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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 12

Apr 1984

Darkness Falls

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Sardonyx turns the tables on the Varn and escapes back to the Gemworld. He returns to Opal Keep looking for revenge against Dark Opal.

The battle of Amethyst and friends versus Dark Opal continues. Citrina channels all their power through herself at Dark Opal. Citrina gets injured and Amethyst steps in to take her place. 

Sardonyx’ attempt to strike Dark Opal down is unsuccessful. He joins forces with the others that are led by Amethyst. 

The Varn return once again. They try to take Dark Opal with them but he is too strong for them to subdue. Carnellian stabs Dark Opal and then Opal Keep collapses on Dark Opal, Carnellian, and the emissaries of the Varn. 

The land begins to heal now that Dark Opal has been killed. The other lords and ladies ask Amethyst to be the new Queen of the Gemworld. She declines and returns to Earth, to her life as Amy Winston. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 11

Mar 1984

The Last Battle!

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Carnelian doesn’t tell Dark Opal that he got his hands on the shard of amethyst. Dark Opal finds out and takes it from him. The Varn come for their pound of flesh. This time Dark Opal doesn’t have the time or bandwidth to deal with them so he lets them consume Sardonyx. 

Amethyst and her pals continue their assault on Dark Opal’s fortress. Prince Topaz convinces Lady Sapphire and Lady Topaz, his sister, to join the fight against Dark Opal. Lady Emerald’s vizier poisons her. She dies and her magic passes on to her eldest daughter.

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 10

Feb 1984

…and into the Arms of Death!

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Dark Opal makes plans for how to deal with Amethyst and her allies. Carnelian sets his own plan in motion to deal with Amethyst. 

Prince Topaz tells Amethyst of his plan to get get his sister to leave Dark Opal’s alliance and join their own. Amethyst plans a mission with the younger Emerald Princess to locate and retrieve the shard of amethyst that Granch lost. 

Dark Opal ejects the emissaries of the Varn from his castle. 

Lady Emerald has gone mad. 

Carnelian and Princess Amethyst cross paths. They fight but Carnelian runs off once he has recovered the shard of Amethyst from the giant lizard. 

Prince Topaz returns to Topaz Keep and is placed under arrest by his sister’s guards

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 9

Jan 1984

Broken Homes

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Princess Amethyst and her allies fight with the three emissaries of the Varn. They succeed in driving the Varn back to their own dimension. They also save Lord Moonstone who was still alive but trapped in another dimension. The Diamond priest and Lord Ruby are killed during the fight. 

The elder and younger surviving Emerald princesses take off on foot for the kingdom of Amethyst. They get some help faeries crossing a river but they are captured by malevolent spirits. Lord Aquamarine rescues them and together they travel to Castle Amethyst. Citrina is very happy to see them.

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 8

Dec 1983

First Light

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Three emissaries of the Varn attack the Diamond Sanctuary. They use their magic to raze the building, killing all inside.

Princess Amethyst and Prince Topaz spend some time alone together.. they talk about the passing of his father and watch the sunrise. 

One of the Varn emissaries brings a Diamond from the sanctuary to Dark Opal. Sardonyx worries about Dark Opal’s dependence on the Varn. Karnelian spots a small lizard carrying an Amethyst. He goes after it but when he grabs the lizard it transforms into a much larger lizard and turns on him. 

Princess Amethyst and Prince Topaz return to Castle Amethyst. They meet with Lord Garnet, Lady Turquoise, and Lord Moonstone with whom they discuss their options. Amethyst asks Citrina about similarities between Earth and Gemworld. Citrina explains how she was originally from Earth, how she found the Gemworld, and led a large group of people from Earth to Gemworld. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 7

Nov 1983

The Uninvited 

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Citrina and Lord Garnet brief Princess Amethyst about some of the other guests (Lord Aquamarine, Lord and Lady Moonstone, Lady Emerald and her remaining daughter Princess Emerald, Lady Turquoise, Princess Topaz) she we will meet at the wedding of Lady Sapphire and Prince Topaz. Citrina tells them that it is vitally important that they not allow the wedding ceremony to happen. 

Dark Opal uses his magic to kill Lord Topaz from a distance, just before the gathering of royalty begins. A doppelgänger of Lord Topaz talks to Prince Topaz. He insists that his “son” must proceed with the wedding.

