Freex #17

(February 1995)

Call Him Mr. Thebes (Table of Contents: 1)

Freex / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Gerard Jones

Pencils

Scott Kolins (breakdowns)

Inks

Jon Holdredge (finishes); Scott Reed (pages 6-10, 15)

Colors

Violent Hues; Emily Yoder (color design)

Letters

Lorian Mapa

Genre

superhero

Characters

Freex [Cayman; Anything; Pressure; Sweet Face]; Rune (disguised as Anallah, an Egyptian priest); 4 other unnamed Egyptian Freex; unnamed Egyptian slaves and soldiers; A.J.; Contrary and her students

Synopsis

The Freex are transported to ancient Egypt where they are honored as gods. They meet a half woman/half snake, a flyer with ghost abilities, and a lookalike for their former teammate Boom Boy. They learn about a subterranean race where the Egyptian Freex came from and discover that Anallah the priest is really Rune, a vampire who is trying to feast on the Boom Boy lookalike. Rune escapes after a brief fight and the Freex return home. Their travels have changed the timeline, and they return with a fifth member, A.J. They meet with Contrary then go after Rafferty, who has supposedly killed Prime.