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Tara on the Dark Continent#1
Cover: Bill Black

Tara on the Dark Continent #1

Jan 1974 · AC · 1.00 USD
“Challenge from the Stars!”

In "Challenge from the Stars!", Tara finds herself trapped on the Dark Continent after a desperate escape from Dr. Rivits, who holds her captive in hopes of unlocking cosmic secrets. With the alien's mysterious influence at play, Tara is thrust into a parallel universe where she rescues a strange creature—only to be pulled back just as the alien destroys Rivits' helicopter and vanishes into the sky. The story, written and illustrated by Bill Black with cover art by Bill Black, introduces a pivotal moment in Tara’s journey, culminating in the discovery of four enigmatic eggs left behind by the alien spacecraft.

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writer, artist, inker Bill Black · inker Orrin Lundgren · cover Bill Black

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writer, artist, inker Bill Black
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Dr. Rivits kills Vic before he can shoot Tara because he wants her alive as a hostage. He ties up Tara so he can go back to working with the alien in finding out the secrets of the universe. Tara breaks free and goes after Dr. Rivits. The alien casts Tara into a parallel universe. Tara sees a strange alien animal in trouble and rescues it. Evidently this was a test as Tara is then pulled back to the Dark Continent. Dr. Rivits tries to fly away but the alien blows up his helicopter, and then flies away in his own spacecraft. Tara and Janis find four eggs that the alien spacecraft left behind.

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