THE ENTIRE STORY!

FROM HIS CHILDHOOD IN

POLAND TO THE
ASSASSINATION AITEMPT!
 MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS

THE LIFE OF POPE JOHN PAUL II

Writer
Steven Grant
Penciler
John Tartaglione
Inker
Joe Sinnott
Letterer
Jim Novak
Colorist
Marie Severin
Editor
Tom DeFaleo
Edítor-in-Chief
Jim Shooter
Consulting Editors
Father Mieczyslaw Malinski
James Salicrup
Assistant Edítors
Linda Grant
Lance Tooks
Trafflc Manager
Virginia Romita
Special Thanks to Gene Pele

Production Manager
Danny Crespi
Production
Ron Zalme
Rick Parker
John Morelli
Andy Yanchus
Joe Albelo
Rob Carosella
Harry Candelario
Bob Larkin
Editorial
Lea C. Sapp
Robert Harras
Typesetting
Eliot R. Brown
Interpreter
Lucy Mazareski
Additional Translations
Joseph Pele

President James E. Galton * Publisher Stan Lee

Vice-President, Publishing Michael Z. Hobson
Vice-President, Production Milton Schiffman * Vice-President, Circulation Ed Shukin

THE LlFE OF POPF. JOHN PAUL 11™ Vol. l. No. l. 1982 issue. Published by MARVEL COMICS GROUP. James E. Galton. Presidcnt. Sta n Lec. Publishcr
Michael Z. Hobson. Vice-Prcsidcnt. Publishing. Milton Schiffman. Vicc-Prcsidcnt. Production. OFFICE OF PUBLICA nON: 387 PARK AVENUE SOUTH.
NEW YORK. N Y. 100 16. Tcxt copyright © 1982 Fathcr Mieczyslaw Malinski. AII rights rcscrved. An copyright © 1982 by Marvel Comics Group. a division of Ca-
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PEJLICI LINIE
"MY EPITO~ HAO LII<EO M'(GTO~les 01"1TH6 POpe--HI(;
9ACI<'$ROUNOI HI6 TOUR OF THE UNITEP 9TAiiS 60 FAj:l.
I w.A6NIT SATISFI60. iHE~E wAG SOMETHING MISS'f!M9
FIlO"", MY PORTRAIT OF POPe .n:>HN PAUI. Ir I 60METHINQ
I COUl.ON'i PUr MY FI~ ON •.• 11,...__ ..",
\':rGl.ANCED IN ANGER AT THE TOUGHS.' r I<NEW n;EIR
TYPE--HOOOI.UMS WHO COME NOT TO LI8TEN BUT TO
.3'E6R ANO iO ClISRUPí.•• WHAT CONNECTION COUL..P THE
pope HAve WITH THE 1.IKES OF THE'M t-

"Ir I~ TWO YEAR$ AFiER THE FlRSí WORLC WAR, ANO

POLANO,A
.,. .,. RL.AN"HEl.OIN CAPTIVITY
.,..,. Foil IU YEAR6,I6
~THCUGH OF NtOC'EflT ME:-ANS fN OUR STAN"ARP5,
1(A1&OL'~ F;AM1L.'t'IS CCMFORTA8L.E IN P05í-WAR
POI..AN". HIt; FATt-leR SeRVe~ AS A "-'¡:UTENANT IN
THE ft)L..I~H ARM'Y¡ ~ROL'~ 8ROTHER,el>WARP, PIF·
TEa. VEAJtS ...19 ELOER,AíTENl'S MEPIC"'- 6CHOOt. ... "
HOW LOVEL..'Y HE'L."- MAKE US Ptlou" WHEN 5í.
I<A~OL LOOK~ MARY'6 ACCEPíS HIM AS AN A¡_rAA
IN HISUTTL6 IOY.' ---
UN'FO~.'

~R MOT"U:R AH" Z WANT TO EI'IfROL.L..YOU AS AN AL.TAR

8CY Wt-l6~ YOU ARE 01.." EHOUQH. WOUu> "lt>U UKE THAT~
YES, PAPA.' I
TJo4INkso:

ft PESprre THE PAIL..

Y
~ESENCe OF TH~
CATHE"RA,,-, rr CAN'T
SE SAl" THAT f<A~L.
l~ ANY~ePRE-
PlSPO&SP TCWARO
THE PRIESTHOOP
níAN ANY OTH6~
P01.I~H BOY O': HI6
"AY. tI
"IN 9CHOOL., He L.&ARN6 WITH A PAG$I0f'i4,
nfAT QUICI<L.1f'8~INS' HIM 1't) THE: ArreN-
TION aE HI6 TeACHSRG, A PASSION THAT
WIL.L.. L.A~T THROUGHOUT HIS L.IPE ... 11
"yeT NowHe~e I~ HI~ ze6T FOR L.IFE ~O SVIOENT THAN IN THE
SP<JRTS HE LQVes. sur THe STRICT 6CHeou¡':e GIVE:N HIM S-.: H/S
FAíHe~ I.EAV¡;" HIM urn.e MORe TIME, THAN AN HOUR AFTER
9CHOOL. MO$í NIGHTS, FOR THeSE PI.IRSUIT'G••• 11

"ITIS GAFe TO 6AV THAT KAROL.'S "fIAN/MY MIN6 SAY>,"WHEN ARe YOU 1WILL. MAKS YOU
PISCIPL.INS "'" NOí ESCAPe THE fiATHe~ SAYS, OTHER AL.TAj¡ TRVING TO L.OOI< 8AP--IF 'VOU
NOíIce oF ..,, 9CHOOLMAT¡¡$ ... " "KAROI.. 80'$ PONIT SHOW MAt<S u~· TRY -roSCORe A
W03T'Yr..A GeT5 UP,I<AROL.sellve6 LeOI< BA", ft'INT WHIL.G 1'M
HERE COMes WHY PO YOU HAVE UPAT 5:~O AT' AL.L.. THE kAROL. '1 GOAL.le .'
WO.7'TYLA, TO se SUCH A re ,eI2VE AL.TAR9 IN sr.
THE GooPY- eoo() 1<1", HUH ~ MAS8/ WHV ylSllWHY
GOOO"(/ ARE YOU IT YOU Be
gueH A L.lj(e KAROL.1"
LAZY-
9ONS9~"
GOOP WORK,
I<A~OL. ! VOu
CAN ¡ReAl<
ALL. nce
WINDOW9
FROM NOW
ON. OKAV?

"',1= THose ,u.-CQN9IpeIlEP SARH

wOU,,",O!lA I
 ~rHGA / WHAT',9 OH I MY ~ON .' HOW CAN
WRONG'! HAB $aMe· I rEu.. YOu ~
THING HAPPéNEOZ

4MltlA ... NiY P¡:A~ /...ORO,HOW WIU, :r GO MorHERTMY

SWéET EMll..fA.' Oto' WlrHOVT HSR., MOTHER I~
s..,e
S~E IS ••• PEAO ?!
IS ..•

"'flofE:fU: 19 ONL.Y FATHEI2 ANO SON

NOW, ANO TOGET'HER THEY FINO
'T~eNGTH IN THE SOL.ACE OF
nd:U~ L.OVE••. "
"THOUGH THe BITTERNEB5 OF ...IS \'AN~, L.ITtLE ~ LITTLE', THE HURT
1.059 ~TAYG WITH KAROL. FOR A LONG OF HI9 MOTHER'S PEATH P,MINISHES
TIME, He 50ME ...OW RETURNS HIG --ANO HIS NATURAL. HUMO~ ANO
~IFE TO NORMAL... , II OPTIMISM 6<ETURN ",----....-4

\\~y THE AGe OF 11, KAROL'S REPUTATION --AT l.EAST ,. PoN'T WORR'Y 11 I 5AID, ,\ I<AROL WIL.I.
AMONG HI9 TEACHERS ANC' FEL..LOW STUPENTS IN HAve HI9 WORk PONe --ANO PoNE
WAOOWlce-- 19 BECURE ... 11 RIGHT! wa-u, (i)BT IT PRoM HIM.' 11

kAROL .' HEVI

WAIT UP.'

