Halloween HeartBreak FORBIDDEN WORLDS "Timeless Tribe!" Conclusion

We Have Already Seen...

Art by Kurt Shaffenberger

Rod Merritt travelled to South America to investigate claims of an ancient civilization of immortals!

He discovers people who can metamorph into various forms including statuary, but seem to have a particular talent for transforming into animals including lions, jaguars, and rhinos!
While the rest of the expedition is slaughtered, Rod is kept alive at the behest of Leona, one of the leaders of the hidden people, who is attracted to him...

So, what did you expect?
A happy ending?

Not what writer/editor Richard Hughes and artist Ken Landau had in mind for this story from ACG's Forbidden Worlds #145 (1967).
Note: Despite his being "repulsed" at seeing Leona's true form, Rod accepts death as long as it's at her side.
BTW, here's the original art for that page...

Was Leona originally-conceived as being even more alien-appearing?

Did the Comics Code Authority make them tone it down?

We'll never know...

Next Week: a Special Treat: a Follow-Up to One of Our Earlier Tales...but We're Not  Telling You Which One!

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Halloween HeartBreak FORBIDDEN WORLDS "Timeless Tribe!" Part 1

The SubText of This Year's Halloween HeartBreak  has been "Not  What They Seem"!

And nowhere is that more accurate than in this two-part Halloween blogathon finale!

Impossible?

A human and were-cat in love is impossible?

Haven't we seen humans and vampires, humans and werewolves, humans and ghosts, even humans and ghouls/zombies all happily "getting busy"?
What could possibly prevent this kool coupling?

Or is there something else we haven't yet learned?

You'll know the startling truth only if you're here...tomorrow!

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Halloween HeartBreak SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE "Witch of Metropolis"

This Scene Does Not  Occur in the Story Below...

...Sort Of!

Confused?

Well, you won't be after you witness the following astounding events...

Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger (with some redrawing of Lois' face by either Ruben Moreira or Al Plastino), this story was popular enough to be reprinted in two of the legendary 80-Page Giants over the next decade, with its' second appearance in DC's Lois Lane #77-G39 (1967) putting it front-and-center of her weirdest tales!

Maybe we'll run "Ghost of Lois Lane!" next Halloween season!

Next Week: Another Spooky Story of Halloween HeartBreak!

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Super-Love SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE "Super-Bride's Secret!"

When Last We Left an Increasingly-Desperate Lois Lane...

...she had lost a catfight to Diana Prince, the then-powerless Wonder Woman...who has, apparently, regained her powers...and then some!

And Superman's plans to wed Wonder Woman are going "full speed ahead"!

Well, at least it wasn't a tacky fake romance, like Batman pulled with the aid of Batgirl and Wonder Woman as we showed HERE, HERE, and HERE!

Several points...

a) Why didn't Superman realize the woman he was kissing (several times) was wearing a mask?

He does have super-senses, right?

b) How was Ar-Ual going to put Wonder Woman into the Phantom Zone?

The criminal escaped from the Zone through a rift (which had re-sealed) and the only Phantom Zone projector on Earth is in Superman's Fortress of Solitude!

The Superman robots and possibly even the tiny Kandorians in their bottle city might notice an intruder!

and, c) I don't believe we've ever seen a version of Red Kryptonite that temporarily removes a Kryptonian's super-powers!

September Will be a Open Topic Month!

Anything Might Happen!

But, We'll Guarantee that...

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Diana Prince: the 50th Anniversary Omnibus

(Which includes this Lois Lane story)

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Super-Love SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE "Superman-Wonder Woman Team!"

We Conclude Our Month of Super-Love with...

...Lois Lane facing off against Wonder Woman for the hand of Superman!

But, this is a story set during the era when Princess Diana didn't have her Amazon abilities and powers!

Who will prevail?

Read on...

To Be Continued, on Thursday, at Our "Sister" Blog, Heroines!

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Written by Robert Kanigher, penciled by Irv Novick, and inked by Mike Esposito, this tale from DC's Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #93 (1969) has never been included in any Lois Lane hardcover or trade paperback reprints!
But it has been reprinted...in a couple of Wonder Woman collections!

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Diana Prince: Celebrating the '60s Omnibus

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Super-Love WONDER WOMAN (and SUPERGIRL) "Fight to the Death!"

When Last We Left Our Heroines...

Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Irv Novick

The cover pretty much says it all.

Prepare for a classic Silver Age catfight!

Grok has never appeared again, not even in the many reboots that have occurred since Crisis on Infinite Earths...
Written by Bill Finger, penciled by Win Mortimer, and inked by Jack Abel, this tale has never been reprinted in color since it's first appearance in DC's Wonder Woman #177 (1969).
You may wonder about the tag line..."Turn the page for the real END!"
This is the page...

Art by Mike Sekowsky and Dick Giordano

...and the series was about to do the wildest reboot any comic had ever done up to that point!
My blog-buddy, Rip Jagger, can fill you in on that fascinating story, starting HERE!

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Wonder Woman

Volume 4

(which concludes with the story we're re-presenting...but in black and white!)
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