An 800 series Terminator is seen on the cover, clothed but without exoderm.
It is carrying an Uzi submachine gun.
The general Uzi line of weapons was designed by Israeli
Captain Uziel Gal in the late 1940s and named after him.
On page 2, panel 2, in the year 2029, we see the dead body of resistance member Stainor, killed back in
"Tempest" Part 1.
Page 4 finds our heroes from the end of
"Tempest" Part 4, 19 days
later in
Pasadena, CA (21 days since the resistance members and
Terminators arrived). The narrative describes the Santa Anas
stroking the palm leaves along the avenue; this is a
reference to the Santa Ana winds which blow across southern
California at various times, originating from the Mojave
Desert or the Great Basin of the United States.
A copy of
Time
magazine is seen on page 4, panel 3 and a bag of Kruncho
Chips in panel 4; Kruncho appears to be a fictional brand.
An Uzi submachine gun is laying on the couch in panel 5.
On page 5, Astin wonders what became of his motorcycle. In
"Tempest" Part 3, we saw
C890.L take Astin's motorcycle from the resistance safe
house and drive it to the Cyberdyne warehouse. Presumably,
it was left there, though it may have been confiscated by
the police since then.
On pages 5-7, television reporter Sam Braddock reports on a
gangland shooting for channel 7's L.A. Action News. There
has never been a newscast by that name on L.A.'s channel 7,
but the channel's newscast's are called Eyewitness News.
"Action news" and "eyewitness news" are two similar local
broadcast news formats throughout the United States.
On page 20,
C890.L throws a grenade with stenciled labels "M-26" and
"COMP 8". This is obviously meant to be an M-26 grenade made
for the U.S. military from the 1950s-1970s. The "COMP 8"
would seem to be an erroneous reference to "COMP B" or
"Composition B", an explosive used in the M-26 and other
explosive devices.
On page 24, we see that the motorcycle
C890.L has shanghaied from its owner is a
Harley-Davidson.
Unanswered Questions
On page 13,
C890.L is exposed on Action News as a robot,
emerging from the flames of the gangland shootout with
police. What does the public think about this video? Would
the government or someone try to cover this up as a hoax?
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