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Vint Age Press Presents… Leading Ladies #[nn] (Premiere Edition)
December 2025 · [none] (see notes) · 32 pages
On sale 2025-12-30
Rated [Suggested for Mature Readers] (see notes)
Synopsis
As the old elephant Maula travels to the legendary elephants' graveyard to die, he's followed by two hunters hoping to steal a fortune in ivory. Maula is met by the Mystery Woman of the Jungle, Fantomah, who guides him through the "Arch of Death" as the hunters' bloodhounds become terrified, racing off before inexplicably dying. Undeterred, the hunters reach the ivory-filled valley, where Fantomah reveals her skull-faced form and seals off their escape route. Consumed by greed, the hunters turn on each other before sinking into quicksand, ensuring the graveyard remains a secret.
Credits
- Script
- The Hornoir Society, Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel, Richard Hughes
- Pencils
- Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel
- Inks
- Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel, The Hornoir Society
- Colours
- The Hornoir Society
- Letters
- Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel, The Hornoir Society
- Background "reprint"
- The Hornoir Society
- Background reprint
- Renzo Barbieri, Studio Montanari
- Black fury reprint
- Tarpé Mills
- Black fury reprint's original colors
- Tarpé Mills
- Black fury, black widow, invisible scarlet o'neil, lady luck & wonder woman reprints' reconstructed colors and phantom lady "reprint" (see notes)
- The Hornoir Society
- Black widow reprint
- George Kapitan, Harry Sahle
- Black widow reprint's reconstructed letters and phantom lady "reprint" (see notes)
- The Hornoir Society
- Cover "reprint" (see notes)
- The Hornoir Society
- Cover mockup
- The Hornoir Society
- Cover mockup & background "reprint"
- The Hornoir Society
- Cover reprint
- Will Eisner, Alex Kostuk
- Cover reprint's reconstructed colors
- The Hornoir Society
- Design & layout
- The Hornoir Society
- Fantomah & the woman in red insets' reconstructed colors
- The Hornoir Society
- Fantomah inset
- Fletcher Hanks
- Fantomah inset's original colors
- Fletcher Hanks
- Feature logo
- Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel, The Hornoir Society
- Friedrich feuerstein (as fred flint) ?
- The Hornoir Society
- Invisible scarlet o'neil reprint
- Russell Stamm
- Invisible scarlet o'neil reprint's original colors
- Russell Stamm
- Katz villamonte de la rosa ?
- The Hornoir Society
- Lady lucifer inset
- The Hornoir Society
- Lady lucifer inset's roughs (see notes)
- Jack Katz, Ricardo Villamonte, Felipe de la Rosa
- Lady luck reprint
- Will Eisner, Chuck Mazoujian
- Main element
- The Hornoir Society
- Main element & lady lucifer inset
- The Hornoir Society
- Olga mesmer reprint
- Watt Dell
- Original colors
- Fletcher Hanks, George Mandel
- Phantom lady "reprint" (see notes)
- The Hornoir Society
- Publisher/studio logo
- The Hornoir Society
- Reconstructed colors
- The Hornoir Society
- Roughs (see notes)
- Jack Katz, Ricardo Villamonte, Felipe de la Rosa
- Series logo
- The Hornoir Society
- The woman in red inset
- George Mandel
- The woman in red inset's original colors
- George Mandel
- Wonder woman reprint
- William Marston, Harry Peter
Characters
- Walter Sylvester
- Peggy Allen
- Lady Lucifer
- Katz Villamonte de la Rosa
- Fantomah
- The Woman in Red
- Scarlet O'Neil
- Olga Mesmer
- Black Widow
- Miss Fury
- Phantom Lady
- Claire Voyant
- Lansing Smith
- Brenda Banks
- Sandra Knight
- Satan
- Princess Diana
- Marla Drake
- Wonder Woman
- Lady Luck
- Kaänga
- Dr. Hugo Strange
- Doc Strange
- Frank Aljon
- Candida the Marchesa
- Friedrich Feuerstein
- Alex Berry
- Charlton Prowse
- Spring-Heeled Jane
Notes
This issue is limited to five (5) hand-numbered Premiere Edition copies (plus one (1) Artist Proof [AP] copy), each signed by Nick Curtis and Jacqui Quinn. These were included in The Hornoir Society's 2025 mystery box alongside similarly signed and numbered editions of *The Nitrate Plumes of the Phoenix* / *The House of the Bloodbathed Cuckoo* [flipbook], *ICKS* #7, *MiracuLass* #257 [ashcan], and *Thirteen Cancelled Comics* in addition to a double-sided *Trigger Warning* placard, a letter apologizing for the delayed delivery, a double-sided *Hornoir Bloody Hornoir* / *A Young Person's Primer on Post-Comics* 13 in. x 19 in. poster, and five (5) *Murder in the Crimson Circle* trading card game (TCG) test/prototype cards.
While this issue has no price listed on it, the minimum amount paid through The Hornoir Society's Patreon to receive a 2025 mystery box was a twelve-month commitment at $9/month (totaling $108) and the above "On-sale Date" reflects when the first mystery box was mailed to a Patreon supporter. Furthermore, while this issue has no publisher's age guideline printed on it, the double-sided *Trigger Warning* placard included with all 2025 mystery boxes notes that: "All Hornoir Society publications — whether stated on their covers or not — are 'Suggested for Mature Readers' due to potentially disturbing themes and graphic imagery, including descriptions and depictions of sadism, mutilation, murder, sexual assault, and a gamut of other goodies."
Copies of this issue came packaged in a 4 mil. Mylar archival polyester (boPET) sleeve with a crystal-clear backing board. Additionally, each sleeve's beaded flap was held down by a die-cut, removable/low-tack "Certified Authentic by The Hornoir Society" vinyl sticker.
Reprinted from
- Jungle Comics #2— pages 5-10.5 reprint pages 58-63.5
- Thrilling Comics #2 (2)— pages 13-20 reprint pages 34-41
- Jungle Comics #4— page 10.5 reprints page 51.5
- Mystic Comics #4— page 2 reprints page 35
- Sensation Comics #1— page 3 reprints page 13
- The Spirit #6/2/1940— page 3 reprints page 8
- Candida la Marchesa #2— page 21 (background) reprints pages 90-91 (enlarged partial)
- Spicy Mystery Stories #1— page 1 reprints pages 54-55