Posted on January 29, 2022February 20, 2024The Prisoner of Zerss (continued . . .) Every day brought a fresh disaster. The climax came when a fighting-craft of the Trigan Air Fleet was shot down by its own coastal battery. The pilot was Janno, who managed to eject and land safely. That was close ! I nearly joined my illustrious ancestors then ! The news was brought to the Emperor, whose powerful countenance was beginning to show the strain of his ordeal. There’s no telling how or why it happened. The officer who gave the order to open fire has disappeared without trace. The arch-fiend is behind it, as always ! Brag— we’ve got to stop him ! What is this secret weapon he’s using against my empire ? Only one man alive has the brain to answer that, brother—Peric ! Peric ? The man who helped the fiend to escape ? Must I set him free ? Ah, Brag, I must try every means possible, I suppose . . . A message was sent out to the prison island of Zerss, and the strange cell was lowered from the sky. This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 524 on 29 January 1972.
Posted on January 15, 2022February 15, 2022The Prisoner of Zerss (continued . . .) This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 522 on 15 January 1972.
Posted on October 9, 2021February 20, 2024The Masked Raiders (continued . . .) No buts ! Those white-masked monsters must be brought to justice ! And every inch of the Empire, above and below the ground, in the sea and under the sea, must be scoured till they are found !—See to it ! The Emperor was beside himself with fury. A whole lunar month gone by— and nothing done ! You are a pack of bungling fools ! The service and civil chiefs of the Empire quailed before Trigo’s lashing tongue. But, Imperial Majesty . . . Land, sea, air and police units searched day and night for the strange terrorists. Even the ancient catacombs beneath Trigan City were not overlooked. The Air Fleet kept up constant patrols. The comrades, Keren and Roffa, flew three sorties in a day. What a life ! Thank the stars we’ve a day off tomorrow. How about riding up to the hills for a day’s hunting ? And so, next day . . . He’s yours, Roffa !— after him ! Roffa chased his quarry and lost him when the mist closed down. It soon became apparent that he had also lost his friend. Keren, Keren, where are you ? This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 508 on 9 October 1971.
