lew (03/31/83)
There was an Harlan Ellison story in an issue of Heavy Metal some years back that contained a several vicious libels. The story was about an invasion of earth by parasitic creatures which provide the host human with ultimate sexual ecstasy while he or she wasted away. The story mentioned several celebrities by name, including John Wayne and Anita Bryant. They were depicted as habitual practitioners of various sex practices which were at variance with their public images, to say the least. I don't think that the author meant to assert that these depictions were accurate, but it seemed to me to be blatant libel. I found out what it took to make me sympathize with Anita Bryant. Lew Mammel, Jr. ihuxr!lew