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 6

Oct 1983

Last Goodbyes 

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Amethyst takes Amy’s parents home, transforms back into Amy, and explains to them what’s been going on. They tell her about how they lost the child they were supposed to have and how Citrina brought her to them.

Amethyst returns to Gemworld, to Castle Amethyst, unsure of when she will get a chance to return to Earth. She learns that days have passed (in Gemworld) in the hours since she last saw Granch. He left with his siblings to make war with Dark Opal. 

Amethyst wants to catch up to Granch and the others but Citrina talks her into staying at Castle Amethyst and training. She trains for days in archery, tracking, combat, tactics, and strategy. She gets a visit from Lord Garnet who brings her a winged horse. He tells her about the wedding of Lady Sapphire and Prince Topaz, which is just days away. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 5

Sep 1983

Battlegrounds!

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Granch fights with his brothers. He recovers the shard of amethyst that he lost and uses it to transport himself and his siblings to Princess Amethyst’s location. 

Amy Winston goes to school. She notices Rita, one of her classmates, wearing an opal around her neck and wonders about a possible connection between Rita and Dark Opal. Amy is involuntarily transformed into Princess Amethyst, in the middle of class, just as a portal opens up and Granch and his brethren arrive in the classroom. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 4

Aug 1983

Dark Journeys!

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Princess Amethyst/Amy arrives back in Gemworld in Castle Amethyst. Citrina is still there but she has a glass eyed look. Her spirit has been captured by Dark Opal. Amethyst doesn’t know what to do. Fauna suggests that she should use her magic to help Citrina. She leans in to examine Citrina. A lizard like creature leaps from Citrina’s mouth and drags Amethyst away. 

Amy’s mother comes home and finds Herb, her husband, distraught over Amy’s disappearance. He explains that he saw her vanish in front of his eyes. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 3

Jul 1983

Tangled Web

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Dark Opal learns about Earth and Amy Winston from Sardonyx. Granch is revealed to be Dark Opal’s eldest child. Carnellian, it turns out, was taken from Earth and adopted by Dark Opal. 

Amy returns to her home on Earth only to discover that two days have passed since she left home. Her parents were worried sick and ground her. She tells them that she knows she was adopted but nothing else. She cannot return to Gemworld right away because her gemstone needs to replenish itself.

Granch goes on a quest to find and free his siblings. Dark Opal has disowned them and will not acknowledge them as his. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 2

Jun 1983

Cat and Mouse

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger

Thirteen year old Amy Winston becomes twenty year old Princess Amethyst, once again, when she returns to Gemworld. She is captured by Carnelian, Dark Opal’s son. He takes her gemstone thus depriving her of her magical abilities. Holding a dagger to Princess Amethyst’s neck he urges Citrina to cast a spell that will temporarily prevent any one from following them. Carnelian and Amethyst depart for Fortress Opal on his mechanical, black-and-white striped cat. 

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Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (1983) 1

May 1983

The Birthright

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, John Costanza, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger, Dave Manak

Amy Winston’s life changes forever on her thirteenth birthday. She receives a gemstone as a gift and is kidnapped by an ogre who takes her through a dimensional portal to Gemworld. She magically transforms from Amy Winston into Amethyst when she arrives in Gemworld.

Amethyst escapes from the ogres and Sardonyx, their human boss, with the help of Granch. He takes her to Citrina, the faithful servant of Amethyst’s parents. Citrina whisks Amethyst away to Castle Amethyst while Granch stays behind to deal with the Death Hounds that have picked up on their scent.

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Apr 1983

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Duel in Dark Magic

by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, Ernie Colón, Tom Ziuko, Karen Berger, Dave Manak

Dark Opal commissions his blacksmith to make him a breastplate that will incorporate all twelve of the gemstones. He is only missing one, the amethyst. Dark Opal gives the other gemstones to Karnelian, his son, trusting him to keep an eye over the valuables.

Princess Amethyst, traveling with Granch, an ogre like being, arrives in the Bog of One Thousand Despairs. Citrina, her mother, has sent her there on a mission. Dark Opal finds out about Amethyst’s journey and sees an opportunity to complete his collection of gemstones.