UH-OH! rAOU8LEl
TAKE OFF --BEFoRE
WE'RE CAUGHT.'
\' WHGN ~AfZOI.. IG IZ I C'tGAGTE:RAGAIN
VIGrrs HIG FAMII..Y-- HIB B~OTHER
EPWARP I NOW A ""CíOR I oiee 0(:
~ARI..GT FEVER. I<AROI..'G Re:ACTION
-ro DeAT¡.f Aí THI¡:; AGG I~ SOMEWHAT"
PIFFSf<ENT THAN BEFaRe ... 1/

Po NOT se~AO,
PAPA.' 1¡.fl~ 19
6OP'$ WILt./ .

PAROQN Me.':r LCOt< oer WHeRE

KNOCl<EO, Bur NO YOU'RE WAI..KING,
OIl4E G€GMEO ro YOU YOUNG
HEAR-- , DN.' FOOI../

THEN vou MUGT LéARN,

AG AL.t... '(OUNG PEOF't...E
GHOUt...()/ FOR THEATSR 19
NOí MEREL.y ACTORS ON A
STA$E, ·SUí A ME"ANS O,::
TOUCHING TlíE IiEARTG
ANO MINOG OF HUMANITY--
ANP GRINGING-AGOUT THE
IMPJ<OVEMENT ANO
ENI..IGHTENMENT OF
TIU: HUMAN RACE.'
BY Twe WA'I, WHO ARE 'IOU I<AROL.. WO.:rT)'LA. SIR. PLEASE, SIR.' I oF COUl~gG,AA'! FRIENO.' THE
EOWAR"I~ BROTHI:R ••• WANT. TO•.• HELP THEATER 15 FaR ALL.' YOU
REPAIF< THE NEEDED SUí TO A~K .'
Al-LYES/OUR 5YMPATHle6 F.OR HIS PAMAGEr'vE
UNífMELY PASSIN6. I AM M/ECZYSL.AW OONE. WILL. VOU
Korl.ARCZyl( I I=ATHER AN(? LEAOER ~~~~ --LET ME
OF THI~ CI..AN QF PERf:ORMERG / .J' ..:rOIN YOU ~

IT1S NOí EVERY OAY WE: HAV! THE

A,IlCNI/ISNO.t> o¡: (."RA~W IN
OUR MIOSí.' 18 THERE' $O.MEíH/NG
I CAN GET YOU, FA'rHER ~
"AS J<AROl..'G HIGH 6CHOOL PAY5 ENP, 90 ""ES HIS
LIFE IN WAR::MICe. iO CONTINUE HIG 5TU/Jlf!:S, H~
MU~T oo TO UNIVE~ITY.-- ANO, FOR KA ROL., THAT
MirAN' THE FAMEO oTA'(iIEI.LONIAN IN CRACOW,
WHfllS COPERNICUS TURNE" THE UNIVERSe INSIOE
OUT .

-roLSAV6, YOU MEAN ~ Z ~N'T t<NOW... I I<NOW. I REMEMSER WHEN I
$0 M!:kfH LIFE HAS 8seN L.IVEO IN THIS Flfl6T H6A~O THi CWU~H 9ELl.9
HOU.6E... MeMo~Ies GOO" ANO 8A". HOW "O ... I 50METIMES FEEL. THAT MY
we L.EiAVe 90 MUCH LIFE 9EHI"'''' l.IFE SEGAN ONI..Y THEN/ ANO
¡'LI.. MI~S THAT OL." SUN"'AL.
ON THE CHURCH ...
7 WIL.I.. Al. WAYS
LOVe THiiG6 THINGS,
AN" THIG HouSe.'
SUT I..IFE TAKES US
FAR AWA'I ...
"/938 .., AH" A FEW HUN"RE" MILaS wssr OF P01.AND,i'HE MADMAN ADOl.F
HITl..e~ CONTtlOl..6 A NATION ·-AN" WAGeGA CAMPAIGN OF TEtllU>fl AN" uES ,."

THE eERMANIC PeOPL.E HAVe A ~IGHT ~

CONT~OL.THe WHOL.EOF EUROPE AND
TRAIIISFOI2M IT I!IITO A ..... BL.AH BL.AHBL.AH
BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH
BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH
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BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH
rl~¡r~II;II~BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH
t~ BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH BL.AH

"T'HeN HE HU~leS OH TO WAWa. CATHEORAL..

... 11

MrHl~ ~6W/CZ/
TH6 GERMAN6 HAVE--
.. POLAr"", NEf:PG MORE PROM HER PEOPLE THAN PRAYERS, HOWEVER.' WITHIN PAYG KAROl.. LEAVEB CRACOW TO
I

.:101N UP WITH THE ARM'f IN TH6 GASí--ANC> JOI~ THE EVE~·Gf<OWING PROCE6SION oF REFUGEf:S, Fl..EelNG
FROM THE GeRMAN TERROR." 11
 NO M~E:'
..WITH NEW oeTERMINATlON I KARoL. MARCHes TOWARC'
THe EA9T: UNKNOWN "R:) THc YOUNG MAN, THeRE HAVE
9E6N NEW EVENToS... OF PI6A'íROUS IMPORíANce ... 11
YOU A~E
M I~I NFORMel'I MY
F~I6N~e
",S-
I1ITL.6R
I'CCL.AREC' POL.ANC'
90I.V6C'bYOU ,ee --ANI>
.st>VI4 WlíH N PoL.ANC'. THEfie
##1.1.0/ VOU Afie GOtNG ~WEp-r OVEfl 15 NO TREATY " oa SO
~~;"" ..\ THe WRON<t. WAY! THE ARMV OUR eA~e~N THE (lUS81AN9 WI5H TO
19 IN THe EAST! ~"e~s--we VI~W IT!
ARe ATTACKeC'
ON TWO,
FRoNT$.

WE ARG IN A PERIOC) OF TU~MOIL., T~vsr IN 60&1, GACI< TO CRACOW--ANC' WHATEVER J

'(ES ... SUT I CANNOT BELIEYE ANC' 1/0 NOT PESPAIR IN ~OI<E ':01< out< COU NTRY .'
THAT IT WIL.L. NOT, IN THE ENO, --FOR BY C'ESPAI~,
l.EAI' TO A STRONGER, FREE YOU 00 '(OU~
POt..ANP.' WE WIL.L RECOYER, ENEMY'!} WORK
(JO Nor FEM'i. .' FOR HIM.'
 U~í'S GEE YOuR WORK
PAPefC~/SCNNE/.L.'

