The Merchandise Guide
Annual 1977

Vamar strode from his quarters, and instantly, Maya resumed her own form. At a discreet distance, she followed the alien as he made straight for the life-support centre that was the hub of Moonbase Alpha! "When the time comes," muttered Vamar, "some sabotage here will give them all far too much to worry about to bother with me!"    "That's just where you're wrong, Vamar!" Maya's whiplash voice brought the alien spinning round, his jaw dropping with amazement! Then he was on her - his supple body possessed of fantastic strength!    Maya fought like a tigress. Given one more second, and she could have become one! But Vamar's hands were locked around her throat, and her senses reeled

blackly! A gasping scream tried to force its way between her drawn lips . . .    Then Vamar was torn bodily from her, and as she sank dizzily to the floor, she heard the solid crack of fist against bone. John Koenig's fist!    Vamar reeled away from the Commander, to fetch up against an equipment console with stunning force. Yet the alien hurled himself back to the attack, mur- der in his eyes!    "You'll be sorry for the, Koenig! You and all your people!"    Winded by the man's rush, Koenig gave ground, every ounce of his strength pitted against Vamar's incredible muscular power.    It was only the Commander's old judo training that saved him. For a split second, he slumped, taking his adversary off balance. Then he pivoted on his heels and used the man's own momentum to swing him clear into the air and hurl him across the room!    A throw that would have probably broken a normal human being's neck. Would at least have finished the fight. But Vamar was almost impossibly agile! Body balled like an acrobat's, he landed on his feet, and next second he'd sprinted through the open doorway!    "All units!" Breathlessly, Koenig triggered the comlock that put him in immediate touch with every section of Alpha. "Vamar is an enemy. Repeat - an enemy! Stun on sight and detain!"    Then the Commander stooped to lift the dazed girl to her feet.    "John! How - how did you . . ?"    "He tripped a security beam when he came in here, Maya. I saw hi on video - with you about to try and jump him. Now quickly - what happened?"    Maya explained what she'd overheard, and Koenig whistled softly. "My stars! If he'd got away with it! He'd have unleahed chaos on Tal . . . and they'd probably have sent all kinds of hate up at us in reatliation! The mind boggles!"    Together, they ran to Main Mission. Where Sandra

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