Changes: Dragon's Claws Vol 1 4

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Dragon's Claws #4

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Cover Date

October, 1988

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Tom DeFalco

Seems that some days no-one knows what a door's for, doesn't it?

—Dragon

Appearing in "Wild in the Country!"

Featured Characters:

Dragon

Supporting Characters:

Dragon's Claws
- Digit
- Lady Killer
- Mercy
- Scavenger
- Steel
Baron Rocheau (First appearance)
Baron Cardon (First appearance)
World Development Council (W.D.C.) (First appearance)
- William Raymond Golding (First appearance)

Antagonists:

La Folie (First appearance) (Name first revealed)
- Legris (First appearance)
- Ostleur (First appearance)
- Jeanne (First appearance)
- Colonel Gescaux (First appearance; dies)
- Lebois (First appearance)
- Trevalle (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Sharon Winters (Earth-5555) (Mentioned)
National Union of Retired Sports Experts (N.U.R.S.E.) (Mentioned)
- Silas Stenson (Referenced)
Scourge (Earth-5555) (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
Game (Referenced)
High Father (Referenced)
Death Nell (Cameo)
⏴ Death's Head ⏵ (Shadow only) (Cameo)

Races and Species:

Humans
Cyborgs
Dogs
Robotic horses
Mechanoids

Locations:

Earth-5555
- Canada (Mentioned)
- France
  - Chateaubriant
- Japan (Mentioned)
- Greater Britain
  - Northern England
    - The 'Pool

Vehicles:

Gescaux's car (First appearance) (Destruction)
La Folie vehicle (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Wild in the Country!"

After a French rebel group La Folie took Raymond Golding, the World Development Council's ambassador to Greater Britain, hostage and threatened to kill him if two of their comrades are not returned to them, Dragon is tasked with performing the exchange. The rest of Dragon's Claws get mired in a conflict between local barons, leaving him without backup.

As Trevalle, the leader of La Folie impatiently waits to make the exchange, his second-in-command, Colonel Gescaux tries to prevent it, lest Trevalle learns about his betrayal. Under attack from Gescaux and his coterie, Dragon is out of time. He realizes he would not be able to defeat Gescaux and make the rendezvous. Persuaded that Legris, one of his charges, is a man of honor, Dragon releases them on the condition that they will do the same for Golding when they reach the rendezvous point.

His plan works. Soon after he defeats Gescaux's forces and meets with his team, they see the liberated Golding approaching them.

Meanwhile, a menacing figure appears in the 'Pool in a flash of light.

Appearing in 2nd story

Featured Characters:

Reverend P. Gunn

Synopsis for 2nd story

One-page story.

Notes

Sequence 1 Wild in the Country!

The last page was reprinted in Incomplete Death's Head #1. This reflected the beginning of the tradition of last-page cliffhangers introducing the next issue and, hence, being topically more connected to that than to the issue of publication.
Golding's first name is given as "William" in FASTFAX and as "Raymond" in the comic story proper. This discrepancy was later reconciled in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 4) #17, where he is featured as "William Raymond Golding".

