BIG BUNDLE
(Reality-8116; in progress)

Real Name: Ship #Delta457 (or something like the delta symbol, with a small break in the center of the bottom/horizontal portion of the triangle; see here)

Classification:  Alternate Reality (Reality-8116) extraterrestrial spacecraft

Creator: Unrevealed;
    presumably a person or group who was/were a part of or at least employed by the Instrumentalilty

Possessors: "Dreadstar and Company" (Syzygy Darklock, Vanth Dreadstar, Oedi, Rainbow, Willow 327);
    formerly unspecified Instrumentality parties on Tortorelzor (aka the Rock)

First Appearance: Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (December, 1982)

Powers/Abilities/Functions: The Big Bundle is a large interstellar cargo shipbig_bundle-8116-ei15-leaverock


 

History:
(Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (fb) - BTS) - Amongst their plotting to end the Instrumentality-Monarchy War, Vanth and Syzygy put together what they called "Plan M."

(Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (fb) - BTS) <A week before the main story> - When Vanth noted that Plan M required a lot of equipment, with the first step alone requiring a giant cargo ship, Syzygy explained that he knew that they could obtain such a ship from the Instrumentality on the mining colony on Tortorelzor, aka the Rock.

    Vanth and Oedi subsequently infiltrated the Rock.

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(Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (fb)) - Vanth and Oedi ultimately departed in Ship #"Delta"457 from Hangar Deck #57. 

    They were instructed to return to the hangar twice and given a final warning...but nothing happened? (presumably they escaped and/or destroyed any Instrumentality forces that tried to stop them.

(Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar - BTS) - Aboard Ship #Delta457, renamed "Big Bundle," Vanth and Oedi allowed Syzygy to dock the Lightcutter II within the cargo ship, and they began making steps for the next step in Plan M.


Comments: Created by Jim Starlin.

Dreadstar / Reality-8116 primer

    The original Epic Illustrated issue is old and grainy, with everything kind of gray. The images from its reprint in Dreadstar: The Beginning are a little more crisp, in general, but they are also a lot darker, to the point where you sometimes can't see things as clearly.
    And then, after my oldest computer brokedown, I have been having issues communicating with my scanner. As a result, the best I can do is 100 DPI images...which suck.big_bundle-8116-e15-identified
    If/when I can obtain better images, I may replace some/all of these.
    And, on that same note, this the best scan I can do of the text identifying the ship's name (to the right). It's like a triangle, but the there is definitely a gap in the middle of the bottom line.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Big Bundle should be distinguished from:




images: (without ads):
Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar, story pg. 23 (3rd part, pg. 11), panel 7-8 (cargo ship departing city and flying in space);
        pg. 24, panel 1-3 (Lightcutter II approaching from lateral and frontal views; Lightcutter II docking) - scanned from Dreadstar: The Beginning

Appearances:
Epic Illustrated#15/4: Dreadstar (December, 1982) - Jim Starlin (writer, artist), Stan Lee (editor/publisher), Archie Goodwin (editorial director), James Shooter (consulting editor), Jo Duffy (associate editor)

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

First posted: 01/05/2024
First started: 08/15/2024
Last updated: 08/15/2024

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