Episode 71 of The Trigan Empire
The Killer
aka De tirannie van Orismo (Dutch title)
The Tyranny of Orismo (Dutch title, translated)
Written by Ken Roscoe
Illustrated by Gerry Wood
The Killer was originally published in 4 instalments in issues 840 (18 February 1978) to 843 (11 March 1978) of Look and Learn magazine.
It is reprinted in Volume 6 of The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire (Rebellion).
Plot summary
Brinka wants to return to Elekton, but he hears a story that a monster has taken villagers from a village. Brinka asks Trigo for permission to remain on Murimo a bit longer to investigate the matter. Together with Broz and his daughter, he flies to a fort near the village. That evening, when Corin walks along the beach, she is kidnapped by a monster. It carries her off and takes her to its lair. There, all the people hang alive in a web. Brinka has followed the monster and fights it, but he loses and is also taken to the web.
Broz and Mobita, a Murimo, fly to the monster’s lair in a helicopter. They tranquilise it with a dart. It turns out to be the last of a species, whose task was to protect people from themselves so that they couldn’t wage war. They create a habitat where the monster can live safely. Brinka returns to Elekton.
Links
Plot summary (Dutch)
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