Femforce Index

2nd Story: Terror at the Top of the World (9 pgs)

Credits:
Bill Black, script / inks; Marc Hempel, pencils / letters

Synopsis:
To the astonishment of Roxanne Rivits and her henchmen, Dr. Rivits arrives at his Andes fortress in TC Fremont's jet. Scarred but physically well-developed, he quickly proves his identity to his skeptical gang and reestablishes his undisputed leadership. Tara and Janis, having located the remote hideout in another Fremont jet, approach the landing bay with guns blazing and storm the fortress. They fight savagely but are captured by Rivits and separated. Rivits hooks Janis up to a device that will make her subject to the mental commands of Roxanne, who in the meantime amuses herself by brutally whipping Tara. Left alone, Tara is able to escape and bursts into the lab, freeing Janis and pinning Rivits to his machine with her knife. She fights with Roxanne, setting the lab ablaze, and Tara and Janis flee with Roxanne just as the fortress explodes, apparently trapping Rivits and the rest of his gang inside.

Notes:
As in FF 11, this story is a reprint from Paragon Publications' Tara # 2.... Rivits, though apparently killed, reappears in the Shroud wars.... The plan to put Janis under Roxanne's control is part of Rivits' scheme to capture the alien being by infiltrating and taking over the Jungle Island staff.

3rd Story: Untitled (Dragonfly story)(8 pgs)

Credits:
Rik Levins, story / pencils; Bill Black, inks; Wait Paisley, letters

Synopsis:
Powerless in the alien medieval dimension she has entered, Dragonfly is captured by lizard men who plan to sell her at the slave market. The strange creatures are killed by humans who in turn sell her at the market themselves. Purchased by Hakkar the innkeeper, she works as a servant girl and witness the senseless murder of Jodie, another servant, at the hands of an evil noble named Lord Vardek. Weeks pass, and Dragonfly continues to exist, contrary to the earlier predictions of the Caretaker of Zzara's sub-reality. She finally comes to grips with the loss of her power and puts her creative mind to work. In search of a weapon, Dragonfly deceives a local swordsmith into believing that her master has ordered a special blade to be fashioned and shows the craftsman the process for making a light, strong fencing epee. At that moment Lord Vardek appears in the door of the shop and tauntingly challenges Dragonfly to a duel. To the shock of all that watch, Vardek quickly falls victim to Dragonfly's deadly fencing skill.

Notes:
This is the first of a two-part episode (continued in Fem Fant 1(2)) that concludes the Dragonfly solo series and resolves the cliffhanger ending at the end of DF 8.... Caretaker's prediction that Dragonfly would die in the alien dimension was based on Nancy's body being destroyed by the Psiborg patterned after Ken Burton.... DF's original reason for going to the dimension from Zzara's sub-reality was to locate the thug who disappeared after holding onto Nancy in the midst of her transformation.... The passing of time in the alien dimension does not necessarily match that of the earth reality.... Story takes place prior to DF's participation in the Vardax war.