Stories THE ONLY MAGAZINE FEATURING FULL-LENGTH Se MOVIES! 4]-(20P) AUG. 50c \ S PETC Ay Ta a BNE a Wn aC | Uy a Y eae ey CH OaS| at 3 aT LE OFTHEcontinued CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Starring RICARDO MONTALBAN RODDY McDOWELL Only Armando knew that Cornelius and Zira’s baby ape was still alive... Armaudo explained that ap 8 mere the only animals left alive. @ By the year 191, North America recalled circuses only 35 a happy cutiosity out of the dim past. Stl, a European entrepreneur named Armando had hopes. His animal act might still prove successful. So one ‘morning he brought Caesar to an American city Once past the strict oficial checkpoint at the highrise heliport, Armando was quick to warn his simian companion of potential peril in ‘his unfamiliar p Try to walk 2 little more tke 2 primitive chimpanzee. Your arms should move—so!" And he acted out a shuffling stride, “After twenty eats, Caesar, you've picked up evolved habits ftom me. That could be fatal’ Caesar was puzzled by the admonition. “I don’t understand." “There can be only one taking chimpanzee on earth The child of the talking apes, Cornelius and Zia, who came to us years ago out of the future—and were so brutally murdered in fear lest one distant day apes mnight dominate the human rac "But outside of you, no one Hows | even exist.” Armando's eyes still mirored worry. “We must keep it that way. The feat remains, Your mere existence would be regarded as 2 great threat to mankind. You don't realize how apes are treated.” The human voice trembled: "The comradeship of the circus, where animals are kindly trested, is very diferent from what you are about to see. So don't talk from now on. Ané—prepare for a shock fs they reached the city streets, the shock was Immediate. Ane verwelming. Inthe shopping mall, simians mingled everywhere in the human crowds. The apes were quite obviously a slave labor force. They toted heavy bundles snd packages, or swept the paving with brooms. None of thehumans appeared to work at all, And the apes seemed docile et Yet an air of sullen disquiet exuded from them. Alert police offi atroled the walks, armed with truncheon tric prodders Silent, aghast, Caesar gazed about him Here,'a too sluggish gorilla was spurte refuse-collection by a Painful poke from a prodder. There, a sick and aged female ape wes outed from 2 bench marked Not For Apes. e, unkindness and cutight brutality seemed rampant. ‘You said humans teated the apes like pes. N They're slave Nine years ag,” Armando explained sadly, “every cat end de ord died within 2 few months. It was 2 plague. A mysteriou brought back from outer space by ene of the astronauts, to ine ot antidote coud help. “Didn't the disease affect humans, too, Armand Humans were immune, So, it was discovered, were simia how it began. People wanted pets to replace those they had lost. Then, as it was realized how quick apes were to lear, and haw eas to trait His gesture indicated the plaza where apes toiled. And Caesar stare. © They had brought with them to the city @ sheaf of handbils for their citeus. As Armando ond Caesar began to distribute these among the ni, Caesar's observation of human-ape relationships contin None of it cisplled his hon NO!” seemed to be the word which strck teror to the hearts of the slaves, Each time one misunderstood an crder, the syllable was barked, And the dazed offender foze in obvicus panic. That reaction was proof nou. Painful conditioning methods had been employed. A grim *Nol” connected ia their traning with craely, MoRE> Armando lied to the Governor about Cuesa 's presence in city 28continued CONQUEST OFTHE PLANET OF THE APES co-starring DON MURRAY HARI RHODES Final, a one comer, the two came upon a trace of policemen bal clabing a chaned forila while snaring” a him, "No, Aldo! No!” Ges might have betayed his superior itl gence at is searing monent, had nat a wel Gressed young reo fom the hutan steam essing By sloped intervene "Stop thet at once!” The man's vice was av thot. “Al of you! “Th offenders snapped to an instant respect attention which insted the intervenes impor tance in the cy "Yes, sr Mrs MscDoald. We were jist “San what you weteéoing, Sedat the animal and gt him out here.” As MacConald turned anay, Coesr heed one ot the butalzrs turn tothe ker witha mur tured question. The alder guord grunted @ warn ing anoner. "That's MacDonald, Covror Bests number ane assistant” The. instant MacDonald was out of sign however, thy resumed tet Beating ofthe gol Aldo “lvsy human bests!” Caesar exploded in anger, despite mando’ warn. insany, the ond. vho had stood watching the beating indferentywhried to Teete the sour ofthe eement. The noay police cleed in Wramando was swesting “Wo. said that?" One at the amed lamen demanded svazey 1 i" Armango stemmed "his fs a per forming, ae rom my ies. ont you know is criminal ofense to show dieespect fora state ofl” “That. was.Usitenonal Being sentimental about animals, I" Amando. was