The Very First Tetsuko Story! - Page 2

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The battering ram is operated by (and attached to) a large and dangerous-looking robot which enters the bank through the hole. The closeup of the robot's "head" in Panel 2 serves as a backdrop for the threat the robot delivers to the customers and employees of the bank. The robot's dialogue continues in Panel 3 as we see the reactions of the gathered victims (including Tetsuko). Then a closeup on Tetsuko as she ponders how (not if) to thwart this evil machine... when a bank guard swings into action, demanding the robot's surrender. Give the guy points for courage, if not brains; in Panel 6 a shoulder-mounted gun fires, and the guard is fatally wounded by the powerful bullet, as his partner rushes to his side.

© 2004 David C. Matthews