Links and References

References

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+| Editor-in-Chief     = Tom DeFalco
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-| Quotation           =
+| Quotation           = Seems that some days no-one knows what a door's for, doesn't it?
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+| Speaker             = [[Dragon (Earth-5555)|Dragon]]
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 | Letterer1_1         = Annie Parkhouse
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+| Synopsis1           = After a French rebel group [[La Folie (Earth-5555)|La Folie]] took [[Raymond Golding (Earth-5555)|Raymond Golding]], the [[World Development Council (Earth-5555)|World Development Council]]'s ambassador to [[Greater Britain]], hostage and threatened to kill him if two of their comrades are not returned to them, [[Dragon (Earth-5555)|Dragon]] is tasked with performing the exchange. The rest of [[Dragon's Claws (Earth-5555)|Dragon's Claws]] get mired in a conflict between local barons, leaving him without backup.
-| Synopsis1           =
+As [[Trevalle (Earth-5555)|Trevalle]], the leader of La Folie impatiently waits to make the exchange, his second-in-command, [[Colonel Gescaux (Earth-5555)|Colonel Gescaux]] tries to prevent it, lest Trevalle learns about his betrayal. Under attack from Gescaux and his coterie, Dragon is out of time. He realizes he would not be able to defeat Gescaux and make the rendezvous. Persuaded that [[Legris (Earth-5555)|Legris]], one of his charges, is a man of honor, Dragon releases them on the condition that they will do the same for Golding when they reach the rendezvous point.
+His plan works. Soon after he defeats Gescaux's forces and meets with his team, they see the liberated Golding approaching them.
+Meanwhile, a [[Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|menacing figure]] appears in [[the 'Pool]] in a flash of light.
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+* {{a|[[Dragon (Earth-5555)|Dragon]]}}
+'''Supporting Characters:'''
 * {{a|[[Dragon's Claws (Earth-5555)|Dragon's Claws]]}}
-** {{a|[[Dragon (Earth-5555)|Dragon]]}}
-** {{a|[[Sonin Ikeda (Earth-5555)|Steel]]}}
-** {{a|[[Mercy Connaught (Earth-5555)|Mercy]]}}
 ** {{a|[[Digit (Earth-5555)|Digit]]}}
+** {{a|[[Scratch (Earth-5555)|Lady Killer]]}}
+** {{a|[[Mercy Connaught (Earth-5555)|Mercy]]}}
 ** {{a|[[Scavenger (Earth-5555)|Scavenger]]}}
-*** {{a|[[Scratch (Earth-5555)|Scavenger's dog]]}}
+** {{a|[[Sonin Ikeda (Earth-5555)|Steel]]}}
+* {{only|[[Baron Rocheau (Earth-5555)|Baron Rocheau]]}}
-'''Supporting Characters:'''
-* {{1stFull|[[World Development Council (Earth-5555)|World Development Council (W.D.C.)]]}}
+* {{only|[[Baron Cardon (Earth-5555)|Baron Cardon]]}}
-** {{1stFull|[[Raymond Golding (Earth-5555)|William Raymond Golding]]}}
+* {{1st|[[World Development Council (Earth-5555)|World Development Council (W.D.C.)]]}}
-** {{minor|Sharon Winters (Earth-5555)|Sharon Winters|Mentioned in FASTFAX}}
+** {{1st|[[Raymond Golding (Earth-5555)|William Raymond Golding]]}}
 '''Antagonists:'''
-* {{1stFull|[[La Folie (Earth-5555)|La Folie]]}}
+* {{only|[[La Folie (Earth-5555)|La Folie]]}} {{green|Name first revealed}}
 ** {{only|[[Legris (Earth-5555)|Legris]]}}
-** {{only|[[Ostleur (Earth-5555)|Ostleur]]}}
+** [[La Folie (Earth-5555)/Members#Ostleur|Ostleur]] {{only}}
-** {{only|[[Jeanne (Earth-5555)|Jeanne]]}} {{ApDeath}}
+** [[La Folie (Earth-5555)/Members#Jeanne|Jeanne]] {{only}}
 ** {{only dies|[[Colonel Gescaux (Earth-5555)|Colonel Gescaux]]}}
-** {{only|[[Lebois (Earth-5555)|Lebois]]}} {{ApDeath}}
+** [[La Folie (Earth-5555)/Members#Lebois|Lebois]] {{only}}
 ** {{only|[[Trevalle (Earth-5555)|Trevalle]]}}
-* {{only|[[Baron Rocheau (Earth-5555)|Baron Rocheau]]}}
-* {{only|[[Baron Cardon (Earth-5555)|Baron Cardon]]}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* {{a|[[Death Nell (Earth-5555)|Death Nell]]}}
+* {{mentioned|Sharon Winters (Earth-5555)|Sharon Winters|Named in FASTFAX}}
-* {{apn|[[Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head]]|Doctor Who Magazine #135|}} {{shadow}}
 * {{mentioned|[[National Union of Retired Sports Experts (Earth-5555)|National Union of Retired Sports Experts (N.U.R.S.E.)]]}}
-** {{mentioned|[[Silas Stenson (Earth-5555)|Stenson]]}}
+** {{Referenced|[[Silas Stenson (Earth-5555)|Silas Stenson]]}}
-* {{minor|Scourge (Earth-5555)|Canadian vigilante|Mentioned in FASTFAX}}
+* {{mentioned|Scourge (Earth-5555)|Canadian vigilante|Mentioned in FASTFAX}} {{Unnamed}}
+* {{referenced|[[Game (Earth-5555)|Game]]}}
+* {{referenced|[[High Father (Starick) (Earth-5555)|High Father]]}}
+* {{cameo|[[Death Nell (Earth-5555)|Death Nell]]}}
+* {{apn|[[Death's Head (Earth-TRN234)|Death's Head]]|Doctor Who Magazine #135|}} {{shadow}} {{cameo}}
+'''Races and Species:'''
+* {{a|[[Homo sapiens|Humans]]}}
+* {{a|[[Cyborgs]]}}
+* {{a|[[Dogs]]}}
+* Robotic horses
+* {{a|[[Robots|Mechanoids]]}}
 '''Locations:'''
 * {{a|[[Earth-5555]]}}
+** {{mentioned|Canada|Canada|Named in FASTFAX}}
 ** {{a|[[France]]}}
 *** {{a|[[Chateaubriant]]}}
+** {{mentioned|[[Japan]]}}
 ** {{a|[[Greater Britain]]}}
-*** {{a|[[England|Northern England]]}}
+*** {{a|[[Northern England]]}}
 **** {{a|[[The 'Pool]]}}
+<!--'''Items:'''
-** {{minor|Canada|Canada|Mentioned in FASTFAX}}
+* <br/>-->
-** {{mentioned|[[Japan]]}}
-'''Items:'''
-* <br/>
 '''Vehicles:'''
+* Gescaux's car {{only}} {{Destruction}}
-* <br/>
+* La Folie vehicle {{Only}}
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 | Notes               =
 * Sequence 1 ''Wild in the Country!''
-:* The last page was reprinted in [[Incomplete Death's Head Vol 1 1|Incomplete Death's Head #1]].
+:* The last page was reprinted in [[Incomplete Death's Head Vol 1 1|Incomplete Death's Head #1]]. This reflected the beginning of the tradition of last-page cliffhangers introducing the next issue and, hence, being topically more connected to that than to the issue of publication.
+:* Golding's first name is given as "William" in FASTFAX and as "Raymond" in the comic story proper. This discrepancy was later reconciled in {{c|Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol 4 17}}, where he is featured as "William Raymond Golding".
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