Wt:J.:rTYLA , EH ? we MUSí t<EEP ourt ARTG

WORKEER AT THG ANO I.ANQJAGE AI.IVE I ~"EN
SOI.NAY CHeMlCAt.. IF IT 16 UNOERGROUNO!
PLANí ~ WHAT ARé ."..E NA:Z16WOUI.OPFlO9A~Y
so«,
'701.1 WAIT'ING execure ME IF THEV
POL.S?- YOu ARE 1.6ARfIIEP I WAG IN THE
NEEEPEP FOR THE ~"'APSOPIC THEAíER •.•
WAR EFFORí/

I T'HERE WA$ ANOTHER .I1AIP POO1l "evlL..~.' IU/€ H~" .P$SS7/ THU~OAY, 8 Aí NIGH'T','
~í NIGHí-- JUST PO",N I I OF A PLACE NEAR KAROI. " \ THE OI.C:> L.AP'Y'S ATTIC.'
\ ~E >TREEí / .rew~,I /
-_
<, THINJo(, IN HIOING,'
- _ \
AV$CNWI7% THEY ARE
SENT' TO... ,.
WHERE'~ W~IRE I'OtNG RE.ADINGS
THE NEXT 10F NO¡(WID'6 POETP-V/
THEATER I ... -
MEETING?
/
- -
\lMO~NING CRAWLS INTO LUNCHTIM6 AT THE FACTO~Y,
su; THE NOON MEAL 8RINGG L.ITTLE MO~e THAN A
FEW PtECes OF 8~EAO•.," ,-...,---------1
THAT'B 'lt>UR RATION
FOR íHE r)AY... SAMe
A6 YE9TERPAY/
WITH A NUMBeR OF ACTIVIT.eG ••• ",..---....,,...----------------------1
.. IN THt CRI516 OF lHE GE~MAH OCCUPATlOH, 1(A5ZOl. 81"'* HI6 'TIME WAITING FO¡::t FREEPOM, FIL.t.ING HI5 L/FE

"UI"fPE.z THE ~1t7ANCe OF THE FABLE" 'MYSTlCAL.. TAfL.OA OF

CRACCW\ 3"AN 1'YRA~~/, t(A1tOL. C>et.ve5 R,I;l.'THE;/. INTO
THE ReuGlOUS A9P6CrS OF MIS 8EINtD, A6 A MeM8E~ OF ~e
UNI'ERGRO\JN" Ut'/NS Ar:J$A/lY •••11 ~ __ """,,,'-"' __ I!""iP'!_-.I

"AN" IH TH05E FEW MOMENn; oF $OUTUOE ,

I(A~ TJlIES HIS HANO AT WRITlNG. HI~ OWN
POeT~VI-ro 61VEvOlce TO THO$E f!EEL.INGS
WH,CH ICNOW NO VOleé ••• 11
"ANP ~10~ETIMN GVER, HE TtlRN$ wr:. HAVE NEEII.OF VOUR
TO Pf<AYER,FOR IT 15 HIG ON'-V STRENGTH I WOJ"T'~l,.A.'
BOL.ACE IN THéGE TIMES '" " MA'I WE ...
WHAr?/ IF THE
GUAR~ HAVe CAUGHT
Me ... WHY WAGN'T ANY-
ON6 WATCHINe~
"IN WA~TIME POLANO, THE flAY9 PAAG ONE INíO
THE OTHER, WITH ~ITTLE NEWS OF THE WAR'6
PRO<3RESS, AI..WAYS THER~ 15 THE THREAí OF
THE GERMAN BUu.ET O~ TH6 GIiRMAN CAMP .•• 11

r TOLO'fOU WE Hlí SoMEíHING HE'f, lí'S ONLY A ~L.E.'

SOMEONE'6 l.YING OuT THERE TOO MAN'f OF THEM AS
HU~.' Ir 19.'

YOU WERE RUN OOWN ay

THE GERMANS A OAY ANP
A HALF AGO. YouR IN.JUR-
le9 ARE gAO"- YOU'P SE
OEAO IN A PlíCH IF A
WOMAN HAON'T FOUN(1
YOU ANO SROUGHT
YOU IN •

.4 HOSPlrAI. ~ WH-WHAí
AM r POING HERE~ r
WAS ON íHE ROAD, ANC>
íHEN ... NOTHING.'

l"'M GL.AO 'fOU'R€' ALL RIGHT, KAROL. r WA$ so

WOR~IEO ... ! 9ROUGHT YOU A BOOK TO FlEAD,
WHIL.E YOU'Ré RECOVERING ...
 YOtJIL..lo lo' KE ir¡
Ir CONCE:~NS THE
PROSL..EMGOF FAITH IN nME:G OF
.,... A_rN_EI<SITV". --,
BY TI4E WAY THE OTHEF<6 IN
I

me LIVING R06ARV HAVe

seeN PRAVING FOR YOU~
RECOVERV., •

:r t7ON'T ~ale:VE rr/ MltCZY$LAW.~

KAROL..' snu,
NOT WHA'í ARe vou
WATCHINGWHERE t70ING IN
YOURFEeT STEP¡ ~ACOW~
eH ~

:r P1t7N''íWANí... 'í0 SE
AI.ONe TH6F<Ef BU'T ...
ALL F<,GHT! WE'LL.. I
GHARE: THE PLACE.
 \' HG Gee~ CHIL.ORéN GROWING UP WITH NO KNOW-
oe
L.eI'GE OP rr4EIR CULTURE HGRITAGG--ANO NO
RESPITe FflOM l"HE FEAR ANP 'HArRéO THAT éROPES
THEIR GOULG.

"THE CHILPREN.' THAi'~ WHAT 90THeRS HIM.' FOR

THe CHII...ORENARE THe FUTURe OF A::>l.ANO-- ANO

~"r-..,.,._-r-------_"
IF mE SOUL oF THE FUTURE I~ Or:GTROYéP, WHAí
HOPE REMAING

"ANO 'L.OWI.Y •• , eve~

~ SL.OWI.Y ••. A "ecI'"
~ION 19 MAPé/'"

WeLL., YOU'L.L. A PNIEsr PROM WAOOWICE 16

HAVE TO WALK THERé-- FR. FIGLEWICZ.' HE'G
WITH ME THeN. AN 0\.0 FRleNO ... ANO I NEEO
IT'S URGENT HIS AOVICE ...
THAT I GGi
TO WAWeL.
"WAWEL CA9TLE
15 WHeRe THG'
""NGS oF POLANP
ONce L.IVEO, A STRUC-
TuRS COMPRISING
THe MaST 9EAUTIFUL.
oF COURn; ANO
CAT~e:~AL.~ ... 11
NAI..T.' WHAT 1; VOU~
8u51NE5; HERE ~
I WISH TO ;ES
A PRleST, A
FATHER 9UT ONL"I
FIGLEWICZ. )tJUSO IN
TO~Ee TWE
PRlE9T! ~UR
FRIeN" _"'Vil
MuBT WAIT
OUT510E.
" ... SUT THE K¡;SVt.rs OF THAT CON- ~ATHE~ FI$L.EWICZ ARRANGE() lí wrrx .4...·CA'-
VE~5AílON H4Ve A OIRECT EFFeCí ON 81SHOP SAPI9IA. I'M TO eeCOMe A
I<AROl.. WO'¡TYI.A'S LI~e
.. ",.----0004 GeCREí SE:MINARIAN

