Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
I think at least with Marrina she was always intended to be that monster rather than a sweet girl, from Byrne's first concept.

If she'd been retconned into a monster years later fair enough, but the fact that she was 'turned' the very next issue, playing on the classic beauty & the beast trope worked.
I agree, though I think her transformation would have had more impact if we hadn't only known her for one issue at that point.