Lady Satan 1944

Edited By STEVE MILLER (with a “thank you” to Jim Pinto)

CONTENT Table of Contents/Legal Statement/About Lady Satan ...... i Lady Satan ...... 1 The Daring Lady Satan ...... 8 The Rebirth of Lady Satan (Fiction) ...... 15 Modern Basics: Communing with Spirits (d20 Modern RPG rules) ...... 19 To Catch a Predator ...... 21 The Curse of the Walking Dead ...... 27 Open Game License ...... 33

About Lady Satan 1944 Lady Satan was one of the legion of superheroes that rushed onto the market during the superhero comic book craze of the early 1940s. She has the distinction of being among the first female superheroes, debuting in 1941, the same year as the more famous Black Cat and Phantom Lady, and premiering the same month as the most famous of comic book heroines, Wonder Woman. But Lady Satan was not destined for the success enjoyed by some of her classmates. After just two stories—published in Dynamic Comics issues 2 and 3, she vanished into the haze of war, without the world even getting to know her real name. (Several years later, publisher Harry A. Chesler would give Lady Satan a second shot at stardom, bringing her back as a sorceress instead of a spy. This second chance didn’t fare much better than the first, and this time she faded away for good.) The first two Lady Satan stories in this book are the two that were published in 1941 and 1942. They are illustrated, and possibly written by, George Tuska, who would would go onto assist in the creation of the first black superhero to headline his own comic book, Luke Cage, Power Man, as well as celebrated runs on World’s Finest Comics and Iron Man. Tuska’sSample unmistakable hand file is evident throughout the stories, even if his style was still developing. Tuska was a staff artist at Chesler’s comic book studio from 1939 to 1941, and most sources credit him with creating the character of Lady Satan. The two other stories are from the second batch of stories featuring the character, after she gained magical powers. Again, Chesler did not credit creators, but the first one (To Catch a Predator) appears to have been penciled by Chesler staffer Bill Madden and inked either by George Tuska or Ralph Mayo. The final tale included here once again looke to have been drawn by George Tuska. The short story that bridges the two versions of Lady Satan and revealing the source of her magic, first appeared in NUELOW Games’s The Werewolf Hunter #1, and is reprinted here in slightly altered form. This story is the first time Lady Satan’s transformation was explained. In 1973, writer/editor Alan Hewetson revived the name “Lady Satan” for a character published in Skywald’s Psycho and Scream horror comics magazines. NUELOW collected all stories featuring thi unrelated character in Lady Satan 1974. Maybe we’ll have them meet in a future book or ROLF scenario.

NLC071

This edition of Lady Satan 1944 was produced for exclusive distribution through the websites of Onebookshelf.com. Published by NUELOW Games, December 2015. Copyright ©2015 Steve Miller. All Rights Reserved. This is a work of fiction. All resemblance to people living or dead is purely coincidental. Questions and comments may be sent to [email protected]. Lady Satan 1944 – 1

Sample file

2 – Lady Satan 1944

Sample file

Lady Satan 1944 – 3

Sample file

4 – Lady Satan 1944

Sample file