A5 AN ACTOR, YOU MIGHT'

ENRICH TW& WHOl..E WORLO!
WHE~E CAN THE ¡ORles,·
NOOO TAKE YOU 'f

I'M SOI<RY, MY MARK MY WORPS/ SOMeOAY YOU'LL. LOOt<'OOWN

FRIEN()- -NOTHIN6 ON YouR VIu..AGERS, ANO YOU'l..L. THINK OF THE
YOU CAN SAY WIU. ACTOR THAT'YOU COUL.P HAve aEEN -- ANO YOU'l..L.
OlSSUA()¬ Me ~~OM 5AY, "I COUl..P HAve HAO ¡HE WOI'ILP,8UT r GAVE
THE PRIE~THOO()! lí UP FoR TW15/ 11
 .A~U$r, l'II.It// IN WARSAW, SOMa 160MIL.ES NORTH OF CRACOW,
THE FtXEG BREAK'N~ OPeN REVOL-T,ExpscnN<a SUPPoRT FROM
THE INVAOING ~OVI.n; ... ~UPPoRT T'HAT NeVliR COMEG.'/

" WITH SRUTAL. sPeeO lA 6OL.D1E'R

~NTeR~ THe worr'(L.A APARTMENT ...
¡\~OVE,YOU.' NO
TROUBl.E.' WE
HAVEN'T GOT
ALL OAY/

rHé 6ERMAN$ ARE j"AKING IN

ANYONE WHO MIGHT ¡(AI~E A Ali.. ifIí8_
HAND TO SUPPOI<r THE
WARSAW t<:E8EL..G •••
I THOUGHT YOU'O BEEN
CAUGHT.' THEV WEIZE
.JUSi HEIZE--

~ATHER ~leL.EWICZ:r I THOUGHT I WM; TOO LATE.'
WHAT ARE YOU A~HBfSHOP 5APIEHA HAS DECIDE"
CvlNG HERe; f Ir 16 TOO OANGEROUS FO~ VOU ro
STAY OUT IN THE WO.'lLI? AN -
THING COULI? HAPPEN.
TOMORROW MOI<NING r wn.t, SMUGGt-E VOU INTO
THE ARCHBISHOP'S HOt.:GE. THERE YOU WIU- STUt'
ANO REMAfN 5AFE UNílt- THE WAIZ'S ENO.
:r ... WANT TO GO. THA.NI< VOU I ANP 8L.E.6S
VOU, MV FRISNO. SUT
I<A~OL.. I IIVe ~AIO ~OMe HARSH PONIT ACT L./Ke WE'L.L..
THINGS ASOUT YOU ANO· TME ~'EST-
Haoo. SUT... I WANT VOU TO KNOW ...
NEVER ses EACH
OTHSIl. ASAIN.
WEL..L...NONE OF 'Tl-4AT MATTert$ ·,.,OW.
~TAV 5AF6, KA~OL.., ANO MAY AL.l.. THe
WOR.....O·~ L.UCI<
Se. WITH VOU.
PUT THIG CAS5OCl< 01'1/ __. SUr THSY WIt..L. PACK 8Y TOMORROW, THeY WIL..t..
THE: NAZIB WII..L. SuB- uS OFF TO CONceNTRATION o~cove~ YOU M1691N0
P€Cí NOnllNG IF r CAMPS IF THev L.eARN VOU FROM YOu~ WORK DETAlL..
HAVE VOUNG PRISGTS A~e AL.L.WANTEP MeN! r WIL.L. 9Ee IF r CAN'¡
IN MY HOU5E ... PO 6CMETHINc:i ASOUT
THAT.

THe9E ARRAN$SMENT'S
WIL.L. otolL."f Be NéCEBGARY
UNTIL. THE RLJ68IAN~
Df<IVe THE GERMANB
OUT¡ WHICH BHOUL.P se
A MA"'TS~ OF ()AYG.
I HAve OTHER
euBINess NOW.
MAKE YOUR5ELve5
AT HOME -- I ~ ......
;;<;:

6HAL.L. ses YOU

~N.
 k'AROL WOJTVL.A (iEsrAPO/ I
ANO MI' F&L.LOW' WI.9H TO see MIS
L.IVe WITH CON- eXCSL.l.E:NCY --
6TANT VIGIL.ANCE. NOW/
"HeN,'~&ItAL..
W6ek'$ !.ATeA ... "

THE GT\JOle~ HAve

SEeN PROLONGEC'
FOR ONE VeA~.
 HERe I VOU WIU,. ge SA~é IN WHAí 0(; VOUI YOU~
MV Cel-I-A~. MV GERVANT &XCELI-ENCV.¡r' Ir's
WII..I- GO, TOO, TO TAI<E: C>ANGéflOUS TO
. CARE OF VOU. 6íAY.,.

WHAT WII,..l.. IT" SE

&.11<6 WHEN we
COME OUT"' PO
VOU THINI( we'l-I-
8eE A ~er:> FI..A~
ORIMe
6WA TIKA1

\'FO~ me Ne
PRAvec> MUCH
I-IT1"\.&, THEN.
VNNMM.~~
WONC>ER WHAí
TIMe IT" 16 ?
 BUT .•. WHO WON~ WA5 WHA'T'G THE MAíTéR, L.AZY-
Ir THéGéRMANS SONes ~ WHY ARE YOU
oR-- ~ THeRE -- WHeN WE HAve
WO~I< TO PO~

l' WAG NOí JOKIN(I A80Uí

WORK. mE SHEL.LING BL.eW
OUT AL.L. THE WINPOWS--
AN" THEV MUSí Se
A'EPt.Acep .'

mE WAR WIL.1..
NOT SE OVER
UNnL Tl-fé AL.LIES
MA~CH ACROSS
GERMANV,BUT... VE5,
f=OR POL.AN" , THE
WAR 18 ovr;R.'

"THAí AFreRNooN, WHIL.e KAROI.. 18 FIXING THE

FRONT WINPOW6 ••• ",.-----..,.~"'!"!"'"-_,_.. ~st:~}
LOOI<.' ~OLOISRS/
ANO THeV'Re
SíOPPING/
NO, NO ... (JO
AHeAO WITH
VOUR PA~T"(. r
WOUL.C'JUST
L.IKé 'Tt) 6ée
60Me P60P1..E.
 "I<AliiOL. CATCHSS uF' ON

VOU MUST reu,

ME EVERYTHING
THAT'S HAPPENEI'. THE Géf</\1ANS
QUEBTIONEr:> Me WHEN VOU WER~
MISSING. I TOL..r:>THEM NOTHING
sur THOUGHT FOR 5URE
THBylP CATCH VOU.

"PAVS L..ATEJ:l, KAROL.. ANO HIG

¡:::eLL.OW SEMINARIA N" TAKE
UPON íHEM~eLVES AN AWE-
~E TASI<: RE'PAIRtNG THE
Ot..O SeMtNAEZV TH~T I'lP.O
9EEN CL..OSEO ANí? OCCUPIEí?
BV TH'e- G€RMAN TROO~ .. /1
 CLAP/ CLAPl
(,L~P'I CLJSP!

