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Femforce 27

FEMFORCE #27

COVER: Meugniot

EDITORIAL CONTENT: Black Phantom 2-pg center-fold pin-up

MILESTONES: 1st app. Anti-Paragon (Kronon clone)

1st Story: The Devil Below Pt. 2 (15 pgs)

Credits:
Rik Levins, story; The Count, pencils; John Dell, inks; Janine Lee, letters

Synopsis:
As the battle continues from last issue, Nightveil draws the Black Shroud away from Paragon and is attacked herself. The Shroud is apparently brought down from behind by Tara's knife, and Nightveil brings her and Dr. Weir back to the surface while Paragon, in a Samson-like effort, brings down the caverns and buries the well. The victory is short-lived, however, as the Shroud emerges from below, taunting the heroes by telling them the well Paragon sealed off was only an illusion. As an enraged Paragon rushes the Shroud, his attack is repelled by an earlier version of himself, in reality a genetically re-engineered Kronon. As Nightveil and Paragon take on Captain Paragon, Tara finds the wheelchair-bound Roger Brant muttering how the spirits within him that comprise the Shade have fallen under the power of the Shroud. In an agonizing burst, the Shade erupts from Roger's body and, under the Shroud's control, brings down Nightveil. Dragonfly's old enemy Psiborg attacks Dr. Weir while the Shroud's disciples Jong Sue and Yong Cha Chae take out Tara. Suddenly, as before, the four heroes find themselves before the Shroud's throne, who confesses that the impending boredom of godhood is driving him to make this last great battle as challenging and memorable as possible. In his arrogance, he releases the quartet, inviting them to gather all possible strength for the upcoming epic confrontation.

Heroes / Heroines

Last App

Next App

Nightveil (Laura Wright)

FF 26 (2)

FF 28 (2)

Paragon (Charles Starrett)

FF 26 (2)

FF 29 (1)

Tara (Tara Fremont)

FF 26 (2)

FF 28 (2)(C)

Dr. Jonathan Weir

FF 26 (2)

FF 28 (3)

Villains / Opponents

Anti-Paragon (Kronon)

1st app

FF 31 (1)

Black Shroud

FF 26 (2)

FF 29 (1)

Jong Sue Chae

S of J 5 (1)

FF 31 (2)

Yong Cha Chae

S of J 5 (1)

last to date

Psiborg Units

DF 2

FF 31 (2)

Shade (Roger Brant)

FF 14

FF N of D 1 (1)

Supporting Characters

None


Others

None

Geography

Jungle Island

Sites

Caverns; surface; unidentified room

Time

Present; immediately after FF 26 (2)

Magic & Technology

Purple Claw; Weir's Ibis stick; Tara's knife

Notes:
Although Tara was one of the earliest AC characters to meet the Shade, this episode is the first time that she learns his other identity.... The Captain Paragon in service to the Shroud does not realize he is a Kronon and believes he is the real Cap; he also recognizes Laura as the Blue Bulleteer and does not understand her new powers.... The first sign of schism among the souls that comprise the Shade appears in the Shade Special 1 (2); his actual possession by these few souls takes place in Dragonfly 7.... The Shroud's comments on his teaming with Dragonfly to defeat the Psiborg and his plan to use the Anti-Paragon as a replacement for the original are explained in more depth in the retro-continuity Dragonfly story in FF 31 (2).... Paragon, despite several meetings with Tara, is still formal to the point of calling her Ms. Fremont.... This is the end of the first stage of the Shroud battle, as each side begins marshaling its forces for the final war.... The Shade is listed as an opponent (but not a villain) due to the Shroud's influence.... Anti-Paragon is not given that name until FF 31.


2nd Story: Terrapin Terror From Outer Space (14 pgs)

Credits:
Dan Eiler / John J. Golden, story; Bill Marimon, art; Mark Heike / John Dell III, inks; Walt Paisley, letters

Synopsis:
A "midnight marauder" is plaguing Orlando, and She-Cat is assigned temporary duty with the police. Shannon Smith, a friend of hers on the force, gets kidnapped one night while acting as bait, and She-Cat herself is clubbed and taken captive when she goes under cover. She awakens to find herself prisoner of an alien group of turtle men, renegades of their own home planet seeking to develop a new mixed race on Earth by breeding with human females . Their experiments to date have not been successful, as She-Cat learns when she frees herself and discovers a pile of dead womens' bodies - Shannon's among them. She is again taken captive and told by the aliens that the average human female body can not physically withstand the aliens' breeding efforts, and that they hope to do better with her. As the police find out, however, when they track down the turtle men's lair, She-Cat's animal energy was to much even for the extraterrestrials, who lay in a lifeless pile around her.

Heroes / Heroines

Last App

Next App

She-Cat (Cass/Cleo Angora)

AC Ann 1 (1)

FF 28 (1)

Villains / Opponents

Corr (D)

only appearance

Supporting Characters

Shannon Smith (D)

only appearance


Others

Alien Turtlemen, Police Captain, Policemen, Bum in alley

Geography

Orlando

Sites

Alien Hideout in the sewers

Time

Present

Magic & Technology

Alien Gas Gun

Notes:
The Alien Turtlemen are a dark parody of Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.


3rd Story: Bill Black Vs. Rad (2 pgs)

Credits:
The Count, story; Chris Allen, art; Burson Fouche, inks / letters

Synopsis:
Our friendly neighborhood comic book publisher, Bill Black, is enjoying his work, when Rad smashes her way into the room. She menacingly tells Bill that she wants to improve on her tough image. Bill nervously looks on as Rad turns to reveal that she's just put on a nose ring. Bill protests, but gives in after Rad threatens to seriously hurt him.

Heroes / Heroines

Last App

Next App

None

Villains / Opponents

Rad (Joan Wayne)

FF 25

FF 29 (C)(F)

Supporting Characters

Bill Black

FF 5 (4)

.


Others

None

Geography

Longwood

Sites

Bill's office

Time

Present

Magic & Technology

Rad's nose ring; Bill's drawing tools

Notes:
What more can be said?

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Based on The Official Guide to The AC Universe by Ken Kerouac
Entire contents Copyright (C) 1995 - 2015 AC Comics - Used by permission of AC Comics..

 


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