History:

(Dreadstar#3 (fb) - BTS) - Chichano's streets were typically packed at lunch hour breaks, with the crowd peppered with a number of off-world tourists and businessmen.

(Dreadstar I#4 (fb) - BTS) - The Instrumentality's Admiral Quinaz's daughter lived in Chichano.

 
 
     Appreciating that their attackers cared little who they hit, Dreadstar noted that he didn't figure that they would come on so strong, and he and Darklock worked to get away from innocent bystanders.

 
 
     After Dreadstar leapt off a bridge onto a flyer, dispatched its pilots (who were saved by parachutes) and flew it away, Darklock flew behind him under his power; the two used the buildings for cover to avoid being hit.
 
 

    After Willow reported their successful theft of the teledrive, Dreadstar and Darklock prepared to depart, but one of the other flyers nailed Dreadstar's flyer, forcing him to abandon it and then hold onto Darklock's foot while Darklock flew him and fired mystic bolts to destroy ships that pursued them. Darklock executed low-altitude high-speed maneuvers that the instrumentality crafts could not match, while the destroyers could not achieve a low enough altitude to spot the rebels.

(Dreadstar I#3 - BTS) - Receiving these reports, the Papal was furious at having been duped, and he refused to allow them to escape him this time. Seizing a communication device, the Papal directly ordered the three destroyers to climb to "altitude level 9" and then fire their nuclear torpedoes at the city of Chichano. He instructed them that these orders were to carried out without question or hesitation.

    Twelve nuclear torpedoes were launched from three different directions.

(Dreadstar I#3) - Picking up the Papal's order, Dreadstar informed Darklock. While Dreadstar tried to think of a way to stop them and save the city, Darklock appreciated that there was nothing they could do except save themselves.

    Darklock grabbed Dreadstar and flew into the sewers' deepest sub-level 7.

    There Syzygy cast a mystic spell to protect them from the impact while Vanth's sword would absorb the radiation.

(Dreadstar I#3 - BTS) - After Quinaz reported that the city of Chichano was no more, the Papal instructed all ships to return to the regular patrol sectors and determine which destroyer had lost its tele-drive. He also instructed a statement be issued to the media, notably the rebels' latest cowardly act of sabotage, the detonation of a nuclear device in the heavily-populated city of Chicano. The next day, they were to report that the holy church had apprehended and executed the perpetrators of the foul crime. He smiled widely as he returned to his chambers.

(Dreadstar I#4 - BTS) - Admiral Quinaz attempted to slay the Lord Papal for his destruction of Chichano and the death of his daughter, but the Papal survived the assault and slew Quinaz instead.

Comments: Created by Jim Starlin.

    Dreadstar/Reality-8116 primer

    This was quite the powerful story, showing the Lord High Papal's fanatacism and outright evil nature (and his survival of Quinaz's attempt to kill him helped illustrate his power). It was also very contraversial, with a lot of letters discussing the events. The letter column in Dreadstar#8 had an insightful letter about responsibility and consequences of the bombing of Chichano.------------------------>

    I am working my way through the Dreadstar series with the goal of completing it in time for Dreadstar's 50th Anniversary in the Fall of 1980. I don't recall Chichano or Chicero appearing again after this issue, but if/when I find other appearances, I will add them.

    Chichano is referred to as the "capitol" of Chichero. My understanding is that "capitol" refers to the specific legislative building while "capital" refers to the city where a government is situated. However, that's also an Earth definition from about a million years ago and a whole galaxy away from the Empirical Galaxy, so who knows what it means there...

    This profile was published 10/9/2027 to celebrate Jim Starlin on his 77th birthday!

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Chichano has no known connections to:

• CHICAGO - Illinois' Windy City...that toddlin' town--established in 1837 A.D.
• other "Chichano" cities, characters, groups, items, events, races or places...