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LINDA

Real Name: Linda ??

Identity/Class: Human vampire

Occupation: High-school student

Group Membership: None

AffiliationsPaul Williams (boyfriend), Bill, Tommy Davis, Lonnie, Jimmy Ryan, Steve

EnemiesDr. Jenning

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unspecified town in the USA

First Appearance: Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (December, 1972)

Powers/Abilities: Linda's nourishment was not blood, but the life force of human beings. She did not use fangs, instead she used her mind and willpower. She could drain the lifeforce of a person by simple contact within a few seconds. She could also acquire the life force in little doses, so that the victims seemed normal until a strong physical effort triggered their total collapse. When a victim was totally drained, his eyes became blank, without pupils, and he stood still, unable to move.

History:

(Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb) - BTS) - Linda chose her victims among the strongest and more athletic students she knew, because they had the greatest lifeforce. Linda was in love with Paul Williams, who was one of the best athletes at Westfield Heights. For love she spared him and directed her hunger on other athletes.
    Linda drained the lifeforce of Tommy Davis, then Jimmy Ryan, who became little more than human vegetable.

    Linda, head shotMore than one year later Linda consumed Bill and Steve's lifeforce. They were in the same basketball team as Paul was.

(Journey into Mystery II#2/3) - Paul Williams suspected something strange and Linda tried to sway his thoughts. Paul went with Linda to the hospital where Dr. Jenning could not cure the boys. Jenning called the disease "supernatural" unable to understand it. Linda tried again to distract Paul, but his suspicions grew stronger. During a trip to the countryside Paul began to speak about vampires. It was sunset when Linda confessed to him that he was the last champion of the school, then drained his life-force as well.

Comments: Created by George Alec Effinger (writer) and Billy Graham (pencils and inks).

Profile by Spidermay.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Linda has no known connections to any other "Linda" character or any other vampire.

Paul Williams has no known connections to any other "Williams" character.

Tommy Davis has no known connections to any other "Davis" character.

Jimmy Ryan has no known connections to

Dr. Jenning has no known connections to


Paul Williams

    Paul was a basket player at Westfield Heights, one of the best athletes at the school.

    Paul was Linda's boyfriend. He was very upset and worried about the disease that hit his friends and the other athletes.

        His team was the best, but without two of the best players, Bill and Steve, it lost the championship in the last two matches. He couldn't stop himself from thinking about the unnatural occurences, and Linda's proposals did not succeed in distracting him.

    When Dr. Jenning mentioned something supernatural involved with the disease, Paul suspected that some sort of vampire was the cause. He was right, Linda touched him and drained his life-force, too.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3

 


Tommy Davis

    Tommy Davis was one of Westfield Heights's best baseball players.

    Tommy was the first victim at the school. Linda didn't devour his lifeforce completely, so Paul went into the catatonic state during a match.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb)

 

 



Jimmy Ryan

    Jimmy Ryan was one of the best runners of Westfield Heights' track team.

    Jimmy Ryan was the second victim of Linda.
    He was at his top form until, during a competition, the damage caused by Linda arose. He stopped moving in the middle of the run, becoming still like a robot.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb)

 




Steve

    Steve was a player in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Bill and Paul Williams.

    Steve was another of Linda's victims hit more than one year after Davis and Ryan.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3

 


Bill

    Bill was a player in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Steve and Paul Williams.

    Steve was another of Linda's victims hit more than one year after Davis and Ryan.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3

 

 


Lonnie

    Lonnie played in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Bill, Steve and Paul Williams.

    Steve was another of Linda's victims, hit shortly after Bill and Steve..

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3

 


Dr. Jenning

    Jenning tried to cure Davis and Ryan, with no avail, then, he also studied Bill and Steve. He could not find a natural cause to their status. He lied to the friends and the coach of the basketball team because there was no scientific cause. With Paul he mentioned some supernatural causes.

--Journey into Mystery II#2/3

 

 


images: (without ads)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p6, pan1 (Linda, full body)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p6, pan8 (Linda's vampiric true form)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p2, pan5 (Linda, head shot)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan2 (Paul Williams)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan3 (Tommy Davis)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan4 (Jimmy Ryan)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan1 (Steve)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan3 (Paul)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan3 (Lonnie)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p4, pan6 (Jenning)


Appearances:
Journey into Mystery II#2 (December, 1972) - George Alec Effinger (writer), Billy Graham (artist), Roy Thomas (editor)


Last updated: 02/03/11

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