Creator: Steve Mitchell
Characters
Liana, Countess Silenti
Walter Aue
Tom DeLuca
Wilhelmina ‘Billie’ Dearing
Lyman Warker
Melvin Olsen
Detective Lt. Paul Ray
Detective Neal Quinn
Lt. Thurman Wakelee Smith
Rick Everhart
John Hampton
Odessa Armstrong
Morris Lyon
The Night
Star: A gray shape moved in the shadows. A figure clothed in gray cape and
hood, the face hidden by shadows. Seen more clearly, she wore a long,
loose-skirted gray dress beneath the cloak, a holster was sewn into the left side
of the cloak and an automatic pistol rested smoothly within. A domino mask
completed the ensemble. A weird mocking laugh penetrated the room, sending men
of evil into abject fear. “A misty gray cloud seemed to settle over her form
and she disappeared from sight – she had become invisible. An icy trill of
laughter was all that revealed her presence. This was the power of Genurah, one
of the many powers she had conquered.
Liana,
Countess Silenti is a beautiful woman of medium height and slender build with
long blonde hair that fell below her shoulders. Blue-gray eyes sparkled above a
wide mouth with a firm, straight line. She was perhaps thirty, maybe less. Her
maiden name was Masters before she married the Italian Count, and when he was
murdered she returned to America, a Countess, and very rich.
Walter Aue works
in a hidden room, monitoring the phone, receiving messages from agents, and
passing orders to them as well. He is always on duty. He is Night Star’s
communications network.
Wilhelmina
‘Billie’ Dearing has brown hair and hazel eyes, and is a reporter. She is also
an agent of Night Star.
Melvin
Olsen is rugged, tall and solidly built. Two automatic pistols were concealed
beneath his jacket. He drives the Night Star on her missions against the underworld
and spies.
Tom DeLuca
is middle height, sturdy built, with a dark complexion. A retired cop now runs
a private detective agency. He is also an agent of Night Star.
Lieutenant
of detectives Paul Ray is a dedicated cop,
Detective
Neal Quinn works for Paul Ray.
Lt. Thurman
Wakelee Smith works in another division.
John Hampton served during the war,
and is now a chemical engineer. His partner and many friends are killed in an
act of sabotage at his plant, and he becomes involved in tracking down the
killers and crosses path with the Night Star and her agents. At the end of the
story he becomes an agent.
Rick Everhart is Night Star’s pilot
and agent. He is tall, lanky, with swept back straw-blonde hair.
Odessa Armstrong is Countess
Silenti’s house servant. He is 60 years old.
Morris Lyon is the chauffeur of the
Countess.
This is the
best Shadow clone I think I’ve ever read, and a female plays the role. There
has only been one story featuring this fantastic character. A novel serialized
in three parts.
The Flesh Destroyer DOUBLE DANGER TALES #33, 34 & 35
