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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Penciler |
Gil Kane |
| Inker |
Ernie Chan |
| Published | February 1977 |
Last Issue...Son of Satan, Daimon Hellstrom responds to a psychic summons and enters a dimly lit chamber where he finds a mysterious woman in a robe, whose face is covered by a shroud. When she refuses to answer his quesions, he sends forth a bolt of soulfire from his trident only to find that she is unaffected by the blast. Finally, she tells him that he has been summoned there to answer for his sins of aspiring to humanity when he is, in truth, a child of Hell. She then pulls back her hood to reveal her face--that of his mother. Daimon is shocked at the discovery and tumbles backwards. He is then beckoned further into the chamber by other voices. As he follows these voices down a flight of stairs he is met by all manner of monsters, tormented creatures and other bloody and putrid horrors. Another woman appears dressed in nothing but the sheerest scraps of clothing. This beautiful, raven-haired temptress then tells him that the inhabitants of this realm have long hoped for a more human overlord and suggests that this is his actual destiny. Even so, Daimon cannot help but be overcome by the sheer despair and terror that surrounds him. The woman also reveals that on this night, the opportunity for a potential takeover of Hell is ripe, since it is Christmas Eve, the only night when Satan sleeps. The woman does her best to convince Daimon to stay and fight for the kingdom he may inheirit by locking him in an embrace. At first he succumbs, but draws back violently when her gorgeous visage withers and gives way to her true form--that of a horrific skeletal demon. When he rejects her, the other demons attack him, until the torments are stopped by yet a third and final woman, also cloaked in long flowing robes. This woman leads him to a towering city in the middle of a desert where throngs of people have gathered to witness soldiers leading away a man in a crowd of thorns down a long flight of stairs. Upon closer inspection, Daimon sees the mans face, and it is his own. Suddenly,...
