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The first Starblazer issue No. 1 was in April
1979 with the last issue No. 281 January 1991.
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1 THE OMEGA EXPERIMENT |
11 THE PURPLE PLANET |
18 ABANDON EARTH… |
39 THE OVERLORDS OF OLTAIR |
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For two centuries man had explored the Galaxies in his
neutron-powered space liners, travelling faster than light for tedious months
across the vastness of space until he could reach one of the black holes that
littered the Galaxies. These cosmic whirlpools of energy, that sucked light and even
stars into themselves, were entered by the spacers, using the incredible
cosmic forces there they could by-pass time, and in seconds hurl themselves
from one Galaxy to another. But what if an artificial black hole could be
created in near space? By using it, months of search and travel could be
eliminated. It was to attempt this that the OMEGA EXPERIMENT was set up… |
Out deep in the far reaches of infinity, many strange life
forms exist. Some insular, some peaceful, some aggressive, some inquisitive,
and some you can't comprehend. This is the story of three life forms, one human, one
aggressive and one from the Purple Planet. |
Space wars did not exist. By a series of treaties each Galaxy
remained alone and untouched. Earth built a survey ship. Zephyrus, to
prospect in deep space. It was this ship that led to the call - "ABANDON
EARTH!" |
Throughout the Galaxy scientific probes searched the million
worlds scattered in remote space. Some discovered worlds of indescribable
beauty and wealth, others found inert and barren planets long ago destroyed
by some unrecorded disaster … and one probe encountered The Overlords of
Oltair. |
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50 MOONSPLITTER |
58 PYRAMID POWER! |
67 TIME TUNNEL |
95 GATE TO YESTERDAY |
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Out of the cosmic rim, one
of the many Galactic wars raged. Only one thing stood between the Earth
Galac-Squad as it swept triumphantly towards the Mease aggressors’ homeworld
– an impregnable armoury on the barren planet known as silicon IV. General Larz Pluto readied
his Earth forces for an invasion that would end the war. |
After the Great Galactic War of 2482 an uneasy truce was
established. Many worlds joined a concordat to forge a lasting peace, but the
most powerful single nation, the Pugarions, declined to take an active part.
They saw peacekeeping duties as an increased burden on their powerful
spacefleet’s patrolling capabilities. Eventually, in 2492, the Pugnarions were persuaded to take
part in the Amity Day celebrations. In honour of this event they agreed to
display their legendary symbol of power – the priceless ancient diamond – The
Pyramid of Pugnaria. A Concordat vessel was sent to transport the diamond
along with other treasures to Centros, the Concordat capital. |
History has been littered with brutal warmongers from the
beginnings of time. By the year 2382, the evil conqueror was called Athila
from a world beyond the furthest star. He had slaughtered and robbed every
civilisation, and eventually had reached the last inhabited planet – Earth. His trail of death had stopped … until the invention of the
time tunnel. |
One of Earth’s most effective weapons against the Kroll Empire
was the Deep Space Commando Force. Equipped with small, deadly ships, they
operated as independent units roaming far behind enemy lines hunting for
trouble – and they often found it. But no trouble was as dangerous as the Gate to Yesterday. |
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108 STAR |
114 THE LAST BATTLEGROUND |
165 THE EXECUTIONER |
178 THE SECRET WAR |
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Star forts were built to patrol the fringes of the Earth
Empire. They protected the sparsely colonised planets from the Morbes, who
were always waiting for the right opportunity to attack. With their troops
and squadrons of starfighters the forts could contain a war until help arrived.
Out in the Orionus II sector Star |
By 2400, hi-technology had taken over man’s conquest of the
Galaxy. Computer controlled auto-pilots took a starship into hyper space, and
brought it out at any pre-set configuration of spacial co-ordinates. When it
came to Galactic warfare, micro-chip memories came up with the best response
to ten-thousand modes of aggression. But when high-command needed a response to threat ten-thousand
and one, they had to deploy that most imperfect and illogical instrument –
the human being. Faced with obliteration by an Alien mega-weapon, Terran
High-Command sent for the most illogical of their agents, Shard, who was to
meet the enemy in deep, silent space - |
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When Earth was ravaged by the Thermowars, the inhabitants left
to seek refuge on primitive planets. Earth’s technology had to be kept
secret, because in the wrong hands, it could destroy the Universe. But Warlords fought to acquire the secret of the technology
and they stopped at nothing. |
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181 DEATH TREK |
193 THE LEGEND OF THE GOLDEN
AXE |
200 DEMON SWORD |
206 BATTLEWAGON |
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Sergeant Wilse T. Force was surly, bad-tempered and hated the
war. He wanted out, and the only way he could do that was to obey orders, no
matter how difficult they were. His job was complicated by two things … a bunch of recruits he
had to wetnurse through the |
Tarsila, a country in the
Earth of prehistory, was ruled by the murderous hand of Krolan the overlord.
Any who showed resistance were killed. But the legend said that “a chosen
one” would lead the people to victory. It also said that he would
be armed with an axe that sang, and gleamed brightly even on the darkest
night. |
Anglerre was under attack from the powers of evil. The only way to triumph was for the young
prince of Anglerre to seek out, and use, Cerastes, a magical sword. But Cerastes had a deadly price … it would eventually kill its
owner. |
On the dead, ice-bound moon called Ganymede, largest of
Jupiter’s satellites, Sergeant Marris and the crew of Battlewagon B-19 fought
and died in the never-ending war against the mysterious Lizard Men – scourge
of New Earth. |
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217 THE PIRATES OF PENZ-ANZ |
222 TARGET…STARHAWK |
254 THE CURSED LAND |
281 THE ENCHANTED HELMET |
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When trainee officer Zero books a member of the Supreme
Council for speeding, the reward for him and his partner, Grok, is a posting
to the far outreaches of space. And that’s when their problems really begin – like a crooked
cop and his man-eating plant. Not to mention a gang of space pirates. |
Starhawk, peacemaker of the 26th century has hunted
lawbreakers from one galaxy to the other. But now he becomes hunted – the quarry in a deadly game where
the price of failure is death. |
Terol was a youth when he witnessed the cohorts of Serak the
Slayer descending on his village and murdering all those who lived there.
Consumed by a burning hatred he plotted to kill Serak the Slayer. But Terol
was betrayed and forced to flee. On the run and friendless, the only way to
survive was to use the sword… As the years passed Terol’s desire for revenge grew, as did
his fighting skills. Then came the day when he was offered a king’s ransom in
gold to destroy an evil sorcerer … and gold was the key to his revenge. |
Forged by the elves of the night and blessed by the Gods of
War, the great helmet of the long dead king Utvaal was coveted by many a
warrior chief. But the true wearer of the helmet was the slave, |
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D.C. Thomson & Co Ltd |
Vic Whittle 2002 |
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