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PHANTOM STRANGER & NAOMI WALKER/NAAMAH in VERTIGO VISIONS: THE PHANTOM STRANGER (1993)

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House-ad for Vertigo Visions: The Geek (1993) one-shot. Art by Michael Allred.

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On this date in 1993, Rachel Pollack and Michael Allred's The Geek hit comic shelves. It was part of DC's Vertigo Visions line, a series of six double-sized one-shots that focused on a different DC character -- and Vertigo-ing them up.

It was based on DC's Brother Power the Geek #1, who had first appeared in comics back in 1968 and was created by Joe Simon. Brother Power's original series only lasted two issues, as its sympathetic portrayal of "hippe culture" proved too controversial for DC management. A third issue created by Simon never saw print, and he never released any artwork from it.

The Vertigo one-shot pulled some elements from the original issues, such as Brother Power being caught by and forced to perform in a "psychotic circus." It also featured Cindy, the sympathetic hippie from the original series. Now a prostitute, Cindy and the Geek are reunited, and he dies saving her before being reborn in the body of one of her dolls.

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"I'd heard that the most painful trauma a human being can endure is the death of one's own child. What was happening to me seemed worse. More than half of my own being had been snatched away in a furious moment of weakness. I felt stupid, and very much alone. Like I'd just broken up with myself. I'd been rendered helplessly masculine... and I knew that without Rose I wouldn't survive... I was looking at life from a myopic male perspective."

Vertigo Visions - Doctor Occult (1994) #1. "A Waltz Of Screams."

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I know. I know. I’ll go on a trip. To the heart. I mean, the heart of America.

Brother Power the Geek in Vertigo Visions - The Geek (1993) #1

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"I appreciate your coming alone, Ligeia. I know some members of The Seven aren't so understanding. -I'm concerned about you, Occult. You recently chased an entity of evil into The Dark Lands-- most likely an agent of Koth. You let him get away, why? -I can't explain it. Something happened. I... -You lost control, Doctor. -I blacked out in the Astral Plane. I heard Rose cry out, but I couldn't find her. It was as if something in Rachel's mind had frightened her terribly. I've never lost touch with either side of myself. But when we reached The Dark Lands, Rose refused to emerge. The Mystic Symbol felt cold as ice in my hand. It's never felt that way before. -The balance of masculine and femenine within the human mind-set can be a most powerful tool, as you well know. But when these entities are in conflict, a chaos may develope. Avoid the chaos, Doctor."

Vertigo Visions - Doctor Occult (1994) #1. "A Waltz Of Screams."