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Damsel
in Distress

Damsel
was a fair-haired maiden of yore, held within a
high tower. Her calls for help were heeded by
Sir Knight on
horseback who would attempt an infinite variety of
ways to
rescue her, only to fail via his own errors, or Damsel's
unforseen reaction to his schemes, or - well - suffice
it
to say their love would remain unrequited...
Which is probably just as well, because in Shiver
& Shake
issue #2 we actually catch a glimpse of the "heroic"
figure
inside that metal body suit, and he really isn't that
dashing at all:

Poor Damsel's predicament was strange too.
Sometimes
her tower was moated, other times not,
sometimes near
woods and trees, other times more exposed.
Unless Damsel
was supposed to be in a different
tower every week. In which
case, how dozey was she to get captured all the
time?
And who kept on ensnaring her, and why?
Maybe she was locked away for her own good. Still,
the
situations the twosome got themselves into
were great
fun, and both hero and heroine were frequently
ridiculed
by Sir Knight's faithful steed - "Hoss"
- who was far and
away the most intelligent character
in the strip...
Although Damsel remained a long-term resident of her tower,
the strip she starred in was not so lucky,
and was quietly
dropped from the Shake section of the comic
during
Christmas 1973, nine months after the title was
launched...
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