In this '60s retro prequel to the bizarronoir Bloodsucker's Handbook AKA Enchiridion, Bloodsucker's Planet follows the crew of the space ship Argosy as they respond to a distress signal from the industrial Planet Mara only to discover the planet is ruled by the sinister Mother Vire Along the way, they encounter diseasecarrying Mara bats, a talking space roach, and Adrianna, the gynoid whose developing selfawareness is aided by her collection of vintage romance comics