A Feature Presentation 5 - The Black Tarantula #1

The Black Tarantula seeks to avenge his love Elthena by kidnapping a princess and her companion, threatening to turn them to stone and burn them alive. A man named Korret attempts to rescue the girl but is captured by the Tarantula, who demands Korret face him in combat the following night while threatening to blind him. The Tarantula reveals he has kept Elthena's body entombed for twenty-five years and promises to make the princess his new companion, granting her eternal life through his dark powers before ultimately destroying her.