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“Scarab – The Man Who Would Destroy “
It was a nice summer afternoon in the California city of Larkspur. High school science teacher, Andrea Thomas, joined her fellow faculty members and students to watch an archeological find being placed in the city square for all to enjoy. The object was a rare fifteen-foot sandstone pyramid recently recovered from the desert sands just west of Cairo.
As the crane finished lowering the pyramid into place, a ghostly figure emerged from the stone structure. As most Californians haven’t never witnessed live magic, the crowd begins to panic. As the stranger approached the onlookers, his flesh grew solid after three thousand years of imprisonment. Andrea Thomas and Cindy Lee take notice of the man’s wardrobe, which consisted of ceremonial robes woven in some lost period of ancient Egypt.
As the crowd began to flee the man announced himself as Sarab – the mightiest of magicians. He then raises his hands and begins to attack those who still remain with ancient death magic. It’s time to act!
Andrea rushes into a nearby alleyway to conceal what she is about to do. With hands resting on her hips, Andrea Thomas shouts to the heavens “Mighty Isis!”, and in a flash the mousy science teacher is transformed into Isis – the avatar of the goddess here on earth. Scarab, welcome to 1976! Isis, say hello to a relic of your past!
Reviewer Notes
The Secrets of Isis was one of my favorite television shows on Saturday morning. I was only four years old at the time, but even at that age I knew actress Joanna Cameron was a hottie. With that said, I had no idea there was a comic book series published in 1976 based on the show. So when I found the books last year at a local antiques mall I knew I had to have all eight.
Issue one captures the look and feel of the original television series but is not limited in scope (thanks to the power of the pencil). The writing and art is what you would expect for 1970’s DC Comics, but from other titles I’ve read such as “Brave and the Bold” and “Adventure Comics”, “Isis” seems much less cookie cutter. I’m hoping that trend continues.
Magic users are my favorite character type in both DC and Marvel comics. In this case, Isis is up there with Shazam, Black Adam, and Dr. Fate (for me anyways). I’m not sure how Scarab would stack up to the other four on my list, but he was imprisoned in a block of stone for some reason. He must have been considered somewhat of a threat to go to those lengths. I admit It’s just fun to see other magic users in the DC Universe. So, I’m giving issue one of Isis 4 out of 5 stars.
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