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From: gino@sdchema.UUCP (Eugene G. Youngerman)
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Subject: Madame Xanadu
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Date: Sun, 30-Sep-84 12:19:24 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 30 12:19:24 1984
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The question was raised a while ago, so I thought I'd comment.

This may have appeared, if you saw this, ignore it the second time
around.

Madame Xanadu appeared as a lead character in full length stories
in a DC Mystery Title called 'Doorway Into Nightmare'.  The
series ran five issues, and if memory serves, at least ten different
people served as writer, artist, and inker.  So much for series
continuity.  If I remember, the stories ran from about B to D, and
they descended as the series progressed.  The best thing about the
series was the five covers.  They were all by Michael Kaluta, and
they are excellent.  *(By the way, Kaluta has a Graphic Novel, and
possibly series, called Starstruck due out.   Anybody know the true
dope on this???)*
I believe there was a sixth, and seventh story done, but if they were
published, it was in TimeWarp, an anthology mag that DC stuffed 
a whole bunch of stories without Magazines into, in one of their
austerity moves.

There was a DC mini-series contracted (three-part) called Madame
Xanadu, by Steve Englehart and Marshall Rogers.  There were
contract hassles over the script, and Steve took his script and
walked.  The one shot which has been mentioned a few times,
was supposed to be the first of those three.  

Rumor has it that Scorpio Rose is a reworking of that original
Madame Xanadu three-part mini-series.

Sorry, this wasn't supposed to be that long.

I am
GINO