tered. Bdmit‘my_ Behavior wos inexcusable, and im deeply sary, tbat” “we'd beter turn you over to Headquarters for interrogation oI There nas. 2 disturbance. in the crond just ‘ then, forthe subdued gorila showed sigs of ; fighting of is sedation. As the plcemen tured z to investiga, Caesarho had noted rmand's banieaeny tugged the mans sleeve and then Bean backing away. Armando tok the cve 2nd foloned. They were skost tothe nearest comer when a shout of "Stop! Came back to the reat warned tat ter escape had been escovered ‘rund the corner ané up analy Caesar race, Armando at his hel. By the ine the police hed reached the aly, they were no longer in sgh Winded, they dated slow conn at lst in a th derground tunel where ro pursung. totals tehosd “hamand,” bested Cassar spolaetialy, “or sive me “Nay, you only said what 1 was thong. But they sew ou run Now they suspect you of understanding al that was ai” "Love go back tothe cus” Cosa’ plea Caesar mingled unobtrusively with the others at the Ape Training Center. Under the (continued on page 66)Governor Breck had no idea that his servant was the most infamous ape ofall...Byres Are Sie eews paces Gey blew away, and searing the daylights out Angelini wes drunk. Loaded far beyond his normal quota, but not so drunk, as he GhORCE RCL Planet of the Apes continued from page 80 lace they'd hunt for us. pon Sered intently. "Here's what well do. T fo to the police—it's the only way—and say Peouldn't find you, that you've run away before because” cities frighten you. You stay right here, If this works, Til be back by, night” ‘sWhat if you aren't? Suppose they don’t let, vou go, Armando?” “They will. But just in case—if Tm not back by then—this tunnel leads to the harbor Ape shipments are frequently un= loaded at night. You must try to infiltrate one of them, Apes imported from overseas arrive naked, 0 you'll have to get rid of those clothes. The only safe hiding place for you is among. your own kind.” "Their gazes locked.” Slowly, Caesar nodded. Armando paited his ' shoulder ently. 7 Should be Tang” the man ssid, and turned and. walked aay, Caesar pressed bia into the eomeealing shadow of'a but= tress, for the fast time in his ite alone © At the Civie Center, the offices of Gov- emor Breck were austere but elegant, Once Armanca had told them hie story, the 6 police took him there at once, Behind his ‘desks, the handsome but unsmiling Cov emor sat shrewdly” serutinizing the stranger. “But why did you say ‘human’? Thats an edd word for another human to use." Sa dig say man, Mr, Govern ‘Armando gulped, "I'said ‘Lousy inhuman ihastards” T-love’ animals. Torun # cires Andand F “We know you run a cizeus, From speenty years back The “Sear Snot ‘Armando, when bwo talking apes arrives ‘on Barth—and conceived ‘s_ baby, whose Stivival could have threatened the, Future fof the human race. You remember?” Armando was too nervous to more than nod, But the young man named MacDon- Md, who had stood nearly listening, n= ftervened, as he had done’ on the street. “Mtr, Governor, i’s my understanding that the baby was shot dead with iis parents” “So. it, was. believed,” the Governor nodded, "But since this morning, MacDon- ald, Te been wondering whether it was the right baby. The apes might have switched their baby for one stolen from the 200, Let me remind you of my reasons, Senor Armando. Hoskyris, the cassette.” He gestured. to one of his police attendants, Who promptly sprang to activate a desk Video! sot, “This is the recording of recom- ‘enidations made at the time by the Chant ‘nian of the Presidential Committee, Youll Bet the gist ‘Scratchy from twenty elapsed years, the recorded voice on tie tape began: “We believe that the male and female Talking Apes, Cornelius and Zira, have come to us out of the future, We believe their spoken testimony that, some two thousand years hence, their “descendants wall have™ subjugated and all but ex- {erminated the human race. And we Know that the Female Ape is now pregnant. If itis possible to alter the future, as some Scientists now believe it to be, then It is four duty to do so. The Commission recom= ‘ends that the birth of the Female Apes lunborn ‘child be prevented. After its prenatal ‘removal, both Apes should be Fendered incapable of begetting another. “But every 190 was searched by the police!” “Armando protested. "And every “Including your own. Where they found a baby chimpanzee, Senor Armando.” “Logally certified to have been born a month before the Talking Apes arrived on Earth!” Armando pressed. "L only wish 1 knew where Caesar is now, Tve searched Governor Breck stood up slowly. “Let me impress upon you the seriousness of {his problem. We have a rising tide of disobedience, of downright defiance, among the servant apes in OUF cities, God knows how many’ of them sre buraing with re sentment, all primed to revolt and waiting for an ape with enough will and intelli gence (0 lead therm. And an ape that can‘thine and talle—, Did