"WtTHIN..}OAY~, TKE: SEMINARY I~ IN WO~KING O~DE.f<·-

ANO THt:: SEMINf\Rf,ANG TURN 'THEIR f2fES OPTIMI-·
GTtCALL.Y TOW R¡¿'iHE FLJTURt... 11
-
,.--------c
LE~& PRAY
IT WON'T BE LONG NOW/ THE íHE WAF< ENC?$ VERY
SOVIETS HAVE ORIV5N THE SOON. THEN THE
GERM41'11S BACK P4BT THEIR SOVIETS WILL eo
OWN 80ROEf<$.' éN6LANI/, HOME, ANO LEAve
F~tlNCE, ANO AMéRICA PUSH POLANO TO ITSELF
INTO GEF<~ANY FROM THE A6AIN.
WE5T ...

CALM YOUR~eLF, FRIENI7. WE GHAL.-l- OUÍI...IVG A

I, TOO, FINO THIG NEWG COMMUNIST J2~IGN AS
DI5íRESSIN<:;-- SUTr-a WEL.-l.., A".O COME OUT
f(LJLE OF N~Z!ISM wAG GTF<ONeelZ FoR IT.
A TRIAL. WE
5U;¿VIVEO.
 "NQWHERS 19 Jle515TANce TO THE ~OVleTS elZeATeR. I HAV~SéEN YOUI( I-I OON'í KNOW WHAT TO
r THAN IN THE CHU~H I so« POt..ANO 19 LARGSt..V PRI~TS.' I ADMIRe SAY.' SecOMING A PR.laGí 19
~()L.IC. Veí, OHe PA.V AT 1'HS SeMINAR,Y ... /1 THeM G~EATt..Y, ANO NO eA~Y íHING, NOR SHOUt..O
I WI~H TO I<NOW-- IT ss UNoeRTAKEN UGHTt..Y.
YO'"' AT THS PooR 'les ~ WHAT CAN I ""AY r JO/N THe
STOP.' :PO eo« YOU.~ ~MINAI<Y ,

HOW $TIZANGe A~e GOt)t!~ WAYS!

HOW DIO THG COMMUNIGT5, WHO
seel< TO $1'AMP OUT 1lSt..IGION
ANI) HOl.Y WOASHIP, EVéR PRO-
puce ONe NGtl.V FOR

"veT ARCH81~HOP
$APIEHA HAS NOTlce"
60METHING G~eAT IN
THI$ YOUNG ~IS5T,
ANP KA~l. 16 CAL.L.SO
S6FOIZE HI," ... 11
VOU $HOW
R~MAR.KA9t..E
TAL.eNT,FATHER
W~TVt..A,8UT
POI..ANP " HOí
A PRoPSR
PLAce FOR
STUOles AT THe
MOMSNí".
\'FOL..LOWING HIB MC)NTH6 OF GeHOOLING I~ ~ME, "'A~Ot;. GaSS HOME. ANO ISASSIGNet> TO "I'"EACH Ct-f'L.OREN IN
T'He UTTL.S VIU.AGe OF NIE:<SOWIC-*A rABI( FOfl WHICM He '6 €MIN~Nn.V GUITEO.. , '/
VOU AL.L..'"'' veRY wsu, TO"AY--AN"
~AV AL.L.HAVEA PIEce OF CANev.l
 "IN IQ.50,FATHEI< WOJTYL.A MAKE$ A 5ECReí TR.IPTO TH6 OFFICEG OF THE CATHO-
LlC WEEKLY,A ~WSPAPER PU8LI5HEP IN CP.ACOW ••, 1/
YOU'RE SPEAI<IN~
I'M SORRY TO INTERR.UPT.. , COULO TO HIM. HOW CAN
YOLlPOINTME TO THe EI7ITOIl-- I HEL.P YOU,
if.~p~~~J.:..:.:'1RZY ro,qQWICZ' FATHER .,

GOoo'f FROM WHAí r IF 'fOU PUBLI5H AL.L RIGHr, 8UT

CAN GES, THESe ANY, pl.EA~e I 1/0N'r KNOW
ARe FINE.' CREOIT THEM WH'f YOU WOUl.rJN'T
ro "ANrJIlZEJ' WANT 'fOUt< OWN,
J'AWIEN. /1 NAMe ON THEM.

"'VeT, THI~ FINE PERIOO IN KAROL.'S LIFE

1$ MA RREO 8'V THE PE'ArH oF CAROINAI..
5APlEHA. THOUGH KAROL Feel..S THE
MORe" 3'AWlaI WAIT "fOUR TURN/ THE LO'S, PSRHAPS MORe THAN MOST", HE
POeMS.~ Leí MAN'S BI<Iu..IANT-- vow' 'Tt) FIL.L. TH. VACUUM L.EFT BY
ME eeer GUCH TALENT--ANI7 ~PUSHA'8 PA5~ING, ANP TO TRY HAROER
SO MUCH FEELIN~ I TO BRIN(i SPIR1TUAL. L.eAOER5HIPro HIS
PfiOPt..E .. , 11
 p,q/E$~/ TtlAVEL.L.fNG W,THOUT
CA~SOCkG~.' 1T'S Pf9GRACEFUL./ NO
WONf)ER RESPéCT FORoTHe CL..ERcSY
16 THREATENEP/ SI..EEP IN THS
BARN IF 'r'OU'RE TI~EO-- I' WON'T
HAVe 'r'OUII f<INI) IN M"{ HOU$E.'
ANO SE GL.A":r
" ~'T REPORT
VOU TO THE
SI6HOP/

I' Al.WAV~ SAlO 'r'OU WERf? 'IOU TOO, MAl.INSKI.'

A PfSGI<ACETO THE CL..ER(3v, 80THERINc3A POOR
WOJ"TYL..A.'AI..L.THé$E NeW OLPMAN Lft<ETHAT.'
WAYS/ WON'T 00 AT AL.L./ ir$K/E
 "FOfl HE' pe~ves THATTHe TJMe6ARE CHANGIHG,AN~
me CHUtlCHMUSí CHANGSWlnt 'TlfEM,., OR ~/e .•. 11
FATHe~ ? "O aEiOflGE/ OF COURse/ YOU've
YOU ~6M~M8E$l 9Slve"AíMAS5 FO~Me--AN~
ME--GtOItGE YOU've eEeN ON SOMe OFMY
CISIELSKI? OUílNG6/ HOW AR~ YOu?

\\ FAíHell WO~TYLA IS AS
EAGE~ TO LeAflN, IN ALL.
íHINGS, A6 He 19 TO TSACH... "

"THa'E ounNG9
~ovl"e A PERECí
~TTIN~ FO~ t(ASlOI..
íO COMMUNE WIT'H
OíHERS, 90rH I,.AY
CHU~CHMeN ANO
9TU"E'NTS,.. JI
WE COME AI.L. THE WAV uP HERe S"i aRDER THE CAIWINAL. HAS INSTRUCTa>
OF CARDINAL. WY9ZYN5t<1 HIMSEL.F-- ANO THAT VOI.J Be IN'TAL.L.eO AS AN
THeN vou MAKE u8 LOOK FoR VOU.' WHAT AIPI-I/~NOP OP CIlACOW
18 THE MATTER WITH vou ~ --ANO we HAVEN'T MUCH TIM
ncE CARDINAL. GENT
VOU~ WHV ~ IS
SOMETHING WRONG~

IT
DepeN~ OH
'IOUR PoINT OF
vie«, FATHeR ••.

