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"The Flesh is Weak"
Terminator #2
NOW Comics
Written by Tony Caputo
Illustrated by Thomas Tenney
Inked by Jim Brozman
Cover by Tony Akins and Jim Brozman
October 1988 |
The Slammers are suspicious of the Moon crew and its
Synthetic; meanwhile, another resistance cell enters the
fray.
Story Summary
A resistance cell called the Synth Slashers storms a Skynet
weapons depot. Although they successfully gain entrance and
begin scavenging weapons, all but two young members, a boy
and girl, are killed during a Terminator assault.
Back at the home base of Sarah's Slammers, the Moon crew
tries to explain to the resistance fighters that Konrad is
not a Terminator but a Synthetic, peaceful and dedicated to
serving humans, like many others at the Moon base. The two
young Slashers stumble upon the Slammers base in their
flight from the machines and a fight ensues in the mistaken
impression that the base is filled with Terminators. The
Slammers overcome the assault and spare the children. The
boy tells them his name is Tim Reese.
TO BE CONTINUED IN TERMINATOR #3
Didja Know?
The title of this issue is derived from a phrase in The
Bible, "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation:
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Characters appearing or mentioned in this issue
Synth Slashers
Tommy
Johnnie-O
Holewczynski
Tim Reese
Sarah's Slammers
Konrad
Essie Doyle
Rosetti
Commander Leahy
Dorian
Gow
Ann
Perry (mentioned only)
Kyle Reese (mentioned only)
Slager
Skynet
John Connor (mentioned only)
Didja Notice?
This issue introduces another resistance group, called the
Synth Slashers, led by Johnnie-O.
On page 4, a resistance member named Holewczynski is killed
in battle. The letterer of this issue is Ken
Holewczynski.
On page 6, one of the resistance members in the weapons
bunker grabs a Plasma 404 rifle, capable of melting a
Terminator. Another fighter picks up a 506 PHW. These are
fictional weapons designed for the series.
This issue introduces Tim Reese, the younger brother of Kyle
Reese.
Konrad is revealed to be what is referred to as a Synthetic,
a non-Terminator robot in human form that serves humans at
the Li'l Houston base on the Moon. His body appears to be
more metal than human, so it's unclear how he could have passed
as human in Essie's scan of the Moon crew in
"2031", nor why the dogs at the
Slammers' base didn't react to him.
On page 15, Leahy is telling the Moon crew about the rumors
that a Terminator was sent back in time by Skynet and a
soldier named Kyle Reese was sent by the resistance to foil
its mission. Obviously, this is a reference to the events of
The Terminator. He also
mentions the mission was run by the 132nd under Perry; Kyle
also mentions this in
The Terminator.
On page 18, Doyle indicates that, despite Skynet's war
against humanity, there are still human groups who fight
against others for "food, weapons, women, whatever..." She
also states that it is believed that Skynet brainwashes some
humans to create havoc.
On page 14, Tim tells the injured Ann, whom he carries, that
the installation they're approaching is not a Terminator
place, so should have a medic to help her. Yet he is shortly
later depicted as attacking the place (which turns out to be
the Slammers' base) with grenades and seems to believe the
humans who confront him there are Terminators.
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