your ape ever talle in. your presence, Senor?” “Hover in my presence or anyone's, You can question my eiveus bande” ‘Brdele modded grimly. "We inten: Meanwhile, you'll temain in custody” ro © As midnight approached, Caesar still lurked alone in the tunnel. Slowly, be was forced {0 the realization that Armando was not to be permitted to return, Panie gnawed at him. But his intolligenee Aisciplined him’ to control the terror. ‘Armando had given him alternate instrue~ tions, Obeying them would be the wisest ‘When he followed it, the tunnel did lead down (o, the waterfront as Armando had ‘assured him. On the wharf, arriving ship ments of gorillas and orangutans were ‘cooped in wooden shipping cages far from Adequate for the captives which held ther, ‘They were in’ obvious terror at the im- prisonment in ‘which they found them Selves. They quivered and salvated, eyes Garling about, faces contortinis with abject ‘ight. Lights’ kept leaping at them from areas beyond, dazzling nd blinding thers ‘They gibbered and grunted. ‘When one such cage vas derrick-loaded aboard a waiting truck, Caesar was already awaiting it, He pressed back to the truck ‘wall 10 keep himself from being crushed: thon reached through the cage bars, freed a boll, let himself into the cage, and re- bolted the door. The other apes, sensing something unusual about him, had quieted their squeals to gather about hit and stare with something akin to awe. The truck bumped into motion ‘The Reception Area to which they were transported wae like a prison. AS they drove into.a bay, a voice on a loudspeaker reported their arrival: "Shipment 607 ex Bornco now arriving, After fingerprinting, shipment will proceed to Conditioning Cage 90. we alr was filled with basking and gib- bering as nevily-arrived apes were herded Into cages ‘marked Gorilas, Orangutans, and Chimpanzees, The loudspeaker blasted, “Immigration Personnel are reminded that untl further notice Police request one additional copy of all chimpanzee linger= prints for their files.” Doeilely, Caesar permitted himself to be Singerprinied and led the way to the con- tioning areas. Tt did not take bis long to discover how training ‘was accomplished To accustom cook-apes to fire, bananas were offered them through the bars and then withhold, und the hungry, frightened orangutans undergoing “instruction” found courage to pass spurts of hosed flame and laim their prizes. They were subjected to Toud recorded din until their ears no longer flinched from it They were shown, sternly, hhow to set table and open bottles for sorv= ing And to all this, the giant, recorded voice outside each cage howled, “No!—the helpless apes buckled with’ electrodes which simultaneously administered jar shocks, Small wonder they dreaded that sound! Tt was the sound of slavery. Caesar was an apter pupil than the rest He learned to fake the cringe of fear and the proper obedient action almost instantly. ‘The handlers approved him. He got. the message and gave them no trouble. They rewarded him with an extra banan One of the half-starved chimps in the cage where they had locked him up hurled himself at that prize, ready to wrest it free Caesar spun just in Lime to confront attack from the rear. His eyes were glittering with a strange authority. The chimp fell back, cowed. The shricks and chattering of the others dwindled to awed silence. Slowly, then, Cassar advanced to cage center. He broke the banana into threes ‘and handed a bit to each of the others. Through the bar the handlers had boon wares. Mey, aid you see that?” one of them nudged the other, inpresied. And Cassar Hitined inwardly, aware that o had dis= played too much intelligence © The period of training passed quicy, vendered painful to most of the pupils by the tormenting electric shocks which ac- ‘companied those stern “No's!” Tnstruction was given. in the proper method of putting on and taking off the Slave uniforms evident everywhere about the eity. They were taught how to wash at basing and dy" their hands hyyonseslly. They were taught to pour from. pitchers and. serve as night ‘watchmen ‘against urslars, And eventually they were trans- potted to the Ape Mart ‘he action area was small aren jacent to the building. Auctioneers ‘mounted the rostrum to whieh the "mer= ‘handise” was led one by one, Buyers and ‘curiosity seekers remained behind a stout Barricade—mite evidence of the sup= pressed fear of the burmans, ‘On this particular morning, a stir in the crowd evidenced the arrival of an. m= portant’ Personage, Because. the \distin= Eulshed figure was accompanied by Mace Donald, whose position Caesar_already v, it was easy to indentify Governor ‘The bidding started. Several apes were sold off and turned over to new owners Before Caesar's turn to mount the block arrived, The crowd's murmur. indicated general approval of a particularly impres~ Sive specimen, Facing the crowd, resplen- dent in his searlet slave uniform, Coesar ‘waited proudly while the