THED HZ Nrom OF THEDeg ges eae aaL) DCL es dow fi reac Peete ea Ber ean periirgg sr) eo if ft a Daa mera Bee ere a POT ast es Teh Ata ha feronstoNete eet Sa sages te en uDne ened Poor cem Tibet rene a eon er a rere sere en eatin nennee ch a ing. George Broderick, 2x. Vt Art Direction, Some nse syed Pee eee eet ca Mitchell Perkins. Avt ©1991 Wanda Daughton. ieee tm vane tetra eserved. This publication is purely a work information, or for adver Sa eae eM ee MITCHELL SERIGINS rithen scripts for 1 the author fer Innov HALLOW'S EVE, 1990. exposition. ir all seemed to co sr as influ ks mires the of Dick aiid Algernon Currently, he is hard at work on 3 collaboration with ALL MALLOW"S VE artist, Jobn Lang, He is alse completing the seript fora graphic hich Wanda Daughton will itu WANDA DAUGHTON resides in Baltimore, She has a B. VICKIE WILLIAMS: born and bred, now resides on a hilllop IANTUM LEAP, nnd INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE for Innovat: WEB among others,Like one that ona fonesome road Doth walk itt fear and dread, id having once turned round, walls on Gud turns no more his hwod, Because he lernows a frightful fiend. Doth close behind hin tread. The Ancient tariner (S-T Coleridge) DELICATIONaD WHAT T TELL ek! WoW, IN THIG YEAR, 191, KILL BE 46 bagb FOR You To BELIEVE AS UT NMG FOR PARIS TO EVEN SUSPECT IN THE WINTER OF Ige5,TU sees OMY GET 70 ul 7 BEL: sie Bieta ESSENCE TO dees eee ABGVE BU, Wast END THe Oe WHOLE 2 oe Your COUNTENANCE. ue Wore Last wont a Lave FEFo soU-reN WoRIpeS TT ae Tulane TeiunneataN hed CPeNaD To SUCH Rote maviewe LL OF Bi LOVES IT! Ne: PalIR THE UAEORGETTABLE MUSIC.Ng, BON JUAN Th SOULS BECAUSE Ge AMEN WHO INTHE RUMORS BEGEN /AdNY YEZRE AGO. ALL OF PARIS WAS COUGHT I THE GRIP) OF A TERE, GELLIGERENT WINTER. WOULP WOT view. AWWTER TetGHOST STORES ABOUT a WVETER| CUS PRMdArTCM. AcE YOU'VE EEN Hig ach awever GP Zein! HE WIPES roy THE gt oF Bar eee a sheltes Ke We cen BELOW "> coMPLETE His MASTEGPIEZE, SCRIBING HER BIGUET is TUST Tene *SELOVES” ANGEL OF TO SCRE Ue | Tee NOT THE PHATEU ND MANSON. MOLE ANGEL T TELL YOUS “ALL TALES SOVETIVES VISITING ME AT NIGHT. - oe WHAT DIPFERENE DOSE, MAKE Wala YL col WME Les HeRELY AMAN Wit THe Fade OF 4 SKULL, I at Sr Hae SSN THE SOSEPH BuoUET FEARS NO ZAVINE MN OUR GHOST 16 ma wer 4 FLEGH ANG BLOOD sedw. TREASURE STORE: AWAY IN HIS UNG ERBRDUNS HANISION AND ONE GRY TLL FMP IT(AT WE LAST MOMENT, £A2.GTTA GILDICELL!, Tue OPERA'S REIANING PMA FELL by. CURISTINE DAB WAS CALLED IN SING THE PalgT OF MARGARITA IN GOUNOUNE'S FAUST, NICH TO TE DELIGHT OF AN AMAZED OPERA 6GCIETY. COUNT PHILIPPE ve HAgnty Ded De? To BRING Hie YOUNGER BROTHER, RAOUL TO THIS PARTICoLAR Pea FORWANSE, FOR RAGUL Fe SHAGNY, THE SIGHT OF CHRIGTINS GUILKLY REKINDLE? OLD MEMORIES, 260 et, My CHRISTINE WOE. MY Heder HAS TURNED (NTo ACCME AA A BEAUTIFUL wets HES. igeeering. THE HEART, WITHIN ME BREAKS. oul ume orteaeD ie PERT TORER ON 4781 WANENT BAdiG...BLT THERE Was @RLOTTA TD eA. WITH, ND THEY IeNEN OF HER WAAENSE DISLIKE OF Dad WN Dene RICHARD, WaERE PIE TT OIE, Poe Peon? THe 8 TRULY A MIRACLE | THIN OF THE TKETS WE 2oULE SELL WITH MER 26 THE PERMANENT DIVA,CMRI TINE Hem FROM caaloTiA's‘OPERA MANAGERS, RIGHAS AND MONCHARMIN, HAD CHieeST Nie cagoieb TO vee PRESSING ROOW RACUL'S FAMILY Naive ENABLED HIM Ta See LE, Fes, RAOUL, TAO Atay ‘SLIMMER ABO HE'S IN ity MIND NG T Must LISTEN, EID IS MIND? A ieee LOVER? 