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==="Taarna"===
Original story by [[Daniel Goldberg (producer)|Daniel Goldberg]] and [[Len Blum]]; based on  ''[[Arzach]]'' by [[Jean Giraud|Moebius]].

The Loc-Nar, now the size of a giant meteor, crashes into a volcano on another world and draws a large mass of curious people. As they begin to climb the volcano, it erupts and green slime covers the crowd, mutating them into an evil barbarian army. The mutants subsequently attack a nearby city of peaceful scholars. Desperate, the city leaders mentally summon the Taarakians, a once powerful yet now declining warrior race with whom the city had a pact, but the city falls before the call can be answered.

Taarna, a beautiful and mute warrior and the last of the Taarakians, receives the summons. After ritually preparing herself, she and her avian mount fly to the beleaguered city, only to find the citizens dead. Determined to avenge them, she begins following the trail of their murderers and encounters a small band of the mutant barbarians. After killing them and with more information at hand, she travels towards the mutant camp, but she and her mount are captured.

Taarna is tortured and thrown into an open pit, unconscious. Her mount escapes and rescues her. She tries going for the Loc-Nar, but the mutants pursue and shoot her mount down. The mutant leader faces Taarna in a duel to the death, wounding her, but Taarna manages to kill him. With the last of their strength, Taarna and her companion make a death flight to the volcano. As they approach, the Loc-Nar warns her off, claiming that sacrificing herself would be futile. Ignoring the Loc-Nar, Taarna unleashes the power imbued in her sword and dives into the volcano, destroying the Loc-Nar.

'''Cast'''
* Percy Rodriguez (uncredited) as Loc-Nar
* [[Thor Bishopric]] as Boy
* Ned Conlon as Councilman #1
* Len Doncheff as Barbarian #1
* Don Francks as Barbarian #2
* Joseph Golland as Councilman #2
* Charles Joliffe as Councilman #3
* [[Mavor Moore]] as Elder
* [[August Schellenberg]] as Taarak
* [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] as Bartender
* George Touliatos as Barbarian #3
* [[Vlasta Vrána]] as Barbarian Leader
* Zal Yanovsky as Barbarian #4

'''Music'''
* "[[E5150]]" by [[Black Sabbath]]
* "The Mob Rules" by Black Sabbath
* "[[Through Being Cool (Devo song)|Through Being Cool]]" by [[Devo]]