*Marvel: Having appeared in Ghost Rider #1 & #2, Daimon Hellstrom made his first solo appearance as the title star in Marvel Spotlight #12, where his origin was also revealed. In the wake of other Marvel hits starring occult characters, and with the Exorcist movie taking big box-office, Stan Lee had originally proposed a series starring Satan himself, but Roy Thomas commuted it to Satan’s offspring, a demon/human hybrid who used his evil-spawned power for good, in rebellion against his father. Despite controversy from Christians and other religions – Satanists and Wiccans wrote in to complain about their faiths being portrayed as evil – Son of Satan proved a short-term hit, lasting an appropriate 13 issues in Marvel Spotlight before launching his own solo series – which fizzled after issue #8. Oops. Nevertheless Daimon remains a prominent character today in the Marvel Universe, though he doesn’t use the Son of Satan soubriquet any more, and his origins are usually politely redacted. This is a nice glossy pence printed copy with lurid colour, white to off-white pages and tight, firm staples. Just minor handling wear to edges, tiny stress marks at upper staple and slight corner blunting.
PICTURED: MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #12 FN+ p £50