Welcome back, dear readers! Today, we return to the marvelous world of 1963, where we leave the world of man and enter the world of gods! Today, we go on a journey into the mythology of Egyptian religion with Horus, the Egyptian Lord of Light, who is the Thor stand-in for Moore’s 1963! What oddities will we find? Wait and see.
Our story begins as our hero, Horus, Lord of Light, is ending a tight scuffle with a rock creature. Here, we see Horus in good relations with the police, as we even meet his buddy, Officer Casey. After a brief talk, Horus goes back to Midtown College Campus, returning to his civilian identity of Professor Falcon, in a fashion similar to Captain Marvel/Shazam.
Here, we meet his student, Janet, who will surprisingly be the catalyst for the story. As the two chat about Egyptian mythology, we get a cameo of a kid named Ricky. You may recognize him as Ricky Judge, who you all may remember as The Fury from issue 2.
After the talk seemingly ends, we see Professor Falcon transform in Captain Marvel/Shazam fashion again before our very eyes. As Horus goes aboard the Barge of a Million Years to go home to his realm of gods, we see that there appears to be a stowaway…Janet!
Here, we meet supporting characters such as Thoth (captain of the Barge), Ra (Sun God who always stays above the barge) and Set (Horus’s evil uncle and god of storm and tempest).
We even meet Isis, Horus’s mother.
Next, we finally get a glimpse at Horus’s origin and childhood. It is told to us that long ago, before Horus was born, Set tricked Horus’s father, sealing him in a coffin and leaving him to die. However, Isis was able to have and raise Horus into the noble and heroic god that Horus’s father wanted him to be. Then, as his origin closes, we see fallen soldiers explain to Horus that they drank wine from Set, implying poison.
Horus attempts to stop the barge from leaving, because now, Ra, who lies above the barge, has no guards to protect him while his flames are out, since the guards have been drugged and poisoned by Set. If that wasn’t stressful enough, Horus finally finds and confronts Janet, who snuck aboard.
During the journey, Horus and Janet come across Nehebkau, the God Snake, who attempts to eat the two. Meanwhile, in the background, Ptah and Seker are making a deal involving an object called the scrying box.
After escaping, Horus and Janet come across Asarte...
And Anubis...
Horus and Janet are saved by the old Horus, the first Horus, from whom our Horus gets his name. Complicated, I know.
After saving Ra, and avoiding trouble, Janet and Horus return to Heliopolis to debrief Isis and her counsel. The gods consider executing the mortal Janet for discovering the realm of gods, until...
Horus’s father speaks as a manifestation, alerting the gods of how Janet aided Horus in his saving of Ra, and overall saving the day. With that, the gods grant mercy and consider Janet an honorable being. The story ends when Horus takes a sleeping Janet back to campus, who awakens believing all that she experienced was a dream.
In the next issue, our story ends (kind of), with the final arrival of the Tomorrow Syndicate! Stay tuned! For now, enjoy these pin ups!
