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Tantive IV Pursued! (1)

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I'd no idea where the name 'Devastator' came from when I began this site. Well, it's from the novel: I read it last December and there it was. 'Suppose it's better than Pinafore.

It's gas, the rebel captain implores the Imperials to cease fire and says "I repeat!" As if that's a sentence that makes some sort of sense. To me, in 1981 it obviously didn't mean anything. It was simply something that people said in these things: a cliche.

"Yes?" (The Devastator might answer)

"Yes, what?" (The Tantive 4)

"You said 'I repeat'." (Devastator)

"So?" (Tantive 4)

"Well, I repeat what?" (Devastator)

"You mean, what was it I was going to repeat?" (Tantive)

"YES!" (Devastator)

"Ooh. You know it's really funny, but I can't remember now" (T)

"Ha ha ha. I bet it'll just come back to you out of the blue" (D)

"I know - ha ha - when I least expect it." (T)

"You know, when this is over we should do coffee mornings" (D)

vote for SW9!

The Tantive 4 pursued by the imperial devastator over tatooine - comic panel

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+1 # Rod Hannah 2010-05-29 14:30
LOL! Too bad you commentary isn't part of the actual comic itself! That would be something else! Again interesting pseudo Corellian Corvette. I like!
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0 # John White 2010-05-31 20:05
Hiya Rod! Congrats on being the first poster. I think you just launched it!

Yep - I really didn't have much of an idea what the things looked like. I can assure you, the first issue of the Marvel comic was no help!
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+1 # Blue Milk 2010-06-02 20:47
Yeah, I just saw the first few issues of the Marvel Comic the other day courtesy of Twitter's Admiral Daala. Interesting is probably the best word for it.
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0 # John White 2010-06-02 21:20
Ha ha. Oh the memories though. Sat up in bed with a little lamp on, in the winter luxuriating in all their exciting, otherwordly but American strangeness. Did you see the 'Future Shock' type story in issue#3 (I think) called 'THREADS'? Profoundly creepy - and moving too.
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+1 # Carrie1138 2010-06-09 15:37
Waah! I remember that Threads story - it terrified me!! I was too scared to even look at the comic for weeks after reading that! And when I did pluck up the courage to go back to it, I would always only read the Star Wars strip and then close it really quickly before I could see anything else traumatising!
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0 # John White 2010-06-09 18:18
Hiya Carrie! Yep - I still get chills - getting them now just thinking of it. Those poor kids.

Did you ever transcribe your Star Wars sequel? See it here readers: carrie1138.wordpress.com/.../...
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