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More good girl/sword & sandal fun with Malu the hottie slave girl princess and her fearless protector Garth. I love the melodramatic dialogue; the art is quite good and there's a fast pace and lots of action, like a good costume epic. "The Flame Goddess" is good, campy fun too. I surmise that the plan was to give Malu and Garth a canine sidekick, but alas, these were their last adventures. |
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This cover makes me think of a (not as skilled) Dave Stevens. Great fun. |
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Thank you, Cimmerian32. You've done an excellent job in editing these scans -- outstanding! One of the very best I've seen on this site. Oh, and the comics are nice, too. Hard to know how to categorize these issues, so I just filed them in a folder with Avon science-fiction titles, since the final Slave Girl story appears in Avon's STRANGE WORLDS #3. |
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I can’t believe this series only lasted two issues! The Conanesque world-building should have provided enough plot options for a decade or more. Hopefully, someone will pick it up and re-launch it. |
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To answer the question on the last story page, it looks as though Malu and Garth DIDN'T escape certain death as we never saw them again. |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | April 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: quarterly |
Notes | Cover title is SLAVE GIRL PRINCESS but indicia title is SLAVE GIRL COMICS. |
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Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Malu (Slave Girl Princess); Garth; Nimir (dog) |
Notes | Cover title is SLAVE GIRL PRINCESS but indicia title is SLAVE GIRL COMICS. |
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Synopsis | Billy uses his toy gun to stop some bank robbers. |
Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
Content | Characters: Billy |
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Comic Story | The Pirates of Abmur (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Garth escapes his slavery on Phao's trireme to rescue Malu, but they both find themselves adrift in the ocean. |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Malu [Slave Girl]; Garth; Sandra Worth; Geoffry Garth; Phao; Manoch |
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Comic Story | The Lost Princess (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Two explorers find a princess encased in ice and return her to life. |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Ted Briggs; Dick Kane; Princess Tais |
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Comic Story | The Tower of Indecision (10 pages) |
Synopsis | Malu and Garth are imprisoned in the Tower of Indecision. |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Malu [Slave Girl]; Garth; Shala; Kron |
Notes | Part 2 of story. |
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Text Story | The Revel in Vardon Hall (2 pages) |
Synopsis | Jim plays fiddle at a ghostly gathering. |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Mr. Vardon; Jim Betts; Peter Vardon |
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Comic Story | The Flame Goddess (7 pages) |
Synopsis | Fearing for her brother, Shelia travels to Peru and finds them in the lost city of Chicalmo. |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Neal Vernow; Cliff Barron; Shelia Vernow; Professor Dale Farrel; Juan Sinto; Petocl |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | The Fall of Zankhara (10 pages) |
Synopsis | The army of Tirza the Good captures Zankhara. |
Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Malu [Slave Girl] (last appearance); Garth; Gaddo; Tirza the Good; Ortho; Shala; Zadig; Nimir (dog) |
Notes | Part 3 of story. Ends in cliffhanger. A Malu inventory story is published in Strange Worlds (Avon, 1950 series) #3. |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Minicam cameras from Martins-David Co. |
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Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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Credits | Letters: typeset |
Notes | Illinois Merchandise Mart.
Back cover. |
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