PON'T 8ReA'" UP THE OUTING FOR THIS.'

r Mu5T eo TO THE CARDINAl. IN WARSAW
-- SUT r'Ll.. 8E BACI< FOR 6UHDAY
MA9S I r PROMISe.'
 "THOUGH snu, LOW tN THE'~ANKG Of:. IGH l
GISHOPG, KA~OL.'6 THOUGHTG A~E IN l\JNE WITH 1
THETIME9 --,ANO, IN ~OME, POPE tTONN XXIII
CAL..LG THE ECUMENICAL COUNCtl.., TO GEGIN THE
MO"E~NIZATION OF CATHOl..ICIGM,.. " "....... ... --t
, .........
\'91~HOP WOJTYLA COMES TO THIG COUNCIL.
AS AI"E TO BIS;¡OP él./GENE 8AZIAK,
OFFICtAL RéPREGENTATtVE OF THE POt..IGH
.CHURCH ... 11

"';HeRE,Fo~ THE FI~9T TIME, "IN LEI5U~EMOMENí>IN THE \' ANC' HIG RETURN TO ROME CUt..·
81~HOP WO.:TTYL..A T~VLY GIlA~PS I VATICAN, HE SPéAKS WITH A$ MINATES IN A GPEECH BEFORE
THE: INTERNATIONAL. MEAN1NG OF MANY SIGHOPS AS POSSI SLE:,.. 11 THE AGGEMSl..Y--A GPEECH THAT
CATHOL.ICISM.o "_-----~ ae:GING HIG TRANSFORMATION
t--------''' HE~eI HE F~eL5 FROM SJ$HOP,OF POLANP TO MAl'(
A 6REAí EXCtíEMEN'r, A5 IF ON TH~ OF TH E WORl..O... "
ve~e OF A ~ReAí 'APVENíURE ... "
.... ANO I 5AY: INCREASE YOUR
TleS WITH THE: t,.AITV-- FOf<
rNEY ARE THe GTREN@THoF
OUR R5t..tGjON.'

"AFTSR HI~ RETURN',O

CRACOW, BtSHOP WOJ"TY1.A
1$ $AOOeNfiO TO HEAR OF
THE OEATH OF PoPE
,J'OHNXXIII ~- FOR THE
MAN HA" OPE1'4EO
C100RS FOft fo4lM •• 11
 THE RETU~N TO ROM';: FOR THE THIRD SEGSION OF THE ECUMENI-
COU,,",CILRENews ARCH81SHOP wo::rrYLA'S EXClrEMENT. H~
READYsee5 HIS vlews 9ECOMIN~G:"=P,~O~L'~C:V:.:. r=======~
..•:..'~'
PO YOU TH,NK we HAve HI9 vOlce WA5 A NEW WINO
A CHANCE THI~ TIMe-- AT THE TIME -- sur NOW
THAT POPE :rOHN'~ HIS WI500M 15 i.L.EAI< ro
THEOR'ES OF CHANGE MOST. :rOHN WAS A PRO-
W'L.L. SE REAL.IZEP ~ PHeT, WHILE PAUL 15 A
THEORETICAL. THIN/(ER

"THEN. IN ,q67
~RCHBISHOP
WO.TTYLA 'S
NAME~ THE
CARPINAL O.c
CRACOW ... "

,. NOW I(AFWL WO.:rTYLA 15 AT T¡.,¡éFINN4CLE OF THE POI..IGk ...HU~CH. "NOW, T~Ul.Y, I<A~L Wa.7T'fLA '5
_;¡NL" CA~OlNAL PRI \\ATi:: 'w"SZ"~GKI
T~E L..IFE OF THE" pj(¡~~íe lB NOT eo« _-------t
15 HIGHEK'--ANO AL.L AGRES T~AT
WO.J"T'fLA 11
THE 5PI~ITUAl. LEftOeR OF LfiS
r-lATION .•. "
"THE HE)CT~Ac>e IS A PERIOOOF
TR.AVeL~ CA~INAL. WOJTYLA. He ~KIS
IN Tl41S TAmA MOUNTAIH$, ANO THOuQH
HE 16 IN MIS &.IC6, HI6 TA8T& POR
fR::)RT$ HA' NO.,. FLASGel' ••• "

"IN 1<t76, CA~"'NAL.· WO~TYLA G,ve~ THE

LeNTEN ééltW)N~ SEFOIlE THe ~pe ANO
CARClNAL..' IN TH6 CURIA oF ,:tOME... N

.. IN '<l7ó, He 16INViTe" 'ft) 6PeAJ< AT THe .. THE PRlesT.: FATHeR WITkOW$J<I, seNT BY THE ARCH"'O-
eUCHARI6TIC C0H<3RE$& IN PHILAPeL.PHIA,
9Sf=Oll& WHICH IiE 16 TO 9PSAt( AT THE HA~-
VARP geHOOL OF PHtLO~OPHV••• 11
,...---------~------_t
ceSE C)f;. PHILAOaPHIA TO MEeT THe INCOMING CARDINAL
WOJTYL.A••• 1/
8Le~8 'fOU, IT'S
so 600~ TO SEE
YOU AGAIN,
FATHER.'
"AT THE CONG~e,s IN ptm..APELPHIA, CA~PINAI.. MARVEI-OU$ YOU KNOW,
WO:T"T"VI..AAGAIN A"PRp9SES THE P~OBLeM$ ~PEECH, rHERE
=-
FACINGTHE CHURCM THE NEep ~TO8RIN~ CAr:lOINAl./ 'l'OU /$ ONE
Rel..IGION INTO THE CO,..reXT OF ·THEL.AlíY'G ~HOUI..P HIT PI..ACE IN
L.IVa, THE CHAu..eNGE OF APAPTINGTO THE COLI..{;Gé AMéRICA
CHANGE, ANP THe-QUESTlON OF SUPPORTING SPéAKING X WANT
FREEC70M IN AH eVEFl. MeRE TVRANNIZED CIRCUITS IN TO (JO ••-
WOr:lLD ... tI iHIS
COUNTRV/

HE CAME FflCM M'I' NAT'VE POLANP MAN'f YeARS

AGo. ANO FOR MANY VéAIt~, we ",AVE WRITTEt":
LETTERoS TO ONE ANOTHeR. ·X TOLO THE PEoPLE ,,..
THAT I SHOUU' $éé HIM, WHERE HE
PHII..APEL..PHIA
LIVE8, HOWHEMANAQeS. TWAT 16 WHY.t AM t:tERS...

\". l ••• ,
THeR6 ARe
_AA$uP
-rHERe,
CAROINAI..!