4 THAT yeu Mean WAGE | OUR BELOVED LITTLE CHRISTINE, FRIENES WITH 4 OF THE DE CaAGNY FAMILY QUITE AFEAT, YOUR DARING RESCUE OF THE iD EXPEDITION. TSLPROSE “HE YOLNG VICOMTE KNONE, H's THE TALK OF LL PRIS, GENTLEVEN, T AS GUE MOU THE ARCTIC 16 NOT GU 29 SPECTACULAR 2S THE TACENT WO WANE IN CHRISTINE PAGE SUST 48 TD SO Many Lume AG, PURING THOSE GENTLE TiWeS IN LPSALA your Voiss ToueHer NO ERY iene, TONIGHT, BILY Bor, YOU MUST LEAIE! WOR BARE YON RESURRECT MEMORIES FROM ‘THE PaeT. T NEB? TO BE ALONE. I NEED ify REE"! SOC THE ANGEL WILL cave:ZUGECED ANS DSMAVED AY CHRISTINE'S BEHAVIOR, WAITED FOR 4 VEVENT TD BE ALONE WT HER, SILENCE “HE YOUNG hia BOM WAS TONIGHT, T Gu you iy oee A AM Beap | OUER TDION'T NOT ELSE IN HER Roo RAGUL Was DETERMI Tve seancen every ~* To WAIT FOR Tue (NOH OF Tele ROOM, THERE AS. 7b LEAVE THe ROOM. AMON IN HERE I WE LL MEET-OF BUT SECONDS LATER, THAT Tit 2eerAN CHRISTIE APPEARED INA BOODED GAPE our EN SAE'S ALONE. TONIGHT, THEN In HE? "MASTER" MLIST THe CuuReHYdeD GE SING MSH a PeReos- PRESSING ROCW. ‘OUIREC |YIRD CEL_ ak CF THE FRIMIN AN DOF PoLice Figet EARISTME FERTS Ar Tee Hee PERRORMANE, AND HOW MOTHER tlfey FINDS BUCLET acdvernis FROM OME OF OUR Rar ees, Ae SAENE SHIETERS HAVE avon THAT HE Was MERELY CHANGING "HE BiGGING ON THE FLATS MEN Ke PELL WHAT A wove ACCIPENT | aceimenr’ PUUET Wes wor ADLUteds AN Wee OREENCED THE OPERA QUGsT Ww TH Hig GRabese BOASTS Ay BROTHER MG MURCERED BY & "EEG AND BLED" PHANTOM. TNE SEEN cr STALKING ME SPeRA THE Pilantrom OF THE OPERA | IE HE wits MURDERED IT Was AT THE HANDS OF 4 FLESH ANG BLOOD Man WaT OneRAMANAGERS RIGAGRD ZND MONCHARMIN 2528IVED A STRANGE JALLED “OPERA GHOST,” THEY Wee 4g 7ONISHED TO FIND ThAT CARLOTTA GIJPIELL| HAP ALSO RESENED 6 MVSTERICLS LAST NIGHT BUBLET IES “ACO.DENTALLY." NOW 1. G6T A LETTER FROM 4 S0-CALED OPERA BHOST" WARNING ME ACT TO SING THE PAR™ OF MARGARITA AT TENIGUT'S PERFORMANEE GUR MOUSY LITTLE CHRISTINE, SUE 7ORSN'T HANE THE NERVE TO TAKE ME ON IN THE FUESH--60 6He CREATES A. TO Po HER WORK FOR MER. SHE CALLED Me FOAL IN THAT STUPID LET, accoupuree Nas - fee sl TH MONSIEUR RicHaRD, MATTER. I've SEEN PERE 16 No “We OUR OPERA HIM HE PRESIDES [hl GHOST IS NONE OTHER THAN CHRISTINE BARE. CARLOTTA MAY Have POINT, THE PERMANSHIP IN HE® NOTE MATCHES WITH THE NOTE WE RECENED. AND, PRAY TELL, Whar’ DID Woewe NOTE SeyLATER THAT my, CARLOTTA SEdLUDED HERSELF IN HER DRESSING ROOM $0 THAT MISERABLE STILE WRETEH ABIES ane 1 BEA TOAD | WEL tee WHAT, [WE FUTLRE pL Ds Foe CHRISTINE Gad, Neuse sUBscRiaERe Wit EWR HEAR FRM HER Aidins. Wier A Fectiian este. 70g, SWEET | Mare aay PERA GHOST OFFERED GIFT. SOMETHING TeHELP <00 HER TEMPER,PEREORHANSE oF N TA HA PROMIBED ME AMERY SPECHIL EVENING AFTER TONIGHT PERE CRMANCE, AUDIENCE WEMBE! THAT OF A LARGE Toa! ALST UT CALETA HAD Wea 16 caRLoTIA MESITATING © WE 4H0UL9 Have HEEDED Mh WARNING. THE MéeTER Seip JO WAIT FOR THE Thiep CROAK OF THE TOAD BEFORE DBEGIN. WV THING Must BE PERFECT Lal IND RESEM EE: N? THAT THE NOIGE CAME N FROM THE STAGE d2ee BUT FROM THE CELINGTHE PHANTOMS HANDIAOR Wild ZEYEALED BUT THe REIGNING DIVA WS CONFLIED BY TIME GN? PLACE, FOR Ad gue BEGAN $NG HER 06 OF Woe, ThE LOUD HDARGE CREAKING SCUNP OF ATOAP SPEL_ED DiSAe Tee FOR THE AUDIENCE BELOW, HEAVEN HELE US! “HE MAD weiddnl 1s SINGING TO BRING THE EHANPELIER DON | ‘THENTY-6IN PEOPLE WERE KILLED THAT FATERUL NIGHT. COUNTLESS OTHERS WERE DiSCIGURED GY THE PHANTOU'S WRATH.CARLOTTA WAS GUIETLY ESCORTED TO al AEN WHERE GHE SPENT TLE BEGT Or HER DAVE. da FOR CHRISTING AKA SHE UVSTERIOUS.Y FIG APPEARED. TIE TRAGIA AprAIG Was RULED "ACzIDENTAL” By THE POLICE. INSPECTOR MILFOW? CLAIMED THE CHAINS HOLDING THE 2-ANDELIBR IN PLAGE WERE TOOL To SUPPORT IT ‘NEIGH,Prom FELL, GUIREC. He WOULD MEET CHRISTINE DEMAND "O KNOW HER STRANGE SUITORS INTENTIONS. AS HE AppacAdLED “Te CEMETERY, “THe SCLIN OF BOVECNE PLANING AVIOUN FLLED THE NIGHT Aire THE MJsi2 Le: OF The i WuSLleL REN SURELY Seu USI Has