auctioneer made his pitch “Lot. cight! One male chimpanzee! In ‘earls prime and perfect physical condition ‘and undor observation so obedient and docile “no, conditioning, was considered necessary’ "The cowd's reaction warned Cacsar to modify the “aimost-human pride with Which be confronted them. He caught the Governor's gaze upon him—bright with suspicion, “Starting at eight hundred dollars—what am [bid for this superb specimen’ "The answer pelted back rapidly. “Bight fifty. "Ning..." “Nine fifty...” "Ong thousand..." “Bleyenr hundved! “Twelve hundyed ‘AL this point, offers appeared to have peaked, High bidder was a cour-looking bid man ina wheelchair. He was about to reach for his purse when Breck whispered lo MacDonald. Obviously on instruction, ‘MacDonald called: “Fifteen hundred!” ‘The man in the wheelchair might have topped even that, lad the auetioneer ‘no hastily pointed out: “For Governor Breck!” The other bidder subsided into sullen silence. It was quite obvious that Breck's authority ferbade all competition "Going, going, gone! Sold to Mr, Mac- Donale! for fifteen hundred” ‘The gavel fell, © In the Governor's suite of offices, high above the city, MacDonald ‘went with all gentleness about the chore of instructing the new slave in how to altend to such Breck needs as the pouring of a highball Caesar, aware of his owner's occasional speculative glanee upon him, was careful to. "learn" well—but not to0 promptly. “ty seeme he's not 20 bright alter ally” hoard the Governor decide aloud, “No. But then brightness was never en- couraged among slaves” MacDonale's 3 wer seemed to carry a veiled hint of scorn, ‘The Governor sensed it, too, and. smiled MacDonald, send him back for reconditioning?” rede. scowled now. "Thats always everyone's frst thought, Recondition them! But if we were to send in every ape who ule am. order, wed. become, impossibly ‘vererowrded, We'l eta good example and seggalton ton ne ening, Cacsar had caught the germ notion. He was thinking swiflybut Siienly"as Breck departed for a Defense Gounclt meeting wilt a last command to etal the nev save. to Corsmand Post MacDonald gestured Caeser to follow, and fet out in accordance for the Command Post, situated scross the square “Waiking.s step behind iis guide, Caesar juadually abandoned Is apelice sbuie to Side like a free man, Several of the cowed Stmiana they passed noted thin‘and Stared after him with puzzled sespect. Man and ape moved on linto the busy” Command Ps. Hee, a the neve center of the ois, apes served sa messengers between depart: monte and fled coler-coded records. in Similarly" tinted. cabinets, Video-acremt nd teletypes clacked tn. endlias agitation, Presently, his mecting. ended, Governor Breck came into the room and gestured MacDonald over to a print-ovt artving on i knew it" the Governor snarled. “That cineus owner was Iyinat™ ‘At the mention of a clacus owner, Caesar listened more intentlyfor it could only hevArmando, The nest words, ‘MacDon- ald’ were even more alarming "Buy sn, they, Insist that he fell to his seat ‘naturally “hile lunging through a window, try ing to estape, He knew our liesdetecting apparatus had exposed him, despite all hs nial of knowing about a tallang ape!” Sic with shock Gacone had to Bele for control He knew then that Armando bed Red White sing to protec hrm And hed fed ielesaly Bree eae already forming from ‘the tape, rasping orders to alerly waiting assistants “Twat every ape on our list of those reported for overt disobedience sounded up ad delevere to the Reconditioning Enter by 060) tomorrow morning. Charge each of them as dangerous threat to state security “But ‘such a charge against them is non sonst piste lacDonel hotly. "it will de for my purpose, They consti- tute the bard core of our febelifon. And eq going to break them, once ad for al" Bou wort break them, sin, youl only aggravate the problem 1 protest “Very well MacDonald, our protest has teen soled” Breck wes Weaied for the exit: “Brom now on, you have only one Scujgnmont. Find hat talking ape. Slipping out into the Sark street soon aerward, Cacrar roomed, heartbroken in the’ midnight shadows. ‘The. lowg in his heart wns deeper thas words, Tradging Dest a refuse can, be saw jutting {vom if Tdlscarded hendhill for’ his ld. Mend’s Sires Orel flan to rage. He grabbed up the bill and ripped it in two. and thing St Way, IC lay there like an omen of doom ie knew where the nearest apo serean! quarter lays He headed there, gui © The bare stone cellar, with ite windows, ‘was crowded with cheap straw ‘ats on Iwhieh the ape slaves slept. But all of them ‘Were not asleep. A delegation of them were BeUiilng ina circle around. the burly olla, Aigo, grunting and muttering Caesar stepped silently out of shadow to confront ihe Aldoe” "The grunting checked, They stared at hhimho, one of their own Kind, sho had spoken « clear human word, Thee looks be= Game transiigured. They beheld their lord ‘What he told them at that eerie confer~