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Quote1 I have two goals in mind. One is to learn your language, Myrilla -- and the other -- well -- I'll tell you about that one later! Quote2
Brian Morgan

Appearing in "The Man Who Cried Werewolf!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Violet (First appearance)
  • Dr. Meroux (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Lisa / "La Loup" (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

  • Leon (Mentioned)
  • Lord / God (Referenced)
  • Pierre (First appearance)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Man Who Cried Werewolf!"

A man concocts a scheme with his lover to get his wife out of the picture by causing her to have a mental breakdown when confronted with a werewolf. The man thinks his lover is just using a trained animal, but when he goes to her during a night of the full moon, he observes her transformation into a werewolf. The beast ignores him and heads off to attack his wife. The man returns to his wife just as the werewolf has scratched her neck and leaves. The man is able to stop his wife's bleeding and she recovers as the monster is shot and killed by the locals. The moon affects a transformation upon his wife and she attacks him.

Appearing in "Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that go Bump in the Brain..."

  • An article about real world people or events, so no conventional appearances.

Synopsis for "Ghosties and Ghoulies and Things that go Bump in the Brain..."

A text editorial.

Appearing in "The Thing in the Freezer"

Featured Characters:

  • Hank Coleman (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

  • Melissa Rhodes (Transforms into a beast)

Antagonists:

  • Numerous unnamed Beasts

Other Characters:

  • Fredricks (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
  • Lord / God (Invoked)
  • Mildred
  • John Stover (Transforms into a beast)
  • Captain Leonard Winters (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Atlantic

Synopsis for "The Thing in the Freezer"

Some sort of disease sweeps across the ship called the Atlantic. The passengers one by one get infected and turn into monstrous creatures forcing them to try and flee to safety inside the ship's freezer. Once inside they realize the original carrier's body was placed in the freezer and all the food has been moved elsewhere. The last passenger turns around and views the other passengers that have taken shelter in the freezer only to see that all except him have transformed leaving himself locked in the freezer alone with a group of homicidal beasts.

Appearing in "Vampire Tale"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #16

Featured Characters:

  • Claude Aceman (Main story and flashback) (Unnamed) (Death)

Supporting Characters:

  • Unnamed Woman (Only in flashback) (Death)

Antagonists:

  • Igor (Only in flashback) (Death)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Judge
  • Jury
    • Unnamed Foreman
  • Unnamed Bartender (Only in flashback)
  • Police Officers (Only in flashback)
  • Unnamed Prosecutor
  • Unnamed Defense Attorney

Races & Species:

  • Humans (Main story and flashback)
  • Zombies (Main story and flashback)
  • Vampires (Main story and flashback)
  • Bats (Illusion or holographic simulation) (Only in flashback)

Locations:

Synopsis for "Vampire Tale"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #16

A man wrapped in bandages is on trial for murder after slaying a vampire. After the jury does not buy his vampire hunting story and convicts him, he removes his bandages revealing himself to be a zombie pursuing revenge after he was killed by the vampire a year ago. Upon revealing himself in the light of day the accused man turns to dust.

Appearing in "Skulls in the Stars"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Monster of the Moors / Gideon (Main story and flashback) (First appearance; dies)
  • Old Ezra, the miser (Main story and flashback) (First appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

  • Earthspace
    • Earth
      • England
        • Torkertown (Mentioned)
        • Swamp (First appearance)
        • Swamp Road (Mentioned)
          • Ezra's Hut (First appearance)
          • Moors (First appearance)
  • Hell (Invoked)
  • Heaven (Invoked)

Synopsis for "Skulls in the Stars"

Solomon Kane fights a ghost in the moors and is able to beat it away with his bare hands. The ghost whispers to Kane that he is Gideon cousin of Ezra and that it was Ezra who killed him and sought his soul to the moors. Given that Gideon was crazy in life he is also crazy in death and so to not risk letting his killer free Gideon would attack any and all that crossed his path. Gideon vanished back into the moors and Solomon formed a posses and rounded up Ezra to end the curse once and for all by sacrificing the murderer to Gideon's ghost. Once Erza was dead the moors went quiet once again.