REACHED “ATHER'S EAS. THE ANGELS Hie DECREED THAT Sa OTTA Will NG LONGER 3E THE REIGNING ME, Tre MANAGERS LL TURN 70 You. WHEN SOU RETURR TO ype AES Ch A TERRIBCE TRAGEDY. © AN YOUR ANGEL CE A WHEN T SING 7 1610 AND > WAVE Teieedl STE ou AGAIN, YOU MUST Be 5D PROTECT v0.4 FeOK AL THE THIN ONLY OF REAzY TO dsawoat yeuR Cc Hai THAT WILL SkORTLY pee Nee OF Music REL Esser we He OLR Wi. OF Hie CoMmeTE : dec ON Ee DEVOTION 10 YE, JOURNEY DSETHER, CHRISTINE, %WhO 16 THIS Man WHOL Jal yeu mus WoT i GIF: T SING Let THe EVENTS WHCH esLY BOR Vou, Wy. Wave TAKEN PLACE AT PEAREGT aN@eL O-/)] II Te Cea oles 4. Te2 THINK ONY OF Nb THE THE WE WILL SPEND TOGETHER. WAN ig IT RAT ICANT See 8 ace CLEARCY 2 TUE MeCN IB BRIGHT AND Ver. PERHaPS TLL Pubs Hin asive RIGHT, WERE AND WOW | THEN LORIG.NALLY THOUGHT TPOLLOHING THE RCIDENT AT THE PERRIS CEMETERY, THE YEUNG VICOMTE KEPT TOHIMGELE AT THE & CHABHY ESTATE, TIMTEND To faci nvenemala Poet VSTERICUG FRIEND. iF, PACLS TOUrNEY TO WeAeY qe 6 Magee PERRCS HAD CAUSED Wo Tid GeNTLEMdn, THEN QUITE AN UPSET il THE TWILL OAS YOU Wisi SEGIET! PAGES OF Weuup He Tey 10 ea 4 ANG END Tule MATTER Parisian Newspapers, | || Brave CUT Wry AN ANCIENT FOREVER GEULL? T waNT THIS WHOLE AFFAIR BROUGHT TO ah ENE ‘STILL T NANTED ANG WATCHED, HOPING THAT RACULS (WTENBE ATTRACTION TO CHRIETINE WOULD FORCE THE HANG OF HER MYSTERIOUS ENGEL OF MUGIE. OHLY TIME WOULD TELL, TeGuLD SENG HIG PRESENCE (N THE SHADOWS. T Was FEARFUL THAT ONE MIGHT HE WOIEE WOULD CALL TO ME FROM HIS DAR GOMAIN,TE CPERA HOUSE WAS Wd SIMI OF SiGe. WOST OF THE ACTORS ZERUCED 19 AdcERT INGPECTOR MILFROIDS EXFLALATION, THEY BELIEVER THE WCIDEUT WAS BROLEUT Oui Br AN ANGERED OPER4 GHOST, THE INCIDENT (WITH THE CHANDELIER SeeMED eo RUREDIBLE TO BE TERMED aA *accivent” THE DEATHS GF THOSE TWENTY: Sit VICTIMS LEAD ie TO THE PARIS GEE RA HOUSE CARLOTTA GUDICELLS NAME Was SELDOM, FEVER, MENTIONED CURING THE bays THAT FOLLOWED. THE ASTORS AND BaeiCTSE CRY PEQPLE BELIEVED HEE Soul WAG TORMENTED 67 THIB GHOST. “IME OPERA COMPANY BELIEVED THAT CHRISTINE ‘WAS PROTECTED FROM THe CPERA GUOST BEfJUSE OF HER |) COMPLETE DEVOTION TO We@ BELOVED ANGEL OF MUSIC Vor atest nice cat you Must METOWS SIDE. PROMISE ME FUAT ¥6U WONT BE SADOENED By MY TF OUR, ANGEL OF MUSE REALLY EX\STS, Wil" Bile We ALLOW THAT CHANZELIER 10 FAUL GN THE AUDIENCE ® DOESN'T Iau HOW TD MTERVENE IN woRtDLY MATTERS, PERIADG MOF EDUL (Oe 0 MAPERPECT TAT Tr TCG ALL oF WS. TIME ANG ATTENTION. Vo HEAL CT 4 NOUR BELOVED MGEL (OF MUSIC 1G LITTLE MORE THahl A CHARLATAM. HE WASNT EVER TAN ENOUGH "To SHOWN WIS FACE, aT PERROS GUIREC.MOST INCREDIELE emoUMSTANEES, veal Le oe CONERSATI SEVERAL HIGUTS AGO, Tue ace'e OF Fo YOU IN Your Da aueie 3 ING ROM, IMAG HOPED To MEET YOUR MYSTERIOUS SUITOR. ALAS, GELIDED ENG6E ME SENGELESS By HITTING MEOH THE HEAD WITH, AN ANCIENT exite - CHRISTINE, YOUR ANGEL OF Meee UIT THE UIGENTE OM THE HERG | Wit 2 SKULL? Pemars Hes REALLY, THE OPERA GHOST T DOW'S TMINKE YOU SHOULD Leave OM A JOURHEY WITH THE ANGEL’ GF MUSIE LNTIL YoU QUESTION HIM ABOUT THAT NASTY BUMP ON THE VICOMTE'S WED. CAN Yeu IneAaINE PLAGE, Aid AIORE! COLILD “MOU 3 wide LEAVE U6 Foe A MOMERT? OMTE DE CHAGHD some tara ar OF THIS TOANYONE | z Tp CBRTANY 7 PRErER THE ViCGATE TO 8 CHRIETINE'S ANGEL OF MUSIC. T THe CURLSTINE Fu eer giie'e UNCER THE ‘OPERA GHOSTS ‘SPELL, REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED100 MANY STROBE THINGS ARE HAPPENING (N THIS OPERE HOUSE DE CHAGWiy Hee ® “10 KNOW THERE'S AN OPERA GHOST LURKING IN ae. Ina#S, EUR ANGEL OF MUSIC T SUMMERS. PEALA WHEN WE WINED TO LOVE EACH PONT BPE tie 1D ME OF NONE | ‘ nee soceves tT MAVEN T MOU UAVE YELIR FAMILY CAME ALD 