Fiction Pulp Fiction Department:
In the Summer of 1974, at the height of the comic-book monster craze, Mental Comics Group published the first issue of one of its most iconic monsters: The Queen Mummy! The story begins at the Boston Museum of Antiquities, where Professor Mando Asker and his three students-- Stephanie Ross, Yvette Khan, and Myron Valentin-- are eager to begin studying the mummy of Queen Neferhotep, which has just arrived from Egypt. Unknown to the rest, though, Stephanie has her own agenda, believing that a new translation of a spell from the Book of the Dead can restore the mummy to life. She sneaks into the museum in the dead of night and recklessly reads the incantation aloud. The spell works, but not as expected-- though the mummy crumbles to dust, the wrappings are imbued with supernatural life and wrap themselves around Stephanie's body, possessing her with the spirit of Neferhotep. For the next seventeen issues, the professor and his students tried in vain to seperate Stephanie from the cursed wrappings, even as she herself was embroiled in a constant battle of wills with the mind of the ancient monarch. Inevitably, the group also found themselves involved in various thrilling supernatural adventures along the way. Good luck finding back issues, though, because this particular title was never published in our little corner of the Myriadverse, so you'll just have to use your imagination.
© 2023 Rick Hutchins
Stephanie Ross, Yvette Khan, and Myron Valentin .... hmmm, you know these people.