"nfe ~AINPeIl OF~

CAIlOtNA&.. W03TYI..A'.
V,$IT TO AM6RlCA I~ A
WHIRI..WINO TOUR 01=
CITIe$, Ff/lCM CHICA(iO
TO 8UFFALO TO ~~rttt
TOIlONTO ••• "

"Y"T( AS AL.WAVS, TH6

CAROINAI.. L.ONGS FOR
POLAN" -- ANO Po\..ANO,
"IN IQ78,TRA$cOY ONce AeAIN GTFlI)(E$ THG CHUFlCHI "THE P!:ATH NfECE!1SITATES ANOTHER TRIP TO ROME
WITH THe "EATH OF POPEPAV¿ VI. THE EVGNT' FOR CAROINAI.. WOJT'YL.A, ANOTHER A9SENCE FROM
SfIlI)(ES CA~OINAl. WO.:rTYL.A HAFlO• ., 11 __ ..--.----1 THE LANP ANO FRIENOS HG L.CVES,.. "

I CAME RIGHT' OVER THANt< YOU,MIETEI<. OUR

WHEN r MEARPTHE TRIAl. 19 ONL.V iEGINNING.
NEWG. r'M GO THE CARPI NAl.S MU~T NOW
SORRY, KAROL.' CHOOSE ANOTHéR POPe •••

PETeR WAS THe FIHT YOU'RE WHAT THEY'RE THAí'S

81SHOP OF ROME, ANO HE LOOKING FOR--A eNOUGH.'
WASN'T' ROMAN. OR EVEN MOPERATE: FROM A PLEASE
CATHOLIC, FOR THAT' COUNmv NOTTOO FORGET YOUR
MAT'TER. He WAS A POWERFUl. OR TOO FOOLISH
SMALl.... 90MEONG FANTASles!
INTeRESTeO IN
SPIRITUAL.
MATTeRS/

"ON AU<3UST Z6, ''178, "ANO, CAROINAL WO:1TVL.A S~REn.Y

POP. J'~NN PI/VI.
TAKES COMMANO
r
OF THE
BREATHES A GIGH OF REt..1EF, FOil HE
,~ FREE TO Go HOME WHEN 1W1~ I~
SEe OF Sí. PETER... 11 OVeR ... 11 ""~"""-""'''7''''::...,....,...".-o:...-t
\\THI~TV-FoU~ "AY~ PASS SINee POPe JOHN
~UL.'$ IH6TAL.L.AT'ON -- ANO, OH 1l-IIS MOfi-
NI~, A AUpe .AN" TefiR'9L.E ~U~~lse
AWArT6 MI' 9ecRéTARy, FATHe~ M~SEE.,. ti