4) FORGOTTEN, TELL Me, 16 YOUR ANGEL COLEUREUL EXPEDITICA TOE ARCTIC OF MUSIC LISTENING WOW ® FILL YOUR TIME. LEAVE ME IN PEACE WIT! HV ANGEL OF MUSIC, HES GEN ME TL TELL YOU, HE a6 THERE THAT EvENING.7 COULD FEEL Mig || PRESENCE. T FELT GORY FOR THE VICONTE De cHAGHIY BUTT WNEW THAT Ulé SAFETY WAS MOST CERTAINLY TEOPERDLEED BT HIG REMARKS HAG HE KOI THIG MAM 8 7 HAD, HE WOULD WEVER WAVE OPENLY PROSLGIMED WIS LOVE FOR CHRISTINE THERE IN THE OPERA HOUSE,LATEIe, MONCHARMIN AND RICHARD CALLED A Nee TING MONCH ARH, WIL. YOU. WITH INSPECTOR MILFROID THE |WSPECTOR HAD ABE SECURE THT WANDeN? THAT) PECIDED THAT THE REGENT TRAGEDIES WERE ae VINE IG AOS ANC: DEATA., MONCHARIIN WieH"T GUE £0 CERTAIN. a eu fa Meavee. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, PARIS Wule CAUGHT |) NTVE Mipst oF a TeRRiFic Whites oToRM, IT SSEMEV AG THOUGH ALL OE NATURE'e BCAGTFUL FORCES WERE PESCENDING oh THE PARIG OPERA HOUSE. BURUET 16 PEAR, CARLOTTA HAG BEEN REDUCED JOA deers THOT, AND TWENTY- 2x PECPLE DIE Ha TRASH AEE Pema PENT BECALGE A WEA EHAIN ouaieine, one Het TiN, Lote F ANAT THER DRESSING ROOM aul} W aan ee exp aleD REEUSES TO APPEAR Bi PUBLIC. JL ay ice recon Ae CERTAINLY A alinre Od [VS ENG LOGIC RE YOURE LETTING YOUR EMOTIONS BET THE! ‘BETTER OF OU, TVG ‘apg tif Rote, YOU, SOMES CHECKED WTO PARE HES Or © We RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. PARENTS WERE PEAGANTS SEEN DARE BEFORE THiS MAGHIEICENT 1eANGconaeTION WW SWEDEN. Wee RATHER IVTERVENT (OM FROM SOME SOMEGHE tenis eee MBS Akt TRERART UBLCIAN, ONIME SPIRIT. Ue OPERG HOUSE! MOST PEASANTS Ih VOICE Hab LITT HER REGION ARE PROMISE. BUT NOW, GENTLE SUPERSTITIONS, HER Mitt, SHE 20ES POSER SS. ANGEL OF MUSIC IS A GENUINE GIFT Feat | NOTHING MORE THAN A THE Gor, FORTE.QUIETLY, GENTLY AT FIRST. OFTEN SHE TOLD-ME THAT wae HOw HE WOULD ANKCUNCE WIS PRESENCE. WY GoeeeI't HE CALL Te, Me" THE WAITED, MY FAITH 16 STRONGER” THAN EMER, YET THERES A WOVE. HELL COME TORO RR ‘COME SDON, NENG PUNISHING ME BECAUSE OF RAGUL SAID. HAE You NOT FILTERED, CHRISTINE F HAVE T Beet! FOREMOST bh VOIR 2aaT AND sore 7 DEAREST QUBEL, I Mave MOT FALTERED! YOU ARE CWS i MY HEART AND SOUL. YA SHOULD KNOW THIS. HAVE YOU NOT NoTidey THE seereRes MiGHTS TNE SPO, LONGING FOR YOUR PREGENCE T HOT A GPOND ILLusiOn FORA Matt WHO, MGOME PARTS. OF EUROPE, WAS. KNOWL AS THE WORLD'S FIRST VENTRILOGUIET. THE WIND 16 CALL Ine "Wo Me 1S TT YOu! # PLEASE TELL ME. NOE MIND 18 50 CONFUSED. nga MEANT MOTHING TO ME. T DW? NOT INNITE HIM TO PeeeDS GUIPEC. You agéeT GELIEVE ME. T BELIEVE yeu, CHILD. (COME 10 IME, APPROACH THE DRESSING ROOM MIRROR, 1 BELIEVE THAT RAQULTRED To R06 U9 GF GUE. TIME TOBE THER. HE TESTED YOU BND v0 PROVED To BE WORTHY OF Wit UEAVENLY DEWOT ION: T MUST LIVE WI YOUR HEART aH SOUL dé have, DEAREST CHRISTWKE, COME To ME WOW AND 50 CARIGIME BESAt ER TOURNEY To THE PHANTOMS PARC DOMAINMALY TIMES Soe EXPERIENCED EXCITEMENT aS ‘SHE PASSED TMzoUeH THE HIGGER! EXTRAKLCE, THe PHANTOMS LANTERN REVEALED] TWAT CHRISTINE'S ANGEL OF MUEIC. WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A Aan! WEARING 4 LIFE-LIKE Mae. COR A BRIEF MOMENT, A TERRIBLE REALIZATION SURFACED. GO NGT BE ALARMED, CHILD YOU Mus NOT THINK OF ME IN WorloLy TERE WHAT LIES BEYOND THe masie ‘SHOULD Ge OF No EQNICERN Tp YOU, FATE CAN OFTEN BE MOST CAUEL | YoU. WERE BLESSED INITH A GIFT FROM THE ANSELS. THINK ONLY OF OUR CONTINUED CEGSONS TOGETHER. THESE PASSAGES COULD TELL YOU MANY TALES OF Mal THe Wi-—eu Must TeUsT INTUSTICG TOWARD W116. FELLOW Hi ANID REST. GO NOT Mat ME WITNESSED Mahly Oe FEAR THE sHapows—rte A THESE WNOROS WITH My OWN EYES. BE AT YOUR ai, (SOON We LL AGT Be Cote MeD wy THESE ACCURSED WALLS,“The Lae Ie