More
than one year later Linda consumed Bill and Steve's lifeforce. They were in the same
basketball team as Paul was. 
LINDA
Real Name: Linda ??
Identity/Class: Human vampire
Occupation: High-school student
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Paul Williams (boyfriend), Bill, Tommy Davis, Lonnie, Jimmy Ryan, Steve
Enemies: Dr. Jenning
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Unspecified town in the USA
First Appearance: Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (December, 1972)
Powers/Abilities: Linda's nourishment was not blood, but the life force of human beings. She did not use fangs, instead she used her mind and willpower. She could drain the lifeforce of a person by simple contact within a few seconds. She could also acquire the life force in little doses, so that the victims seemed normal until a strong physical effort triggered their total collapse. When a victim was totally drained, his eyes became blank, without pupils, and he stood still, unable to move.
History:
(Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb) - BTS) - Linda chose her
victims among the strongest and more athletic students she knew, because they had the
greatest lifeforce. Linda was in love with Paul Williams, who was one of the
best athletes at Westfield Heights. For love she spared him and directed her
hunger on other athletes.
Linda drained the lifeforce of Tommy Davis, then
Jimmy Ryan,
who became little more than human vegetable.
More
than one year later Linda consumed Bill and Steve's lifeforce. They were in the same
basketball team as Paul was.
(Journey into Mystery II#2/3) - Paul Williams suspected something strange and Linda tried to sway his thoughts. Paul went with Linda to the hospital where Dr. Jenning could not cure the boys. Jenning called the disease "supernatural" unable to understand it. Linda tried again to distract Paul, but his suspicions grew stronger. During a trip to the countryside Paul began to speak about vampires. It was sunset when Linda confessed to him that he was the last champion of the school, then drained his life-force as well.
Comments: Created by George Alec Effinger (writer) and Billy Graham (pencils and inks).
Profile by Spidermay.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Linda has no known connections to any other "Linda" character or any other
vampire.
Paul Williams has no known connections to any other "Williams" character.
Tommy Davis has no known connections to any other "Davis" character.
Jimmy Ryan has no known connections to
Dr. Jenning has no known connections to
Paul was a basket player at Westfield Heights, one of the best athletes at the school.
Paul was Linda's boyfriend. He was very upset and worried about the disease that hit his friends and the other athletes.
His team was the
best, but without two of the best players, Bill and Steve, it lost the championship
in the last two matches.
He couldn't stop himself from thinking about the unnatural occurences, and
Linda's proposals did not succeed in distracting him.
When Dr. Jenning mentioned something supernatural involved
with the disease, Paul suspected that some sort of vampire was the cause. He was right,
Linda touched him and drained his life-force, too.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3
Tommy Davis was one of Westfield Heights's best baseball players.
Tommy was the first victim at the school. Linda didn't devour his lifeforce completely, so Paul went into the catatonic state during a match.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb)
Jimmy Ryan was one of the best runners of Westfield Heights' track team.
Jimmy Ryan was the second victim of Linda.
He was at his top form until, during a competition, the damage
caused by Linda arose. He stopped moving in the middle of the run, becoming still like
a robot.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3 (fb)
Steve was a player in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Bill and Paul Williams.
Steve was another of Linda's victims hit more than one year after Davis and Ryan.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3
Bill was a player in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Steve and Paul Williams.
Steve was another of Linda's victims hit more than one year after Davis and Ryan.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3
Lonnie played in the basketball team of Westfield Heights. He played with Bill, Steve and Paul Williams.
Steve was another of Linda's victims, hit shortly after Bill and Steve..
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3
Jenning tried to cure Davis and Ryan, with no avail, then, he also studied Bill and Steve. He could not find a natural cause to their status. He lied to the friends and the coach of the basketball team because there was no scientific cause. With Paul he mentioned some supernatural causes.
--Journey into Mystery II#2/3
images: (without ads)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p6, pan1 (Linda, full body)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p6, pan8 (Linda's vampiric true form)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p2, pan5 (Linda, head shot)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan2 (Paul Williams)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan3 (Tommy Davis)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p5, pan4 (Jimmy Ryan)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan1 (Steve)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan3 (Paul)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p1, pan3 (Lonnie)
Journey into Mystery II#2/3, p4, pan6 (Jenning)
Appearances:
Journey into Mystery II#2 (December, 1972) - George Alec Effinger (writer), Billy Graham (artist), Roy Thomas (editor)
Last updated: 02/03/11
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