Planet of Vampires Vol 1 1
From Hey Kids Comics
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Pages
36
Country
USA
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Appearing in "The Long Road Home"Edit
Featured Characters:
- Christopher Galland (First appearance)
- Elissa Galland
- Brenda
- Craig
Supporting Characters:
- Ben Levitz (Death)
- Bruiser Culhane
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Synopsis for "The Long Road Home"Edit
Synopsis copyright The Atlas Archive
April 21st, 2010. The crew of the Mars probe Aries VII returns home after a 5 year voyage. They will return to an earth far different from when they first left.
After a successful water landing outside of Coney Island, the astronauts are attacked by a group of savages. One of the astronauts is killed. Before the savages can inflict further damage, a small floating aircraft appears laying waste to the savages. The astronaut crew is taken to a huge dome. With the Empire State Building as it's axis, it stands 1100 feet tall with 5 interior levels. The dome is designed to keep the savages out. To the savages, the inhabitants of the Dome are known as Domies.
The crew is soon introduced to the Proctor, the Dome Administrator. Captain Chris Galland recounts how the Aries VII first lost contact with Earth. The last message that they received from Mission Control is that war had been declared between the major powers. The crew assumed the worst, that controlled nuclear war was raging across the face of the earth. The astronauts decided to continue to orbit Mars, hoping to hear something from earth. Soon, critical limitations of life support forced them to return to earth.
After their meeting with the Proctor, the astronauts are taken to their quarters. On the way, they encounter a savage being taken to an "Indoctrination Facility". Screams of terror cause them to investigate the facility. To their horror, they find an assembly line for extracting bodily fluids from humans. The People of the Dome are mechanized vampires. Freeing what savages they can, they destroy the facility. The astronaut crew is led to freedom by Bruiser Culhane, Warlord of the Bay Ridge assassins.
Captain Galland and his crew soon learn that the savages had developed immunity to the horrid new diseases that ravaged the land, while the people of the Dome developed no immunity and were susceptible to the plague. The Domies extracted a serum from the blood of the savages in order to stay alive. Like the ancient vampires of lore, the Domies feasted on the blood of the savages in order to stay alive.
Shortly after escaping the Dome, Bruiser and the astronauts are confronted by Bad Lenny Siegle of the Myrtle Street Boys. The two gang leaders will fight to the death with the fate of the astronauts hanging in the balance.
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TriviaEdit
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See Also[edit source]
- Discuss Planet of Vampires Vol 1 1 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Planet of Vampires series
- Images from Planet of Vampires Vol 1 1
Recommended ReadingEdit
- None.
Links and ReferencesEdit
Planet of the Vampires @ The Atlas Archive
- Comics
- Week 50, 1974
- 1975
- 1975, February
- Bronze-Age
- December 10, 1974
- Original Price $0.25
- Comics Published in USA
- Planet of Vampires Vol 1
- Atlas Comics
- Atlas Comics IP
- Atlas Comics (BE)
- USA
- Jeff Rovin/Editor-in-Chief
- Pat Broderick/Cover Artist
- Neal Adams/Cover Artist
- Gaspar Saladino/Cover Artist
- Larry Hama/Writer
- Pat Broderick/Penciler
- Frank McLaughlin/Inker
- Gaspar Saladino/Letterer
- Jeff Rovin/Editor
- Christopher Galland/Appearances
- Elissa Galland/Appearances
- Brenda/Appearances
- Craig/Appearances
- Ben Levitz/Appearances
- Bruiser Culhane/Appearances
- Proctor/Appearances
- 80FG2105/Appearances
- Spanish Eddie/Appearances
- Bad Lenny Siegle/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Aries VII/Appearances
- Floater/Appearances
- Colourist Credit Needed
- Synopsis Written
- Notes Needed
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