"Heroes of
Ancient Greece" by Tom Johnson & Others. The stories capture the best
of the sand and sandal flicks of our youth. This collection has four enjoyable
tales by three authors who grew up with those muscle-men action adventures
also. The first half of the book is allotted to Hercules with two adventures,
while the second half is devoted to Atalanta. Hercules and the Moon Goddess by
Tom Johnson pits the mighty half-mortal half-god against the Moon Goddess, a
woman from another world with a crew of giant robots at her command. Michael A.
Black then presents Spawns of the Titans, in which the mighty Hercules must
battle a sea monster and a giant Cyclops to free an island of chained slaves.
Artist Ron Wilber starts off the second half with The Legends of Atalanta, a
three-page comic book retelling the legend of the mightiest female warrior that
ever lived. Tom Johnson then returns with Atalanta and the Golden Lion, telling
the story of Atalanta's journey to Africa on the Argo to battle a prehistoric
beast and giant golden lion. And finishing up this fantastic collection is
Ralph Horner's Atalanta Alters the Tide of Alida. Atalanta must travel to the
undersea kingdom of Atlantis to save its people and destroy a number of foes in
the arena. Cover image by Ron Wilber, and colors by Sarge. Based on Greek
Mythology, the stories lean towards science fiction and fantasy, and you can
tell the authors enjoyed writing these romps in mythical adventures. As you
read them, you will imagine each story as a film produced by the famous Italian
directors of the 1950s & `60s. Long out of print, but Tom has one copy left
for $16.50 post paid (US).