QUIET AND DARK. TM PRIGHTENEP! WHERE WiC THe Cae tas / us 2 T00. WE'LL S00N RETURN To THE WORLD ABOVE, Tomy UNPERGROUND MANSION. S00N, WELL FORTUNATES ARE MOMELE re SOULS, AIT I WELCOME THEM HERE, I MY Gost | CELLAR TAVELLERS ®° THE POOR UN. ie RETURN, THEY GO NY BIDDING. THEY PROTECT My SpLrrupe. NOW, YOU MUST et dx ably LET THE CURRENT HAVE ITS WAY. Weve YoU NOT NOTICED TUG ETERNAL PEACE THAT Wy Boma OFFERS T WHAT KID OF BIPCING @PERHAPS, SOCK YOU'LL LEARN TO SLess THE NIGHT Dae £00 peareen, E CHRISTINE. cy RST INGE. SOGK WELL" IRE THE ETERNAL NIGHT, TOGETHER. oR), We Bont ARENED AT 11S DEST NATION. HE WAS EVER 80 CARE FOI AT WH AWA) Mi ke HER 2S WE CABBIE WER TO Un LATER, IN A ROOM ESPECIMaLLY PRERIREP FOR CHRIGTINE 6 ARRNAL THE PHANTOM, Vert 4 Viel. BY LerFAL P THoueeT At MUCH. THE BICITEMENT GF Ol JOURNEY TOBETHER WAS CAUSER YOU TD FEEL ILL AT-EASE IM Youle NEW, SURROUNDINGS. x eur iT. SEEMS $0 POMEL ESS, YOUR VOICE REYEALS A SOUL 90 PURE, THAT MASK PRENES, A GRIM CHABADE. 1 INNO? 7 AS LAS 268 AOL REMAIN UERE I MY MANSON, ‘OU MUST PROMISE TO \ nerve TOUCl tAy With, AGREED ¢ THOUGHT aS. MUCH. YOU'RE NOT FULLY RESTED. FATE HAG CURSED Ate, Wo) DEAREST CHRISTINE, OU! MUST WOT ASE ME ABOUT IT AGAIN. ACCEPT THE MAGKAS YOU BOM NOICE, ANE WE CAN BEGIN WITH THE Wome HANDTees FURNISHINGS BELOoe’ \ to vou MOTHER 7 YES--GEE WHAT T WANE. YES, DEAR CULL, PREPARED FOR YOU. A ROD ANP Now TEN Tast THEM TRULY FIT FOR del OPER ANS aiew 50 Weal Adee, as 1 bo (OIA, T PRESENT TO Wal, THE Last THE FULL MEAGURE OF My REMAINING PIECES PDN | kasaer's aerecrion, MY MOTHER'S ESTATE. Ag 1 THOUGH HAS A POWER eyL eau STU SEPATIVE. TRIE A FULLY GESTED, ALL OF IT, SLEEP WELL, DEAREST CURE TINE. TLL WuTOH OWED ‘OU, TILL] YOU_PETURN TO Wey PARK OMAN AND CHEISTIUE RELL INTO ABESTLESS SLUMBER. ASLUMBER FULL OF STRANGE GPECTRES,THE CHOICE 6 "YOURE, MF DeAi CARATS MEOREVER AND A DAY Y Ser sve FROM ALL THAT THE WORLD HAS TO DFFERT - TUEEER WU) CHRISTINE, FOREVERY ‘SFOREVER AND A Gard”HURRY | DU. capey youl Peale TE: IME TIME iemueiat ths SAVORY auigic | Po cose, "MOC HOURS:NO NO, OT. FOREVER | NOT "FOREVER ARID A DAY Wh THIS Danek DOMAIN.T.WOULD WAVE COLLED: YOU? Name, HAD TL RMOWH IT. FOR TOO LONG T HAVE ieioval YAL AG THE ANGEL OF MUGIC.NOW T IMOW YOU ONLY AS THE OPERA aHosT, ASSL TOKEN WGMORING QUE FRIENDSHIP WILL YOU, WEAR (T? FORGONE WE. TM (Nor USED Te THE SOuNE) De OF MY Cr NE Deaesr CHRISTINE, MIGHT T PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT FOR SLE A SEMEROUS ACTION @ YOU CALLED Bon THE WICGMTE DE cMAGaly" Alb YET, (Twas F wHO Stave WITH YOU WHILE YOU SUERT. et NAME 15. Ger, (TS BEEN. fECRS SniCe TIVE HEAD ANYONE GALL, AY AME. PERWAPS, WHEN es Soe a Pat aciane ot OF YOUR POOR, DEAR ERIK. ERIK, YOUR SERVANT. AND NOW, CHIZI6 TE, Tce Coes ace SD TOGETHER,"THiS IG Mi MUSAC OGM, THIS. 16 WHERE MF ‘SOUL LIVES. Mf MASTERPIECE LINES TT ME. URES THUNDERING BLAST OF Ct ANC, NET, THE COMPULSIVE NATURE DE THE MUSHC CALLED: THER WHY DONT YO ‘ WALK ALOUG THE SHORELINE GY THE UNDE ROROUND LARET Yeu FIND AT aa0ST RESTFUL, SOOM tay Wire WILL “aE COMPLETED, AND THEN NE DA. Gat Be Toee THER. ‘A WORK MEANT OnLy FOR VouR FARE. 600" (T WILL BE COMPLETED AND THEN. 199, MY SOUL ILL KRM SURELY, His CAL REMDYE Wie MAS. UNG MUSIC 16 26, MASTERFUL By Ui NCE ANE VET, WHY MUST HE MIDE BEHIN? A FALSE PACE ¢ “7 PULLED AT WER WERy aout.70 REVEAL. THE TRUE Natur PLEASE, PLEABE FORGIVE ME\ TONLY WANTED Wo ¥eNVW- rE TO RNOW WHAT T THAT YOUR POOR, PEAR EU) 16 & FREAK * MUST LET ME Awan wo cay LIVE INTHE CUNLIGHT 49 NORMAL MEN Co? Wo.egne MUST LIVE BELOW )S2OLING IN THE Dame SHATOWS,BUT CHRISTINE WOU ARE A ART OF My WORLD NOW, WHY COULONTT YOU Leave Tintes 46 