Hellina (Lightning Comics)

Hellina (Lightning Comics 1995–1997)

Sandra Lords is the daughter of Matthew James Lords and Mary Elizabeth Lords. When Sandra went to college, she felt alone. She failed her first exams in all her classes. She had no real friends and was homesick. Then she met Michael Naymen, who quickly became her boyfriend and her grades went up. Early in December, Michael's father was killed in an automobile accident and he had to leave to take care of family matters. While Michael was gone, Heather, a girl from Sandra's dorm invited Sandra to her bible study group. That's when a satanic cult named Seventh Day attacked the girls. First they violated Heather, then they brainwashed Sandra. Upon Michael's return to campus, Sandra was programmed by the cult to kill him, which she did. More and more she rose through the ranks of the cult, until one day, during one of their rituals, Lucifer appeared and chose Sandra to be his pawn of vengeance against Perg. Lucifer transformed her into Hellina.

Major Story Arcs

Campaign against Perg
Hellina travels to Chicago to kidnap Perg's girlfriend Alli Moore. Despite some resistance from several men, she abducts Alli and takes her to Seventh Day to sacrifice her at one of their rituals. Perg comes to rescue her and drives his dagger into Hellina's forehead. The dagger is supposed to purge others from their sins. The dagger released her from the control of Lucifer.

Revenge against Seventh Day
Now free from her control, Hellina pays a visit to the Chicago headquarters of the Seventh Day to get revenge on them for her abduction. Attacking cult members, she comes across her old friend Heather, who seems to have been brainwashed as well. Hellina kills Heather nonetheless. And afterwards, their leader Father Mayhem.

Short relapse to the dark side
Abducted by the Seventh Day once again, Hellina is told a story about her origin. It is not known if the story is true of made up to lure Hellina back to the satanic cult. During childbirth, her mother Mary Elizabeth died and so did the newly born Sandra. In the hospital, her father Matthew is grief stricken. Seventh Day leader Father Mayhem approaches him and asks him if he is willing to give the soul of his daughter Sandra to Lucifer in return for the lives of his wife and daughter. Matthew agrees, thus sealing his daughter's soul's fate. Right after this story is told to Hellina, she relapses and once again becomes evil. It is short-lived however, when Perg reminds Hellina of her love Michael, she sees the error of her ways and reverts back to normal.

Hellborn
A portion of her blood, retrieved by a demon in battle against Hellina, was used by a revived Father Mayhem to create a dark Hellina. Hellina fought her dark counterpart and ripped out her heart. But in doing so, banished herself to the underworld. There, she met Demonikka, who told her that Lucifer had placed a small portion of himself in Sandra Lords right after her birth. Wanting that portion of Lucifer's power for herself, Demonikka tries to retrieve it from a captured Hellina. However, the portion is too much for Demonikka to contain and brings her into contact with Lucifer himself. The two demons battled it out, allowing Hellina to escape to Earth.

Hellina checklist:

Perg 4 (1st appearance)
Perg 5, 6 (1st cover appearance), 7


Hellina 1
The Fury of Hellina (1st appearance Catfight)
Hellina Trade Paper Back (reprints Perg 4-7, Hellina & Fury of Hellina)
Hellina Taking Back the Night
Hellina Kiss of Death
Bloodfire / Hellina
Hellina / Catfight
Hellina Wicked Ways
Hellina / Double Impact
Double Impact / Hellina
Hellina Genesis (reprints Perg 4-7)
Hellina The Relic
Hellina / Nira X
Nira X / Hellina
Hellina Heart of Thorns 1-2
Cynder / Hellina 1
Hellina Hell's Angel 1-2
Hellina X-mas in Hell
Hellina Naked Desire
Hellina in the Flesh
Hellina / Cynder (reprints Cynder / Hellina)
Hellina Hellborn 1-2