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Femforce 22

FEMFORCE #22

COVER: The Count / Black

EDITORIAL CONTENT: Part 3 of Bill Black Interview

MILESTONES: Joan Wayne's first encounter with the Black Shroud

1st Story: Nightmare! (24 pgs)

Credits:
The Count,writer / penciler; Mark Propst, inks; Walt Paisley, letters;
Metcalf / Allen / Sheppe, grey tones; Bill Black, inks / edits

Synopsis:
Joan Wayne's sleep is haunted by frightening nightmare experiences inflicted by the Black Shroud. In addition to enduring a number of terrifying menaces, Joan is forced to face images of former friends now turned against her. She is assaulted by She-Cat in 1937 New York, shot by Colt in the Old West, and nearly drowned by Tara. The Shroud manifests himself as an amorous Paragon and a comforting Nightveil, taunting Joan mercilessly after each appearance. Finally, Joan battles three visions of her former Miss / Ms. Victory persona before watching an aged, decaying Joan Wayne wither into a skeleton. Joan awakens from her dream in a cold sweat, praying that her horrifying experience has ended, when the Shroud appears one last time in the night to torment Joan, gloating that there is no safety and no sanctuary.

Heroes / Heroines

Last App

Next App

Colt (Val Kirk)

FF 21

2nd story (C)

Commando D (Page Connors)

FF 20

FF 23 (1)

Ms. Victory / Rad (Joan Wayne)

FF 21

FF 23 (1)

Nightveil (Laura Wright)(C)

FF 21

2nd story

Paragon (Charles Starrett)

FF 21

FF 23 (1)

Scarlet Scorpion (Mike McCluskey)(C)

FF 20

FF 23 (1)

She-Cat (Cass/Cleo Angora)

FF 21

2nd story

Stardust (Mara)(C)

FF 21

2nd story

Tara (Tara Fremont)

FF 21

FF 23 (1)

Villains / Opponents

The Black Shroud (Zara Khan)

FF 19 (1)

FF 26 (2)

Supporting Characters

None


Others

Saloon Patrons; Old West Citizens; New York Citizens

Geography

Orlando; New York; Old West; at sea; unnamed city

Sites

Rad's apt; New York streets; saloon; hospital room; unknown dreamscape

Time

Present (one night); 1937; late 1800's; timeless dream period

Magic & Technology

Colt's pistols

Notes:
Every character, every place, and every time except for Joan Wayne, her Orlando apartment, and the Black Shroud himself appear only in the nightmares the Shroud inflicts on her.... The dream fantasy between Joan and Paragon is the first glimpse at any romantic relationship between them, though in reality he is still involved with Nikki Latimer at this time.


2nd Story: Meanwhile, Back at FF HQ (4 pgs)

Credits:
Bill Black, script; Bill Marimon, art; "da Colonel" (James Sanders, III) and "da Propst" (Mark Propst) inks, Walt Paisley, letters

Synopsis:
In a brief episode taking place immediately after the induction party of FF 20, She-Cat tells Stardust, Thunderfox, and Nightveil the rest of her "dream" in which she used Dr. Jimenez's time machine to travel to the Old West. Her dream self, returning to Latimer Labs, comes upon a scene of brutal carnage as Rip Jaw and the Black Commando stand gloating over the bodies of the Femforce that they have just murdered. She-Cat herself is saved from death at the hands of the villains by the timely arrival and quick guns of Buckaroo Betty. Back in reality, She-Cat is stunned by the appearance at FF HQ of Betty herself. The joke turns out to be on She-Cat, however, as Betty's features fade to become those of Nightveil, who displays a rare sense of humor in using her mystical powers to have some fun with her teammate.

Heroes / Heroines

Last App

Next App

Buckaroo Betty (Betty Bates)

FF 20

FF 34 (1)

Colt (Val Kirk) (C)

FF 21

FF 23 (1)

Nightveil (Laura Wright)

1st story

FF 23 (1)

She-Cat (Cass/Cleo Angora)

1st story

FF 23 (1)

Stardust (Mara)

1st story

FF 23 (1)

Thunderfox (Lynn)

FF 21

FF 23 (1)

Villains / Opponents

Black Commando (Dan Barton)

U O Ms. V

FF 29 (1)

Rip Jaw (Turk)

FF 20

FF 23 (1) (C)

Supporting Characters

None


Others

None

Geography

Orlando; Bayport, WI

Sites

Femforce HQ; Latimer Labs

Time

Halloween day, on the morning after the induction party

Magic & Technology

Rurian starship; Betty's six-shooters

Notes:
This is a brief retro-continuity story that takes place in between FF 20 and FF in the House of Horror. Repairing Stardust's cruiser is part of the "cleanup" chores the ladies undertake before going to the Haunted House as seen in H of H. Using that book as a firm root in time, we see that the induction party must have taken place on October 30, not on September 14 as shown on the invitation Rad displays on the splash page. One might assume that Rad's invitation was deliberately falsified to keep her from being a party crasher.... This story, along with FF 20, sets the stage for Betty's return and permanent residence in the present during the Shroud wars.... Betty, Rip Jaw, and the Black Commando appear in this story only in She-Cat's recounting of her dream.
Page 3 of this story was supposed to be in FF 20 but inker Propst "lost" it and was 2 months late in turning it in!


3rd Story: The Little Man Who Was All There (6 pgs)

Notes:
Golden Age Cave Girl reprint not detailed in this index.

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