THEY WERE 1 VaR YOU LOOK AT ME NOW, YOU'LL FEEL FEAR PEREPS EVEN, 1 Love THE WONDERFUL GIFT YOUNE GINEN MB, YOUN GIVEN ME THE DISCIPLInE TO DEVELOP nef VOICE. a MY FRAELIOS APE MOST LIFELIKE. THEIR LIPS WILL MONE WHEN MIF LESS THAN ADEGUATE UPS COMMAND THEM 198 $0" WOULD Yell LIKE A PEMONETIATION, PEAVESI CHRISTINE t LIKE YOUR BELOVED PAUL, BUT CAN ACTUALLY maITATE THE SOLINE OF ING NDICE ... "00 M0U \ RECALL THE WARM, GENTLE SUMMERS, WE SHARED TOGETHER AT THE SHORE NEAR UPeAL AZ" MUNICH ONE OF US WILL YOuTHERE'S aN INSCRIPTION ISIE, IT READS, "FOREVER ZNO! ALOAY" INBRED WAL ARE MINE," FOREVER, AN A Bay.” y TIVE WON, CHPISTINEL po You Heda Mee TVE WOM ITHE ‘GOLD RING T BANE YOU 1S Moke THAN AGIFT. ITS & BOND. ALWEDDING BING. AS VOL CAN GEE, QE WRG A BEAUTIFUL Wwomatt. THE FING T, Gave YOU NAS My MOTHER'S WEDDING BAND. HERE... LOO AY HER PORTRAIT | WO BEAUTIFUL, TO HAVE. "SPENIIED SUCH AN UELY CHILD. SHE ADE ME WEAR A Adaoe WMEWENER T Wag Wi HE? PRESENCE.BUT WHAT OF MO AREIC DIP EU NOT INGTRUET BY Sct Tus? Sane My GiET WITH THE WORLDE ‘RID “HOS Kaiow Rica Ahp MOR CHARMIY EXPECT MucH OF ; WILL SURELY GING THE PART OF MARGARITA. 46 FOR THE YOUNG WICOMTE, YOU WILL HD HUM FAREWELL AT THE mace? BALL. IF YOU Fale. TO 00 80, THE WiCDeATE MAY MEET OTH AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT « ‘WILL FIND ME ft MOST REVOTER: HUSBAND. diyTHE OPERAS RON? MASKED BALL WAS, AND-STILL 15, A TRULY SPECTACULAR EVENT. AH EVENT WHICH ALLOWS THE PERFORMERS: TO MINGLE WITH GRATEFUL PATRONS, SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGLT, | AGRIM SPECTRE SPORTING A MAGHIFICENT DEATHS HEAD MASK, APPEGRED AT TE TOP OF THE Gland STAIRCASE.PERWAPS Totten bortan Peat AVENE FOOLISH ENOUGH Te FOLUCH 687 MASE} WE MUST TALK, BUT WOT VERE. We MY ver FIND US, ANG. FEAR FOR YOUR SAFETY Yeu MUST NOT Svea HE 16 SVERYWHERE MD WE Mut MET ENCOUNTER iM IN ONE OF THE DARKENED PAREAGES, DP cuicuct-po not TURN Bick THE PED Dean APPROACHES,pony wore I NOT ONE OF sfeneroaen. We Wit Be ‘T WATCHED THEM DEPART FORTHE ROOFTOP LITTLE Dio T KNOW THEIR SECRET MEETIG WOLD OTHER THAN TUE GREAT APOLLO. CURISTINE, T LONE YOU ENOUOA SECRECY, OMG TINTED To MARRY YOU, EYER CHRISTINE! Wo 1S-THIS MAN TET MEANS LEAVING FARIS BEHIND UB FOR BOOB. GANT ASK ME TO TELL YOU US | fAaade. 1 wanrey 1 See YoU tice mom) NO) METER THE PE RFORMANDE, Yel LEAVE WITH. fie. TUL BCUK us PASSAGE Cf A TRAIN To NORMANDY, TCE WE'LL BE MARRIED,THe NEXT EVENING, DURING THE FINAL, PERFORMANCE OF A097, ON ANOUS AUCIENCE AWAITED CHRISTINE'S ATRIVAL OH STAGE. WELL, MORIOHAREN I, NOT THE SUGHTEST WINT 2 THREAT FROM THe SO- CALLED OPEva GuiDeT Te BLEMI6H THE EVEHINIG'S PERFORMANCE WANK BOOTIES — INGPECIOR MILE@OID'S MEN. ARE WEAUILY ARMED. ‘AMEAVY BLOOM PRESIDED OVER ‘Ue ENTI@E PERFORMANCE. EVERVONE BACKSTAGE WRG EAGER FOR THe CURTAIN To MAKE (Ts NAL DESCENT, WITHOUT EVENT. TOO MARY SHADONTE IN THE BACKSTAGE ARER. HE COULD BE ANYWHERE. AFTER M7 PERFORMANCE, FLL MAKE CERTAIN TM GURRONDED BY ACTORS ITLL BE SAFER THAT wily. S00, VERY 200K, CURISTINE, ACL OF THis WILL BE BEAM? US. Your ERW. WILL Have 10 SEARCH FRANCE EAL AND WISE To FIND AMY TRACE oF US. FOOLS! pO THEY THINK THEN MEDDLING CAN STOP (Met NOW ALL IS READINESS FOR ‘OUR PERARTURE, DEAREST CHRIST INE:AND HOW, cHRISTiNE, LETS SEE HOW WELL ue 15 THis anoTiice ‘ACCIDENT, MILFROID? WHERE ARE OUR MEL ESE STORIES 2B0UT THE OPERA SucET ARE RUMORS, TELL AUR. LAME-SRAINED| MEN THAT, PLEASE, A RAND TO LEAD Me FROM “THE STasE. WILL SOMEONE LET A MATCH AND STOP THE NONSENGE THE OPERA GHOST 16 AMONG UB. