#tempus fugitive 1990

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Tempus Fugitive (1990) #1-4 cover gallery. Art by Ken Steacy.

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WWF RAW MAGAZINE: OCTOBER 1998

DEATH AND SURVIVAL 

Is it Do or Die for The Taker?

By Lou Gianfriddo

ANYONE who’s been around the World Wrestling Federation long enough can vividly remember the day the wrestling world as it had existed up to that point met its demise.

At the 1990 Survivor Series, the Undertaker astonished a world that could not fully comprehend this massive athlete, obviously fraught with pain, who struck down opponents with almost unearthly nonchalance.

Within weeks of his debut, the eyes of the wrestling populace stared in amazement at this man from the Dark Side systematically eliminated one established Federation Superstar after another.

It was within that same calendar year, 1990-1991, that the Undertaker solidified his position in the Federation. He established himself as a serious threat to all present and all who had come before him. He was an enigma, a man of few words and even fewer expressions, who possessed a life force or, more appropriately, a supernatural force that made him nearly impossible to defeat.

Along with his friend and manager Paul Bearer, the Undertaker began racking up more bodies than a midtown Manhattan mortuary.

Some of the Federation’s best known superstars fell before him. In 1991, for example, the Undertaker defeated then-Federation Champion Hulk Hogan in a match which Taker dominated. He pounded Hogan. He humiliated Hogan and in the process the Undertaker helped put an end to the plague known as Hulkamania. This was well-documented in the wrestling press. Writers and experts of the era claimed that Hogan’s illusions of fame and fortune were never quite the same after his encounter with the Undertaker..

Through it all the Undertaker said little. In fact, many believed he was mute. Except for the occasional “Rest in Peace” utterance, no one knew if the Undertaker could speak. No one knew whether the Undertaker had a heart, if indeed he does.

Now for a Latin lesson: tempus fugit–literally translated as “time flies.” As time ever passes, people in its pathway change. Indeed the Undertaker has changed since his dramatic debut in 1990. He has become a man more in tune with his surroundings while at the same time a man more attuned to his feelings–whatever they might be. Many feel that this change hurt the Undertaker and may also have crippled him mentally.

[(Left) The Undertaker delivers a crushing boot to The Rock’s face. Following the arrival of Kane (center), here getting chokeslammed, a series of emotional roadblocks began to take a heavy toll on the Taker. Some suggest that the Phenom, hoisting Triple H (above), is on a downward slide and has lost his “invincible edge.”]

He is simply not the same man. He has had many setbacks, for sure. After all, he has had to deal with many heavy emotions, especially within the last year or so. First, he was betrayed by his long-time friend and manager Paul Bearer. Then he was reintroduced to his younger brother Kane and subsequently ambushed by him, thanks in part to a brainwashing by Bearer. Although the Undertaker has tried to hide it, these emotional roadblocks have taken a heavy toll. The Undertaker, on the surface at least, has become a bit too trusting, a bit too gullible. He has become–in the minds of many in the wrestling community–a mark. He’s lost a bit of that cynicism every wrestler in the business needs to survive. Even some fans have picked up on the Undertaker’s slide. In the arenas, they can’t help but notice that he’s more talkative than ever–very animated.  This defies comparison to the Reaper who entered the Federation in 1990. In order to regain that invincible edge, he must do what he did when he first arrived in the Federation. That’s the ticket. That’s the Undertaker’s only recourse. If he wants to do more than survive, he must revert to the cold-blooded ways of his beginnings. He must return to where he started and dominate in a way that only he is accustomed. 

It seems as though he may be doing just that. At July’s In Your House, for instance, after capturing the Tag Team Championship with Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker abandoned the Rattlesnake. It was the first solid decision the Undertaker has made in the last several years. He didn’t give any warning. He didn’t offer any interpretation. He just grabbed the tag team belts, and high-tailed it out of Dodge. And guess what? The Undertaker gained a great deal of respect. It was the first time in a long while that he had done things his way–the cold, ruthless way that earned him his fame in the first place.

That’s the road the Undertaker must travel. He must do for himself until eternity because nobody else will. They will just try and do him–do him right out of the World Wrestling Federation.

[If the reaper wants to do more than survive against monsters like Mankind and Kane, he must revert to his earlier cold-blooded ways. Some wrestling insiders claim that the conflict involving Kane could revive the Taker’s old demons.]

The fans won’t tolerate such a thing, but the question is: Will the Undertaker tolerate it?

Only he knows the answer and if true to form, nobody else will known until he’s ready to reveal it.

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This is me today, literally. My body will hardly move a fraction. Sea Glass & Spring interiors magazines to provide inspiration in my jewellery designs. Before I flip the pages I'll remove the sea glass from the front cover 😉. . This is the 30th anniversary edition of Period Living and I remember purchasing the very first edition in 1990 as I'd just bought my first home the year before. I've bought every edition since. A 2 bedroomed mid terraced in need of full modernisation with on street parking but located on a no through road. Tempus Fugit! . https://www.instagram.com/p/B9JN0iRH5KI/?igshid=1n7vyc1qd3e4y

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Tempus Fugit. John Galbo Photography.

Art by Theodor Chezlav Tezhik/ The Big Kremlin's Wind on the East Berlin Wall – 1990. 

The wind is still blowing...

The East Side Gallery is an international memorial for freedom. It is a 1316 m long section of the Berlin Wall located near the center of Berlin on Mühlenstraße in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. The actual border at this point was the river Spree. The gallery is located on the so-called "hinterland mauer", which closed the border to West Berlin.

 The Gallery consists of 105 paintings by artists from all over the world, painted in 1990 on the east side of the Berlin Wall. The East Side Gallery was founded following the successful merger of the two German artists' associations VBK and BBK. The founding members were the speche of the Federal Association of Artists BBK Bodo Sperling, Barbara Greul Aschanta, Jörg Kubitzki and David Monti. Two-thirds of the paintings are badly damaged by erosion, graffiti, and vandalism. One-third have been restored by a non-profit organization which started work in 2000. Wikipedia

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We measure our lives in moments-- the future holds no terror for us.

Tempus Fugitive (1990) #3

(Ken Steacy)

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This is not justice, it is vengeance; an act of degradation!

Tempus Fugitive (1990) #3

(Ken Steacy)

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How many more times do I have to tell you, colonel? I had a mid-air collision, it’s that simple!

Tempus Fugitive (1990) #1

(Ken Steacy)

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oh my god i spend forever delaying starting tempus fugitive 1990 and now im instantly insaneeeee. hal’s origin if it was good