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Battle of the Planets#5
Cover: Win Mortimer

Battle of the Planets #5

Feb 1980 · Western · 0.40 USD
“The Hidden Enemy”

In "The Hidden Enemy," G-Force takes a break from battling evil to join Tiny in a galactic talent show, but Zoltar seizes the moment to strike. With two Spectra champions secretly entered in the competition, Tiny faces off against a towering weightlifter—only to be ambushed and pinned under a thousand pounds of steel. When Princess is kidnapped and taken to an abandoned mine, the team must free Tiny and follow her homing signal, unaware that Zoltar has already set a deadly trap. Written by Gary Poole and illustrated by Win Mortimer, this 1980 issue features bold action and suspenseful twists, with cover art by Win Mortimer.

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writer Gary Poole
artist, inker Win Mortimer
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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While G-Force are on holiday they decide to go with Tiny who competes for the title of Mr. Galaxy. Zoltar sees this as his chance to defeat G-Force so he enters two of of the strongest wrestlers and weightlifters from Spectra in the competition. Tiny beats the wrestler he has entered but the weightlifter sneaks up on Tiny and traps him under a thousand pounds of weights. They then kidnap Princess and take her to an old mine. The others rescue Tiny and head off after Princess when she sets off her homing device. When they enter the mine to rescue her Zoltar sets off an explosion trapping them.

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