Wednesday 10 April 2024

Three short stories by María Barrera from Misty : The Love And The Laughter (1978) / Roots (Nightmare) (1978) / Danse Macabre (1979) - Compiled by A. Wallace

   

The Love And The Laughter 

 Written by ?? , Drawn by María Barrera

Misty  No. 10 (April 8th , 1978)

Episodes: 1  (6 pages)

Translations/Reprints: Best Of Misty #04  (May 1st, 1986) 

Molly makes a pact with Devil for her soul to help her Uncle’s ailing circus
 (despite his claims she helps him just by being around), it works and t
hey make lots of money in just one day, then conjurer returns and Uncle 
figures out pact, they burn the book and spell is broken.

Roots (Nightmare )

 Written by Pat Mills , Drawn by María Barrera

Misty  No. 1 (February 4th, 1978)

Episodes: 1  (5 pages)

Translations/Reprints: Best Of Misty #08  (September 1st, 1986

Jill goes to stay in Evergreen with her granddad for the summer, uncanny realisation townspeople standing out in rain at night and nobody has died for years, discovers they have roots. Final reassuring panel added where she decides to stay..

Danse Macabre 

 Written by ?? , Drawn by María Barrera

Misty  No. 52 (February 3rd, 1979)

Episodes: 1  (6 pages)

Translations/Reprints: Best Of Misty #06  (July 1st, 1986) 

Nadia cheats to get starring ballet role (de luca effect 11), steals mistress's 
ballet shoes for luck... Skeletal orchestra etc red shoes adaptation, 
forced to dance until she collapses, Lois gets role and Nadia 
has ‘damaged her feet’ and shoes ‘danced to pieces’.

Compiled by A. Wallace 






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