The Phantom comforts Christine as an arrest is made. He makes a deal and has his play, an original composition, set to take over. Encountering the previous prima donna, Christine begins to question why she wants the spotlight so badly. The Inspector spots the Phantom observing his play and attempts to confront him. The performance ends in a mass of dead bodies.
Aside from the final pages this issue moves along fairly slowly. Moments between the previous prima donna are interesting and give us some layers. Why does Christine want the spotlight? Why does she want to sing? And will she be cast aside just as easily. The final pages seem chaotic. Perhaps on purpose, though it is a bit difficult to follow. The Inspector confronts the Phantom. There is some commotion and we see the audience seemingly dead. The art, as with most of these Universal Monsters minis, is the highlight here.
five out of ten.
