Here is the complete translation of the 1977 Zack #25 Mondbasis Alpha 1 comic, which contains an adaptation of the episode Dragon's Domain.

This issue is perhaps the strangest, and certainly the most contradictory, of all the translations that were published in the Zack comics. If a Space: 1999 fan glanced at the drawings only, it might appear as though this were a fairly faithful adaptation of the television episode - although layed out sequentially by first depicting the Ultra Probe mission flashback sequence in its entirety within the first 7 pages.

However, upon reading just the first art panel, it becomes obvious that a truly bizarre adaptation is about to unfold.

The differences are many, and sometimes bewildering! And include such things as:

• The adventure taking place entirely post-Breakaway!
• A depiction of the Space Station - for no clear reason (is it the Ultra Probe? Or is the station possibly being confused for Alpha itself?)
• The names of the Ultra crew are from the original script - although Calder has been modified to Selder (the same name used in the Italian AMZ novel)
• Depictions of "flashback" style Koenig and Russell - for no explainable reason
• Dixon is now a professor of genetics living on Alpha - and with a very unconventional looking lab!)
• etc.

Read on, be amazed, and enjoy this alternate take on a fan favorite episode.

Note: the "dragon" is referred to as a Kraken, which is the name of a mythological giant octopus type creature.

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