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Gary Lester
Gary Lester's mother always wanted him to make something of himself. She wanted him to grow up to become someone important, like a doctor. Instead, he became a close friend with a young boy named John Constantine. Mrs. Lester never cared for John, and felt that the young rogue was a bad influence on Gary. Gary never became a doctor as his mother wanted, but instead turned his attention towards art. This proved to be of transitory interest to him however, and he dropped out of art school in order to concentrate on more entertaining hobbies.

Reuniting with John, Gary decided to try his hand at music. In 1977, Gary and John attended a Sex Pistols concert at the Roxy nightclub in London. The experience inspired them to create their own band. Together with a drummer named Beano and manager Dean Motter, they created the punk rock band known as Mucous Membrane.

Mucous Membrane was not particularly memorable, but they did succeed in releasing one single entitled Venus of the Hardsell. They also created an amateur film as a backdrop for the song and in so doing, created one of the world's first music videos. After playing a few gigs in the Northumberland area, the band soon broke up. Although Mucous Membrane's success was fleeting, Gary and John remained close friends.

Gemma Masters
Gemma Masters is the daughter of Tony and Cheryl Masters, and the niece of John Constantine. When Gemma was ten-years-old, her parents Tony and Cheryl converted to the puritanical faith of Elder Martin and his Resurrection Crusaders. As missionaries, the Masters sold Pyramid prayer books to the locals of Merseyside. Gemma grew frustrated with her parents' strange behavior and ran away from home. She found three girls, only a few years older than she, who professed to be the Brides of "The Man". The Man was in fact an agent of the Damnation Army. The girls took Gemma in, and brainwashed her into becoming The Man's newest bride. Gemma's uncle John Constantine learned that his niece had disappeared and worked with a young woman named Zed to track her down. They discovered the Man's wedding chapel, and John rescued Gemma before she could come to any harm.