The Terminator #4 is the fourth comic book issue in The Terminator comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment. It was published on January 15, 2024.
Premise[]
Official description of The Terminator #4 from Dynamite Entertainment:[1]
The year is 1986, and the Cold War is at its height. Across the globe, American and Soviet submarines play a deadly game of cat and mouse, hidden deep beneath the surface of the world's oceans. Armed with enough firepower to destroy a continent, these vessels are among the remote and secure locations on the planet.
They're also one of the most tempting targets imaginable for an enemy who can see the future - particularly one that wants more than anything to set off a nuclear holocaust!
The unstoppable comics machine that is DECLAN SHALVEY and DAVID O'SULLIVAN open a deadly new front in the war against the machines with The Terminator #4 - securely enveloped in sonar-absorbing covers by SHALVEY, EDWIN GALMON, CAT STAGGS, and DAVID COUSENS!
Plot summary for "Whiskey Dark"[]
1961, The Baltic Sea. USSR captain Masha Alekseev of the Whiskey-class submarine S-353 is leading a classified operation, transporting Volkov, a KGB courier he neither trusts nor likes, to St. Petersburg. The submarine is under attack by depth charges, but neither Alekseev nor his crew can identify their attackers or locate any vessels.
As the attacks continue, Volkov privately reveals to the captain the nature of their cargo: a Terminator CPU. He also expresses concern that there may be a Western spy on board. The strikes persist with unnerving accuracy, as if their enemies know exactly where S-353 will be. While Alekseev is using the periscope, another charge hits the submarine, injuring him. Volkov insists on changing course, but Alekseev refuses, citing his strict orders. Accusing Alekseev of being the spy, Volkov relieves him of duty and orders the course change—only to be suddenly stabbed to death by a crewman.
Alekseev, shocked, holds Volkov's body while the rest of the bridge crew holds the attacker at gunpoint. Suddenly, the crewman starts shooting, killing several bridge members. A bullet to the face reveals his true nature: it is a Terminator. The machine declares that S-353 will maintain its course, or everyone on board will be terminated.
The Terminator searches Volkov's body but does not find the CPU. It announces that it will begin searching the submarine, warning Alekseev against any attempts to change course. As soon as it leaves the bridge, Alekseev informs the crew that there is an enemy infiltrator on board, but the Terminator easily dispatches anyone that dares attack it.
Meanwhile, Alekseev quietly reveals that he has the CPU, having taken it from Volkov’s body. Dimitri, his second-in-command, confesses that Volkov was not actually KGB but a member of a secret group sent to retrieve the CPU. He reveals that he is also part of this group, showing Alekseev a barcode tattooed on his arm. Alekseev accuses him of being a traitor, but Dimitri defends himself saying that they are trying to prevent an impending nuclear war.
Before Alekseev can respond, the submarine is hit by a critical explosion, ejecting part of the crew, including the Terminator, into the sea. The vessel is now lost, but Dimitri urges Alekseev to let him send out a message so that the CPU might one day be recovered. Alekseev, angry at the machine that destroyed his ship, agrees.
Dimitri transmits a Morse code message as the submarine sinks. As the Terminator sinks into the depths, it translates the final transmission: "Agents dark. Cargo stable. Retriev--."
Characters and machines in "Whiskey Dark"[]
- Masha Alekseev
- Volkov
- Dimitri
- T-800 (Whiskey Dark)
Plot summary for "Buried Alive"[]
Characters and machines in "Buried Alive"[]
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