Morbius, when he was human, had a rare blood disease. Using a serum concocted from he blood of vampire bats, he injects himself only to be transformed in a bloodthirsty, fanged, dead white skin living vampire.
He must walk the line between his almost unquenchable lust for blood and his human spirit.
Writer Mike Frederich and artist Paul Gulacy tell the tale as Morbius submits to mind control and is sent to kill a completely unexpected individual.
Los Angeles; Michael Morbius cannot squelch his thirst for blood any longer. He attacks a young woman who just spent an evening with her friends.
He manages to quench his thirst and leaves the girl alive. He flees before his bloodlust causes him to feed again-killing the girl.
As the sun rises he searches and finds a place of refuge where he can sleep and regain his strength.
His sleep is interrupted by the arrival of two holy men.
For some odd reason he doesn’t attack them but instead follows them back to their dwelling with the promise they will help him.
They use their scientific expertise to try to cure him--unsuccessfully.
Succumbing to his bloodlust Morbius attacks only to be stopped by the black magic of one of the holy men.
One holy man is taken by surprise never realizing his friend is a devil worshipper.
Enthralled by the magic the occultist instructs him to kill his friend in order to keep his secret safe and so that he might set his final plan into place-the murder of an innocent.
OK, OK I know this story is full of convenience coincidences. I men really Morbius just happens to encounter two holy men (who are scientists) with the promise of a cure.
Still the art by Paul Gulacy makes the whole story worthwhile and after all it is the first issue of Morbius’s own series.
John 16:33 - These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
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