"The Woman From Aladdin, Part II"
Mantra: Spear of Destiny #2
May, 1995

Quote:
"What's that old cup, Mommy?"
"Just a souvenir of Mommy's trip, Evie."
"C'n I play with it?"
"Maybe when you're older."
- Evie and Eden, referring to the Holy Grail

Credits: Mike W. Barr (writer); Paul Abrams (penciller); Maria Beccari (inker)

Cover: Bryan Hitch (artist)

Main Character: Mantra

Supporting Characters: Adam Markham+, Darke Shoppe Security*, Dr. Sarn, Mr. Drake*, Evie Blake

Villains: Herronvolk, Blythe Ashwin

Story

Mantra convinces Adam to cease hostilities, and even though the Spear of Destiny is revealed as a fake, they take it back to a Lodge base together. Adam drugs Mantra, but she manages to stab him with the Spear and cure herself with magic. She disguises herself as Adam Markham and hacks into his computer files to find a lead to the Darke Shoppe. She finds Blythe Ashwin, who is actually one of the Herronvolk, the group with the Spear and the Holy Grail! Mantra reveals herself and manages to fight the Herronvolk off. She grabs the two artifacts, which charge her full of mystic power and enable her to escape. She returns to Aladdin with the Spear and uses her magic to frame Blythe as being Mantra.

* Denotes First Appearance
+ Character Dies