While in a US occupied zone in Europe, Marietta comes to the aide of her friend Nancy. Nancy’s father, the Viscount, had died a year ago, but his money had vanished. Marietta headed to Marco’s villa, where she encounters the ghost of Nancy’s father. Guided by this ghost, she was led to both the missing money and his killers, the Viscount’s “faithful” housekeepers Rebecca and her husband. Marietta was depicted as a capable adventuress and investigator who used clever gimmicks to make criminals believe she had magical powers. An example included a ring that released pepper gas she told criminals was “Powder of the Dragon’s Scales.” These scales, she claimed, could unveil the shadow world. She was also strong enough with some effort to break through iron chains. Note: Marietta is a recolored and renamed version of Chesler’s Lady Satan. The story was taken from Red Seal Comics #18 (Oct. 1946) and was reprinted again in “The Ghost of Castle Karloff”, Strange Terrors #1 (1952), with the protagonist’s name changed to Celeste Karloff.
Description While in a US occupied zone in Europe, Marietta comes to the aide of her friend Nancy. Nancy’s father, the Viscount, had died a year ago, but his money had vanished. Marietta headed to Marco’s villa, where she encounters the ghost of Nancy’s father. Guided by this ghost, she was led to both the missing money and his killers, the Viscount’s “faithful” housekeepers Rebecca and her husband. Marietta was depicted as a capable adventuress and investigator who used clever gimmicks to make criminals believe she had magical powers. An example included a ring that released pepper gas she told criminals was “Powder of the Dragon’s Scales.” These scales, she claimed, could unveil the shadow world. She was also strong enough with some effort to break through iron chains. Note: Marietta is a recolored and renamed version of Chesler’s Lady Satan. The story was taken from Red Seal Comics #18 (Oct. 1946) and was reprinted again in “The Ghost of Castle Karloff”, Strange Terrors #1 (1952), with the protagonist’s name changed to Celeste Karloff.
