Story: "The Road To Nowhere!" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Mike Collins (plot, script, pencils)
José Marzan Jr. (inks)
Albert DeGuzman (letters)
Gene D'Angelo (colors)
Paul Kupperburg (edits)

Feature Character:

Thunderbolt IV

Supporting Characters:

Tabu Singh
Cairo DeFrey
D.S. Julie Roberts (first name revealed)
Anne-Marie Brogan
Bert Gilchrist
Crusader

Villains:

Tekk
Ralph
George (two of Johnny Wheeler's men, first appearance)
Shard II (first appearance)
Johnny Wheeler
Harry Stone
Mac the Knife

Guest Appearance:

Inspector Marple (from the pages of JLE)

Other Characters:

Henry (owner of Henry's cafe)
Colin Wyatt (a impatient salesman; dies)
Billy
Malc

Comment: We learn that the British meta-containment facility (their equivalent of the Slab) is called Darkweir.

Synopsis:

Peter gets further involved with Cairo DeFrey, but his friend Tabu doesn't trust her. He also has an involved dream about Trydan which leads him to suspect Trydan may be from Britain. Meanwhile, the extremely dangerous Shard escapes custody in the middle of a motorway pile-up and Thunderbolt is called in to deal with the situation. However, when distracted by freeing people trapped in cars, he is brought down by Shard.