It’s Halloween so I thought I might try and put out a small
post to mark the holiday. This post might kick off an irregular series detailing
Unused MC2 Concepts. We’ll see. For now, let’s look at the unused Spider-Girl Halloween story Night of Evil.
Here’s what Spider-Girl co-creator, artist and
all-around great guy Ron Frenz had to say about this concept when he unveiled
it on Alvaro’s Spider-Girl Message board in 2012:
Back in the day, (I really don't remember the specifics)I
had this idea for a Spider-girl Halloween story which kinda,sorta adapted one
of my favorite Spider-man'67 cartoon episodes.
"Night of Evil" would've brought Parafino into
Spider-girl continuity.(Before you laugh too hard,we had already done the same
with The Fifth Avenue Phantom,remember La Fantome?)
Anyway,instead of robots,the wax figures would be brought
to life by black magic provided by Mephisto as part of a soul bargain.
The Gang(Davida,Moose, Courtney and Brad) were to be featured
dressed for the holiday as the characters from Scooby-Doo.
It would've been great.
Really.
Trust me.
Oh well...
Ron.
For those who don’t know, Parafino is a villainous character voiced by Len Carlson who first appeared in the original 1967 Spider-Man animated show on October 21 1967 in ‘The Peril of Parafino’. Parafino owns and curates a wax museum, using his secret formula in an attempt to convert Spider-Man into one of his wax displays.
Returning in ‘The Night of the Villains’, Parafino used animated wax figures of various historical figures including Blackbeard, Jesse James and a French Executioner to commit crimes and battle the interfering Spider-Man before being defeated and handed over to the police.
I’d really have loved to have seen this idea come to life,
hopefully one day it will. I enjoy the connections between the ’67 show
and the MC2 and who doesn’t love Scooby Doo and the gang? Ron’s
mention of the Fifth
Avenue Phantom aka La
Fantome will probably form the focus of a future post.
Until I see this story published, I remain
frogoat