Previous Phantom Stranger artist Fred Carrillo makes a return appearance with the Stranger, drawing this two-part story involving reincarnation and eternal love:
Amanda Dove is distraught when she receives a letter from the government, telling her her fiance, Pvt. Tony Smith, has been killed in action.
She is driven mad when she sees a series of ghosts--all dressed in different military uniforms--calling out to her. She is so terrified that she almost falls out her apartment window, but The Phantom Stranger is there to save her!
The Stranger offers to help her with her torment, but he finds there is a part of her soul even he cannot reach. He then gets a message from on high:
She is driven mad when she sees a series of ghosts--all dressed in different military uniforms--calling out to her. She is so terrified that she almost falls out her apartment window, but The Phantom Stranger is there to save her!
The Stranger offers to help her with her torment, but he finds there is a part of her soul even he cannot reach. He then gets a message from on high:
Amanda recalls being in love with a Roman Centurian named Marcus, and how she convinced him to go to war, saying she could not love a coward. The very next day, Marcus is killed in battle. The other soldiers wonder why a man so unsuited to combat would volunteer for such a duty.
This opens the flood gates of Amanda's memory:
This opens the flood gates of Amanda's memory:
To be continued!
At a mere six pages, Mike W. Barr didn't have a lot of space to work with, so it makes sense that he would turn this into a two-parter. Be here tomorrow to see the conclusion!
At a mere six pages, Mike W. Barr didn't have a lot of space to work with, so it makes sense that he would turn this into a two-parter. Be here tomorrow to see the conclusion!
