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Genres
Action, Shounen, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Summary
- James Block is a young black man, who, when in prison, found out about a laser beam called "F"
- When he gets out of prison, he uses the laser on himself, but it makes him semitransparent and ugly
- He starts calling himself Alabaster and targets everyone who's beautiful with the laser
Description
"Alabaster" is a criminal science fiction of suspense depicting the dark side of the human psyche that envies beautiful things.
James Block is a young black man with sinister intentions. When he is in prison, a strange old man tells him about the "F" laser beam that makes humans and any other living things invisible. After he has been released from prison, James receives the F laser beam. But because the beam is imperfect, he becomes semitransparent with an ugly figure. From that time on, he calls himself "Alabaster" and hates anything beautiful.
Using the F laser beam, he begins to eliminate hypocrites and those who boast of their beauty. When living things are exposed to the F laser beam long enough to become transparent, they die. Meanwhile, Dr. F, who told Alabaster the secret of the F laser beam, had previously used his daughter as a guinea pig to investigate its effects. The daughter, who was pregnant at the time, gave birth to a girl. The girl, who was named Ami, is completely invisible. Alabaster approaches Ami and begins to use her for his dark purposes.
Authors
Characters
James Block
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Rock Holmes
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Other Facts
Published
Dec 27, 1970 to Jun 27, 1971
Serialization
Shounen Champion
Where to read
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