M&M Campaign Report – LA Stars – Vol 2 Number 5 “The Terror of Zxyxz”

The Terror of Zxyxz!

     Cover: A crackling man-shaped being of electricity clutching I-Man around the throat in a room filled with computers as the other heroes look on.  “This world now below to Zxyxz!” he pronounces.   Volume 2, Issue 5 (May, 1967)

Our Heroes: Hi-Q, size-shifting scientific genius.
The Indestructible Man, who is immune to physical harm.
Legionnaire, cyborg super-soldier built by the US Army.
Bald Eagle, winged embodiment of American patriotism (cameo only).
Appearing in this issue: Villains: Zxyxz, electrical terror from outer space.
Supporting Cast: Capt. Arthur Smith, USAF, seconded to NASA.

Opening page: A satellite bearing the American glag is struck by a bolt of Kirby dot infused electricity.  Caption: From the depths of space, a alien being composed of electrical impulses and radio energy at last escapes from his exile . . . and all Earth will tremble.

Naenia’s Flute – New Magic Item / A to Z Blogging Challenge [N]

Flute Player

The haunting sound of a flute echoed through the forest,  suddenly the walking dead seemed disoriented, their attacks poorly aim.  We were able to pull together and reorganize and then put an end to the latest threat by the Blood Priests of the North.

Once we were done, I followed the sound of the flute and found a young woman in a mourning dress sitting cross-legged on a tomb.  “Well done soldier, Naenia thanks you for seeing the dead restored to their resting places.”

“We do what we can.  We thank the Goddess for her protection.”

Naenia’s Flute

These flutes are carved from pale wood dyed black, delicately carved with the words of the prayer for the dead.  The mouth piece is usually carved ivory but occasionally made of silver.