Appearing in "Portrait of the Werewolf as A Young Man: The Odyssey of Larry Talbot"

  • A text article discussing real world characters or events, as such no conventional appearances

Synopsis for "Portrait of the Werewolf as A Young Man: The Odyssey of Larry Talbot"

A text editorial.

Appearing in "One Foot in the Grave"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #1

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Bums

Antagonists:

  • Zombies

Other Characters:

  • John Brown (Named only)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "One Foot in the Grave"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #1

A man decides to make money by reselling flowers stolen from graves until the dead return to take their flowers back.

Appearing in "The Fake!"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Menace #10

Featured Characters:

  • Agnes Carew

Supporting Characters:

  • Peter Lane

Antagonists:

  • Robert (Robot)

Other Characters:

  • Fred
  • Nix

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Fake!"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Menace #10

A hag that expertly applies makeup looks for a rich elderly man to support her. She finds one that still thinks she is beautiful even after she removes her disguise because any living thing is beautiful to a...robot.

Appearing in "World of Warlocks!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Myrilla (First appearance)
  • Overseers (First appearance)
    • Mother Stone (First appearance)

Antagonists:

  • Makkador the Mage, Prince of Wizards (First appearance)
  • Numerous Aeritrix Riders (Apparent death)
  • Numerous Demons
  • Numerous Imps

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

  • Unidentified alien species
  • Humans
  • Aeritrixes (First appearance)
  • Krandiks (First appearance)
  • Jewel-Things (First appearance)
  • Demons
  • Imps
  • Demon Gods (Invoked)

Locations:

Items:

  • Mantle of Makkador
  • Thurgilla / Thorgilla

Events and Eras:

Synopsis for "World of Warlocks!"

On a distant world away a mage named Makkador teleported an army soldier out of Vietnam to his world. Thinking it was a dream the soldier, Brian Morgan, began to play along and assisted a girl named Myrilla from three Aeritrix Riders who appeared to have kidnapped her. After freeing her the two attempted communication with one another but their languages did not match so outside of their names and what a sword is called their communication skills were limited.

Soon after a swarm of mystical bubbles poured over the two and they were transported before Makkador who explains to Brain that he was summoned by his mantle to be his champion against the Overseers of this world and that to ensure he complies he will keep the girl with him until after he assists him. Brain reluctantly agrees as he is transported away before his would be foes with the use of Makkador's Mantle, the same method of transportation they had used to get to Makkador's Castle.

Before the Overseers, gem like creatures, Brian prepared to attack. Brain felt only the slightest of tingles as he approached the creatures before a voice in his head spoke to him calling themselves the Mother Stone she along with her children explained that they were the keepers of this world and that their power only held sway of those from it. They also explained that they were the guardians keeping evil wizards like Makkador and demons from entering it's plane. Brian hearing their words agreed that he could not kill such creatures but was left with a problem as to what to do next given Myrilla is in the care of Makkador and he can not go to save her. The Mother Stone using her power transported the man of Earth back from whence he came allowing him to combat Makkador.

In Makkador's Castle Brian fought against the mage's summoned demons and imps slaying them only to then turn to Makkador himself. Makkador called upon the demonic gods he worshipped and fled the battle leaving Brian and Myrilla to leave the evil wizard's castle peacefully. Brian's only immediate goal is to learn Myrilla's language and to be with her.

Notes

  • Monsters Unleashed is published on a bi-monthly schedule and distributed by Curtis Magazines.
  • "The Man Who Cried Werewolf" is adapted from an original short story by horror writer Robert Bloch entitled, "The Man Who Cried Wolf".
  • "Skulls in the Stars" is adapted from an original short story by fantasy writer Robert E. Howard. It is the first Marvel comics appearance of the Robert E. Howard character Solomon Kane.
  • "World of Warlocks" is reprinted in Monsters Unleashed Annual #1.

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