#simongarth

The Amulet was found in Gyps' shack a few weeks later by Detective Sam Jagger, who had been investigating Garth's disappearance. Donna Garth confirmed Gyps' identity and, sensing some connection to her father, convinced Jagger to give her the Amulet. Donna's desire to locate her father unearthed the Zombie, but the Amulet was stolen from her by heroin addict Gene Griggs, who lost it just before being confronted and slain by the Zombie. After killing a pair of grave robbers, Garth sensed a connection to Haiti and stowed away on a ship bound for Port-au-Prince, coincidentally also boarded by Donna. Garth sought out old friend Anton Cartier, who hid him in a cave and offered a room to Donna. As she slept, Donna was abducted and brought to mad scientist Professor Richard Ricard, who had been trying to use a serum to create a human spider and found that Haitian women lacked the drug resistance to tolerate the potion, as they had not been exposed to chemicals and preservatives on a daily basis. Ricard injected Donna with his experimental spider-venom, transforming her into a giant spider-thing. Ricard was overjoyed and embraced the creature, which slew him and then escaped. Wandering off as soon as he had been left alone, Garth battled the giant spider-thing. In a passive-aggressive struggle mirroring their real life conflicts, the Zombie virtually ignored it as the creature attacked him savagely. Ultimately the spider-thing exhausted the serum and returned to normal, though the Zombie left before Donna revived. #CharacteroftheDay #Marvel #SimonGarth #Zombie #Voodoo