, but Prince Prospero refers to it as "Esteban" in the comic.

AIP Studios knew the value of comics to their target audience ('tweens and teenagers) and a number of their films, including Beach Blanket Bingo and most of Roger Corman's "Poe" flicks, were adapted into Dell Comics (who didn't follow the Comics Code)!

Please Support Secret Sanctum of Captain Video

Visit Amazon and Order...

Masque of the Red Death

(along with Premature Burial in a kool double-feature)