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE HOLD tay dase + PLEASE, SOMEONE. THERE! Te PHANTOM OF The OPERA HAG TAKEN, SS curisnine! IF YOU WANT 10 SEE HER INE AGAIN, YOU MUST FOLLOW WE ARP OO PRECHELY vat 1 TELL Vou To bo" “AND 50, OUR UNLISUAL ALLIANCE BEGAN IWEHE, TAT ON THE DARKENED STAGE OF THE Fans OPERA | WO MEE BUT TO HALLOW THE PHANTOM OFELSE NLERE, A nage wine FORMitlE. HEWS OF CIRISTINE DAAE"S DISAPPEARANCE EMRACE? THEIR ANGER. Tie 16 FLESH AND BLOGe [AND BONE, AUD WHAT ILL WE, FOTO HIS BoKES = {TiS TIME FOR US To ENTER THE PAvERNE BELOW aN? FLUSH THIS *AbNAN OUT, ONCE abil FOR ALL! UNITED, WWE AN PUT At) EN? TO WS DEMENTED, REIGN | T Have aby OGD BROTHER'S MAP To THE BELIEVE ME, OUR "LIGST= WONT HAVES ENGUBH TRICKS TO STOP J US, THIS Tie, | WELL GeaTIER AHEM THROUGH THE Sewers) OF PARIB! LWANT HIS HIDEOUS VEAD. TOGETHER, WELL FLAUNT 1 FROM APOLLO'S LIKE.Wr SHouLP T LISTEN TO VOUT mua 13 YOUR NAME ” CURISTINE'S. c0BTOR 8 WO CDI sa TAM ENOWN 25, “THE Pemeuin” Yo) MET LISTEN 75 ME, FRIEND = QECKUSE TC Waa tun wie! WE ARE UP ABARIET. | in TMe NAME I'™ KNOWN 26 THE RAT Ker 00, wile M cpcct ane eat eT MOL ‘ Feou TUNNEL to tutsleL AIT Aas UTTLE caetne i SU CH THE LADDSE UNTIL T P66, O@ ELSE VELL lee 2uT Th PIECES BY Mr LITTLE FRIENDS. THEYRE NOT QUITE Sy _ CERTAIN OF YoU, YET. THE ONE GENTLEMAN YoU sce PASGED THIS WAY SOME FIME ABP. Ul HAD @ BEAUTIFUL YOURS Lab win HIM. ONCE YOU PAGS THE ENTRANCE CORPSE CALOLES, WELL KNEW oF YOUR PRESENCE REMEMBER wart TLL / : T PASS, OR ELSE! fiTHE HIDEOUS STONE STATUES FASIIOKIED nt THE MENESS OF THEIR DEMENTED CREATOR MARKED, OUR PASSAGE INTO THE PHANTOMS WORLD. = now THis, ‘UR PHANTOM CREATED TRS. WORLD POWN HERE, HIG REALM 1 MOST CRUEL AND We MUGT EXPECT U8 EVIL CUNNING a We STATIONED THEM HERE To KBEP MEN UKE BUOUET aU BAY. WHY ARG vou 60 INTERESTED Ai THIS EVIL MADMAN? Leeseusg ERIC FROM ACERTAIN BECAUSE 1 FEEL ETECUTION IM TEWRAN. RESPONSIBLE FOR CHRISTINGS THOSE OVE, T WAS TEURAN'S) DIGAPPEDRANTE— AND BECANGE CHIE OF POLICE ano T LUNGS. ‘STL, THE MATER CARRIED THEM Ot)SOCAL THE BURGAS WATER PRESIDED. -ANING THE PERSIAN ANE BABUL IN A RROKED CHAMBER AHORRER CHAMBER CURSED WITH A S20ReHING LIGHT,FeQST YOUR EYES on ous WistTORS. your BELOVED” RAUL WUiS DECIDED: To Paty US A VISIT. IT SEENS WE WAG MY Gee RTE) Tie DABEOOS, Wn HIM, WE SHALL 2008 Get IF Th IKE THE ACCOMODATIONE INE PROVIGED FOR THEM TLL SEREMAPE OUP GUESTS WITH A BRIEF NELOCY FROM BON, TREMP HANT JUAN PERHAPS (DLL 6266 THEI DEPARTURE. ‘BOOK, MY ELEETRLCAL Sut WH DRAIN EVERY OUNCE OF FLUID FROM THER GOMES, 4 WiLL TNS HOST NOY SOP WS, MADNESS? q‘T PROBE, “EOREYER AND A DAY SOES MY SOUL BELONG, To Al -TW6 WOW MUST BE MADE ON MY DEAD MoTHERS cockeT: YON AUST (66S THE Lee I THE Day vel) ‘SEE CURIOTME BAI, WL CUPELY BE THE LAT Cay OF vour LIFE.T BELIEVE WE LINE SUEETS, THE TUNNEL 1 JUST DRABEED YOUR MiSeRar POVIES FROM ALSO LEADS to THe RUE De GORIBE Err WATER WALYE CLOSED FOR ONG FULL HOUR.- MORE THAN ENCE TIME FOR THE BOTH OF YA TO COMPLETE YOUR DEPARTUmE, AND NEW, ADNEL, GENTLEMEN. RELIEF 7 HAT Mog WILL GURELY S60. EVERYONE'S77 RECMIM WIT. WIS BROTHER'S, {pear tits anceeer US Race.1M Je CERTAIN HE WONT STOP WITH PHANTOMS OEATH. You pcan BUQUET BELIEVES CHRISTINE ELL det, Be 70 BE GHE OF THE PHANTOMS J JUDGED 45 THE PHANTOMS FOLLOWERS # HORTS. 