"Freight-Load of Fear!" is an original comic strip published in the 1971 Thunderbirds annual. As per the norm for stories published in the annuals, no writer or artist is credited.
Plot[]
A gang of criminals led by Fabroso hijack control of an automated train carrying powerful atomic missiles, before it reaches its destination - the world's most isolated and impregnable arsenal. However, their plans are thwarted when a natural rock fall takes out a section of bridge across a valley, and the train's precious cargo falls into the valley below. Not having the equipment or technical know-how to safely disarm and retrieve the damaged cargo - which may go off at any time, Fabroso calls International Rescue to do it instead.
Characters[]
(in order of appearance)
- Fabroso
- Fabroso's gang
- Fort Knox staff
- Military Security HQ
- John Tracy
- Jeff Tracy
- Brains
- Scott Tracy
- Virgil Tracy
- Gordon Tracy
IR Equipment Used[]
- Thunderbird 1
- Thunderbird 2
- Force field
- Thunderbird 5