YOuIi( H""-'NeG9~!
Afie VO\! UP~
'QN~eRUNNING'
~~~.,;L.ATe .'
"Ir'$ $AIC>THAT AL.L. CArHOL.ICISM
IlENOt..Vf:SA~NC' ~s VAneAN.'
CARPINAL8 ANp, ~GsrS ANCl
P&oPL6 FIlÓM' At.L OVER íHE
WORL.OARRIV6 HG~E TO WArCH
TH'ea.ECíIOH OF A New R7pe... "
 NEY/ 'tOI) OON'r REAU.Y T'HIN
I'L.L. 8(: aECrEC>, PO 'tOO '!
ANYTHIN<3 18
POGGISL.E••• ANO I
NEE!> PICTURE:S
OF ALL. THE
CARDINALS .'

"THE CAIlOINAL.S LOCI<THEMG¬ LVE8 WN/re SMOKE/ WAtr.' 5OME-

'''' COHC1.AVe ANO Au.. eySG WATCM WE HAVE A NEW ~IN~ ~N'T RI(SHT
n4E CHIMNEY THAí Wlu.. 9IGNAL. f\?PS/ A ,..ew PoPE!' MERE, I'O SW~A~
~e eu:cnON OF THE F\OPE" " IT .'
 CP.OWO QUIET'S AN)(IOU6L.'I "'AS IF
'ft) QuIET THE EXCITEO C(lOW", A CALM
AS aÁR~NAL PERICLE fliLlCI voce R(NGS OUT' IN ZTAL'AH - - THE VOICE OF
5UOOEHLY ApPeAR9 ... /1 THE NEW POPe ... 11

I AHNOUNCE TO YOU A GrleAT JO)'/ I WA!;AFRAI" TO

w~ HAVG A pope.' I PP.ESENT RECelve THI~
I<AIlOI. CAAOINAL. WO.:TT'II.A OF NOMINATIOH /
CFlACOW-- HI~ HOL.INEGS,
,POpt J~N PAI/¿/1.

SUT I TCOk IT IN THE 6PI~IT OF eVEN fF r CANNOT

OSEOIENce TO ouR L.ORP,ANO IN EXPI.AIN MVSa..F W&L&..
TOTAL. CONFIOENCE IN HIS M IN VOUf/.--()V~-
THe (t1C$T HOl.V MAOONNA. rTALIA... L~GUA6e,
VOU WIL.1.. CORRECT
ME IF T MAKe A
Mf~TAKe.

ANC' sor PRESENT

MVSEL.F TO VOU Au..
TO CONFEGS ou~
COMMON FA'TH, oue
HO~, OUR CONF!-
OENce IN TH6 .....li--.¡.;.I¡~farn
MOTHER OF
CHRf~í--
\'WARSAW, A:X.AN", THE 5'AME VAY--IN THE MY COMRAOE~ OF THE PRES~, LET
"EPA~ME:"'T OF RéLU310U. AFFAI~G.,.. 11 U~ NOí Sé .l?IPICVt.OVS.
MIN'~TER, THERE ARE RUMORG THAT
A PoLE MAY BE ELECTEO POPE. ANY
COMMENT~ 1-

9ERIOUSL.Y ( r 9HAu.. BUY YOU MR. KAKOL.' THERE'9 SOMETHI

AU. CHAMPAGNE IF irlE NEW'
POPE GHOULV Sé f'Ol..,SH.I ~
e:=~ YOU ~HOULO KNOW •••
 YlIT, POPE .J'OHN PAu'¡_rr ~A'jS "THE CAt~"rNAL.SHAV~ A~$EM9t..EP TO ~W€.AIZ ~AL.:rY 11::7 n41:f1Z
Hrg OWN THOUGHT5 01'4 THI$ HIGH nur.UK NEW L.eAPB<-~SUT THE PoMP ACCRUEPW HI~ O~fce OV~ n4e
1-4~ HAS NEW "ÚTI~ TO AP.J'UGTm, ",,----------4
YEAtlS IS N01" Foil pope 3'OH,.. PAUL.II ...
CARPINALWY9rtHSKI.'
BEG1NNING WITH A CONCLAV~ oF CARDI·
NAL.6, TWO CJAY$AFTER HI5 ·6LECTION ... " A~ ~IMATE OF PO\.AN~
'jOU WERE AA'j &.EA peR
FOil So LONG! Ir 16
NOí IlIGHr THAT THE
L~Pe:FZ SHOULPKNE~t..
BEFaRé THE
FOL.L.OWEER.'

"TH~6 ARE >aMe WHOt>'6MI$~ THI~ ~~TuRe Ff20M

PRocepUtlE AS A SENTIMENTAL. A9ER~AíION ON THE
POPEIS PA~i._, 11
"SUNPAV, OCTOee~ ZZ, /<178... 0114
THIS OAV, KA~L \\O.t'TVLA OF
F'OL.ANP19 OFFICIALLV INA"""U~-
ATE" AS TH~ ab~ TH PoPe OF
TH6 CATHO~'C CHU~CH.-_--~,
IN nie NAMe OF CHRI~ 1: OFFeR A CORPIAL GREETING
•.• s COUNT 0114THE 5UPPo~ OF YOU~ PRAVeRS ANO
YOUR GOO"WILl. IN CA~~YING OUT MY MU;SION OF
ge~VICe 11.? THe CHU~H AH" MANKINP. MAV CHRIST
Glve VOU HIS ($'RAce AH" HIS peAC6, OV6RTURNING
nie SARRle~ OF ",VIGIO... ANP MAKINS AL.l.
T}1INGS OHe IN HIM:.._/_--""'t"'~
PRAV ~ Me.' HELP
Me TO SERVe VOU.'
AM¡;N.
I
"Olt POeG He 6/MPI..'1 ACCEPT ~ 1 PON'T I<NOW... ANP PE~HAP> I NEVER
\'MAYSE: 1"'-" J'UST 9EING FOOI..J~H. "(00
CAN'T §UM UP A MAN--ANY MAN--IN
ONE Olt TWO I-IN6>. "
 , li SeEMS LIKE íHE ~T/F<é WORl.O IS • TH8SE' A~E THE FI~5T WOROS THAT
PAUL.I:r ro GPeAI<... It J"E~US SPoKE TO HIS APOSTL.ES AFTER
THE RESU~~ECTION,•• TONIGHT, IN THE
NAME OF THE L.O~O .rssus CHRI9T ...
IN THE MIOST OF A WO~l.O THAT 1$
AN"IOUS A90UT liS OWN E)(ISTENCE,
I REPEAT THESE WO~OS TO YOU, FO(l.
THEY ARE THE WOR05 OF L.IFE:

"ANO I kNOW-- rHAr /~ WNY

rN6 ~O~G' I~ tSAEAT/"

WE CANNOT STAN" ¡OL.Y

9Y WHEN iHOUSAN"~ OF
HU¡\\AN BEINGS A~e
DYIN$ OF HUNGER. NOfl
CAN WE ~eMAIN 'N"'F-
FEReNT WI1EN n-tE ,., WITH DEEP CONVleTtON AHr::>
(l.IaI-lT$ OF THe HUMAN AFFECíION, 1: REPEAT TO 'YOU THE
~PIAIT AAE TRAMPL.e" WOA09 THAT X Aot)ReS~E() TO Tt'iE
ON ••• WORI...O WHEN ':t TOOK uP MY
AP09TOl...IC MINISTR"I IN THE
9E~lce OF AI...I... MeN ANO .
WOMEN: "PO NOT se AF~I". 11
"AL.L I CAN B6 SU~ Of! 15 ~AT X HAVe
e>(PEf:lIENCep $OMETHING ... ANP THAT I
AM NO'TíHG' ()NlY ONf:!N
"11'01 8~ZIL., HE ~ePEAi5 11-1E
.~E55AGe HE $AVE TO I~EXICO
AI.L MeN HAve INALleNABL.E
RIC3..TS THAT EVEN THE
MIGt-InEST OF MEN MUGr
'Ior ~EAP UPON..
ji ,.....--~
"IN TURKE'r'. PoPE 3'OHN PAUL..lf PLEAPS
FOfl ECUMENISM Wmi THE EAg¡e~N O~HO·
POX CAT"HOt..IC CHU~CH--ANO ~AI9ES
ISL.AM ANO I~ MAJ'OR VI~TUES, 6UCH AS
rrs POCTJZINEOF Tlie ONE -mue eco ... 11
'\ANC", OF COUR~E¡ ""'í,es IN
~e OCCUPY M05T OF HI9
TIME ANO "',",OUGHT~AS ~E
~IJGGLE$ iO PROVIOE
LeAP¬ RSHIP IN AN UN5TABLé
WORI..O••• FORI\11NG,FOR EXAM-
,,_------4

p\.e, A COlI/tICIL ()ItI j:AMlLY

MArr~ •••
.,_----- FAMII..IE$ Musr
~ESeftVe THE FUNVAMEHíAL.
VAUJES OF THE
CHUJZCH •••
"LIKé EVéRY OTHER PAV, r GO TO THE PAPER NO.' IT CAN'T 9E TRUe/ SOR~' PIPN'T KNOW
:r
7HI5 PAV. :r WI.6H HAPN'T ... " WH"f WOU~P AN"fONE VOU WE~ CATHOL.IC.'
WANT TO 6HOOT ti 1M '?'
tiEV, GeT TH19. THE POPeWA~ COUPLE OF AMERICAN
~UOT IN 5T. PET·eR5 WOMEN GOT HURT,TOO.
~QUARE TOOAY WHIL.E HE
WAS G~EETIt>lG TOURI&T$.
"At..MO$i WITHOUí RfiAt..IZING rr, r AM THSRS-- eXCugs Me ••. 00 YOÚ THANK YOU.' ,6N1í rr
ST. PAiftICj(I$ CAíHSC'RAL. ON FIFiH AVeNUE ... 11 Neep ¡'¡EL.PWITH THe NORN/8LG '-, HAve
~TEP5 ~ You HEA~P-- "!
 "He MUGT HAve MeAR" TWI' ONE,1'HEN, SECAU6E HUN~e", OF t\ill.- YOU KNOW •••AFTEIl r WA8 a.EC'T'EO,
LION' Of: VOIC~ WERE SA'IIHG THE ~AME 11411'4<3.MAyeE 1'1' ISN'T A I VISITEO A SICK I=RI€NO HéRE. I
.w1lAC1.E TtiAT pop~ JOHN PAUl..tI: tlECOVER5,8u1 rr ~Re F&a.S 9AI0 THEN I'!) NEVER WANT TO 9E
uKE ONE ••. ",..----_-------------- .... 5Tt1CK HER.E M'ISEL.F •
.....---- ...so HOW :r FOJé'G/VE HIM. WHAT EL..SE CAN r Po'!
PO YOO FEEl.. ABOuT 'IOUR I HAve NOT THE HEART FOil MAL.lcE=.'
ATTAC~ER?

AH I MV 8TAR PATIENT. ARE YOU FEEUNG ONe ICEQUE5r. MAV WE OETouR BEFaRe t:
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 Pope John Paul 11is weleomed enthusiastically wherever he travels around the globe. His frequent trips have generated many
exciting new projects for the Pontiff. Indeed, this very magazine carne about as a result of the Pope 's visit to Japan in February, 1981.
Father Julian is a Polish priest now serving at the Shibuya Catholic Church in Tokyo. He is also a cJose friend and neighbor of
the Marvel Comics representative in Japan, Gene Pele. Intrigued by Marvel's biography of St. Francis, Francis, Brotherofthe Univer-
se, Fr. Julian pass.edcopies of it to members of the Pope's entourage during the Tokyo visit.
An idea was soon hatched: a Marvel comic about the Jife story of Karol Jozef Wojtyla!
After conferring with the Pope, Fr. Julian arranged a meeting between Pele and the Pope's chosen representative, Fr.
Mieczyslaw Malinski - a lifelong friend of the Pope, and one of Europe 's foremost religious writers. As someone who had Jived with
the Pope, gone to school with hirn, laughed and cried with hirn, only Fr. Malinski could provide the intimate details ofthe man, Karol
Wojtyla.
Flying to Marvel's headquarters in New York City, Gene Pele and Fr. Malinksi met with Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, Writer
Steven Grant and Artist John Tartaglione. With the aid ofLucy Mazareski (who helped interpret for Fr. Malinski), the ball was soon rol..
ling.
Providing anecdotes, insights, history and bits of human interest gathered from his 40 odd years of close friendship with the
Pope, Fr. Malinski related events that have never before been told to the general public in any medium. True insights and facts about
Pope John Paul 11are told for the first time in this Marvel magazine.
Production of this magazine was temporarily slowed when martial law was recently imposed in Poland and communications