Comics and the Bible | The Seraph in "Echo of Evil!" | Super Friends #46

The Seraph in "Echo of Evil" from Super Friends #46 Rivkah's cousin from Los Angeles is visiting Masada, a site in the Eastern Judean desert. She is introduced to Chaim Lavon, who senses the clammy nearness of a malevolent being. A caption box sets up the remainder of the story: "The influx of American visitors to Masada promised to be a joyful event, yet the place was haunted by the venomous presence of a demon... A ghostly butcher eager to slaughter 960 men, women, and children... Echo of Evil!" Despite the moment of unease, Chaim shares the history of Masada with cousin Wendy: "King Herod the Great turned Masada into a pleasure palace and formidible fort around 36 to 30 B.C. 100 years later, Rome sacked Jerusalem. The last band of Jewish fighters fled into the desert to continue their battle for freedom... From Masada, they harried the Romans for two years....Then, Flavius Silva, with the Roman Tenth Legion, plus 10,000 colonial troops and s...