0, ett! TAL year HERE IN THE MARSION FoR SUE OF SCHIBE YOU TO RETUPE TUNNEL,CHRISTINE PLEADED WITH ERNE, Rone nace ie WrRecipice Overtoonnc\ FeTY BaHEATN ch OBTECTION MEANT LEFTLE TOM. | ee eee eee FINALLY LEFT THE GREET BUGUET'S MOB. wou ceva THe FIEND'S BONES 10 POWDER | TT WANT He SHCEL | UG EMPTY EXE SOCKETS WiLL SERVE ASFINALLY, BUQUET'S MEN Been WO SURROUND EI, STany BacK YOU DONT Wart v0 Be BLOWN 12 BITS. TNE GOT A Vial OF wiTeD et ENTER THE MINE FIELD. THEN WELL ALL BE TRAPPED IW, TE TUHNEL, fo NOT TOD Few I Wale su, Teanir Break my PROMIGE TO tier THES TIME, THe WAL Was MERELY A Bie RSION, BUT IT ALLOWED ERIK ENOUGH TIME 10 ESCAPE FRO ‘BUGUETS Moa. SHE'S Gane, Wad HER PROMISE To ME ALL THAT FLeerinG. SOON (T WORT REALLY MaTTER.BUT THe Moe wide JUST MOMENTS Feu] ‘THE ENTRANCE. THE BLAST WAG HEARD BY SHOP KEEPERS Many STORIES ABOVE GROUND. SIGNS RATTLED, WINDOWS ‘SUATTERET: AND PAPISIANS WONPERED WweaT COULD HAVE CAUSED SUCH A BLAST.YES, THERE YOU HAVE IT. THE’ EXPLOSION) SEALED EvIS FATE, IT BRoUENT AN END TO HIG TORTURED: EXISTENCE. FRIEND, MALICLaNe (GA THEE. be Ha NOTHING: 1D PO WITH HE MAGHIFIRENT GEMM SURROURIING GON JEAN TRIIMPHENT” CURING ONE OF Wis MANY EXCAVATION CAMPAIBNE To THe CELLARS, HE FOUND THE LOST CoMMposimion. MALICLAIR MERELY CLAIMED IT AG HIS yA Wore,AN EXECUTION IM TEHRAN ee ; HE: WAG CHOWN AS ERI, THE aia WITH A HUMAN Dedrru's, ratory beteee oe BL HEAD. SUCH AWAGTE! THIS SEEMS To BE UMN Peoor t ~ 'ARECE OF EVIDENCE Te PROVE To YOUR EDTraRS. AT LE MARTIN THAT YOO MEY MET RIGHT THE WRONG THAT, HAS BEEN GONE T UNS MORRIALE DEFORMITY: ‘Tlie OF 17, MY DEAR LERCUK! WE Mt WORTMLESS LEGS WAT AOGHEEIT POOR ERIC WOULD WOULD CARRY Me, BD TAKE YoU TO THE tive BEEN TOMANIAND, HAT HE BEEN, UNPERGRCUND MANION MSL Wily Mort (BGPH WITH a HORMAL” PACE. (tie Been, PESecedTar BY MALICLAl AUD WIS WORTHLESS THUGE.WNCREPIELE, DAGRODR' AN WHAT OF CHRISTINE ANDTHE, . MICOMITE De Clagely CHRISTINE MARRIED faoUn., AT Wes A RaPeY LiNiDH THE WiCOMTE OFTEN CLAIMED THAT HER HEART aN HAG VENTURED &L SEHUERE . STILL, HE LOWED HER. ZIND IN HER Way, SHE J THOUGHT MECH OF HM, MYSTERIOUSLY FOUR YEARS ABD. THE VICOMITE GLARED OF A BROKEM HEART. GWG NEVER REALLY EORGONE vin ING HER FROM ERIE SI7 IN THE UNDERE ROEM MUNSIONa THe WGORATE HAD HEP PUT TO REST AT HER FATHER'S owe In VeRRos GUIREC. SUE WAS WEARING MAREARTTAS COSTUME FROHA PAzeT. \T WAS THE ONLY BOLE GUE EMER SANG PUBLIC pas AFTER THE EXPLOSION INL THE UNDER eHunl MANGIA, UE RESIGNED HER POSITION WITH THE OPERA | 200" MER Mame WAS TUT A FORGOTTEN MEMORY (NTH THE OPERA SUBSCRIBERS. WE MIOUMTE HELD UP WELL THROUGH THE YEARS WE SPOMEBRIECL AND HE | HANDED ME THE GOLP RING. |/ A le SAip IT was WER Last | [THE | tae ee FOLLOWING YEAR, THE VICOMTE WISH THAT IT BE RETURNED TO ERNE IN THE UNDERGIOUNE MANSION. GED INA HORRIBLE AUTONADBILE | ACdIDENT NEAR Hie FAMILIES ESTATE IN NORMANDY, TUE RING 16 PROGE AOUIEH | YON MUST Males GOO? OAL MY PROMISE: 10 THE VICOMTE AND RETURN Tike RING To THE UNGERGROUNID_MZNSION. SY LEGS Ae WORTHLESS, BUT AA GERNANTT GARILIG, OWS THE WAY. NE WELL “Tae You THERE. THE RUE VE SLRIGE ENTRANCE LEADS 10 THE MAN TUNNEL, THE FALLEN CHANDELIER Migs THE PASSAGE TO THE UNDERGROUND Lake. THE SOENE SUP TERS CARRIED IT “ERE YEARS A60, BELIEVING 1 WAS HAUNTED. (16 WEY PRESENCE KEPT YANDMLS FROM THE MANSION. YOU NEEDN'T INDREY ABOUT THE UNPERGROUND LAKE: TT MOS BRAINED AP TED Me EXPLOSION. ERIE'S MANSION 16 LOCATED AT THE FAR SIGE OF THE LAKE, U] vou earl STILL enrer THE CELLARS THROUGH THE B| auc Ve Scmime ENTRANCE.THE ENTRANCE TO THE PHANTOMS ManESION 1S BURIED BENEATH THE WRECKAGE FeoM THE EXPLOSION, GUT MAUSLAIR OFTEN BRAGGED TD A SELECT FEW OF HOW HE FORGED 16 ENTE AHCE THROUSL THE BONES, OF THE Dede ACEtE QulRTERS.. MOUELA\e CLaMED Me EXPLOSION MiLLeU HN, [al Bur HOS TWE CHANToM Diep oF A BROKE HEART. | PERNAPS ACNE, LERDUK. SOMEDAY, THE WORLD WILL EnOW THE TRUTH guRRcE Rome FON FAN TRIUMPHANT. CONTAINING THE PORTRAIT OF His Monier, PeraiAPS MALCLOIR CNERLDOKED TT WHEN We STOLE THE COMPOSITION,Rook Desigan & Editing GEORGE J. BRODERICK, Jf. Production Acsictance By:THEDHANTOM, OF THE PERG. MITCHELL PERKINS WANDA DAUGHTON a Se VICKIE Vee :