Marvel Comics, Ka-Zar the Savage #9-12 (1981-1982)
“In 1982, Marvel Comics incorporated Dante Alighieri into their superhero universe in Ka-Zar the Savage Issues #9-12. Apparently, Dante based the Inferno on a pre-historic, Atlantean amusement park, one where cultists killed Beatrice in order to summon inter-dimensional demons. Dante managed to defeat the cultists with his prayers, but they return to power seven centuries later to attempt to summon their demon-lords again. That leaves it up to Ka-zar the Savage to climb down an animatronic Hell to finish what Dante started.” –Paul Jenizm
(Contributed by Paul Jenizm)
Sighting Citation:
“Marvel Comics, Ka-Zar the Savage #9-12 (1981-1982).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. May 25, 2019. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/marvel-comics-ka-zar-the-savage-9-12-1981-1982/.
Posted May 25, 2019