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Quote1 Shanna, I hate to tell you this… but it looks like the honeymoon’s over! Quote2
Ka-Zar

Appearing in "A Match Made in Hell!"

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  • Sep (Mentioned)
  • Illyana Rasputina (Mentioned)
  • Ular (First appearance)
  • General Kamin (First appearance)
  • Paru (Mentioned)
  • Tilbrok (Invoked)
  • Beatrice (Mentioned) (Belasco's Beloved)

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Synopsis for "A Match Made in Hell!"

Dherk flies next to Mount Flavius, surveying the damage being wreaked by its eruption when he is suddenly grabbed by an enormous hand from the sea that pulls him into an underground lair. He encounters Belasco and Queen Leanne there and Belasco tells him that he is responsible for the weather and earthquakes that have been recently ravaging Pangea and that Shanna’s ring and its mysterious gemstone provided him the means to re-enter this dimension. Dherk attacks Belasco but succumbs to his hypnotic gaze.

In Aerie Shalan, Ka-Zar and Shanna are preparing to be wed despite Shanna’s misgivings and Wend directs them to begin the procession. They trek through the forest outside the aerie to the Temple of Vant with hundreds of other Aerians. At the same time, Queen Leanne leads an army of Pterons and Lemurans and convinces Tubanti to join them to attack the Aerians. They arrive to a nearly empty Aerie Shalan with only meager defenses left and are able to quickly to take over the city. Back at the temple and the wedding of Ka-Zar and Shanna, Leila suddenly arrives to joyful tidings but the ceremony is soon interrupted by Leanne and her attacking army. As the temple is overrun Wend suddenly transforms into Belasco as he vows his revenge. They battle briefly but are then vanished by Belasco into his underground lair where Ka-Zar and Shanna find themselves tied up in his throne room.

Belasco forces Ka-Zar and Shanna to drink a potion that will turn them to demons. He then begins to perform a ritual on Leila with the intent to extract one of the five bloodstones from her life force which he needs to rule over Earth with his demons hordes. Ka-Zar, Shanna, and Leanne all look on with shock and horror until Leanne decides to attempt disrupting the incantation and Ka-Zar and Shanna manage to break free from their restraints. Shanna, more savage from turning into a demon from the potion, attacks Leanne which allows Belasco to finish summoning the bloodstone. Belasco incapacitates Leanne while Shanna finds a book of magic which she attempts to use on Belasco with Wend’s help but she doesn’t understand the spells and only manages to cast harmless incantations. Ka-Zar, himself turning into a demon, seizes Belasco’s sword and attacks him. Belasco becomes terrified at the sword due to its immense power and as Ka-Zar is about to strike him, Shanna manages to cause him to disappear along with the sword.

After Belasco disappears, all of his magic is reversed including their reversion back to their human selves and Leila’s reappearance. They all leave the lair with Wend with the goal to return to Aerie Shalan to defend it from the attack but Wend insists they finish their nuptials in case they die. They agree and after they kiss, they are suddenly confronted by Dherk and a group of hostile Lemurans and Ivanti.

Solicit Synopsis

The wedding of Ka-Zar! A special double-sized issue, available at newsstands everywhere as well as comics shops to celebrate the big event! See Zabu in black tie and tail!

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