Zorro - Sword of Zorro Comic # 497

DELL

THE SWORD OF

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LUNGE AND PARRY

The rapier was undoubtedly the most popular
duelling weapon in Spanish America. It is a
pointed sword without any sharp edges and
in use is one of the most delicate and de-
manding of weapons. The duellist needs ab-
solute control of every faculty and must
guard himself instantaneously because the
"target" is the entire body. A "touch" may
be made on a finger, in the arm or even on
the sole of the foot. The fencing master trains
the duellist for the rapier with a fencing
sword called the epee which is a lighter ver-
sion of the rapier.
After learning to stand and walk in the dif-

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When lunging, the chief difficulty is not to
fall down. Besides this, the left shoulder must
be kept back out of the reach of the oppo-
nent. At all times, a duellist or a fencer
must show only one side of the body to his
opponent, never the front of his chest.

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The perfect parry deflects the opponent's
sword just enough so that there is no "touch"
yet leaves the sword in line so that a quick
reply is possible.

ficult fencer's positions, the student must learn
a perfect lunge— something thot is practised
day after day. In the lunge, the sword is
aimed first, the arm is straightened in o thrust
and only then is the right foot moved for-
ward. The rest of the body follows naturally
until the fencer finishes his lunge with the
point of his sword extended as far as is pos-
sible without overbalancing forward so that
it is difficult to recover. The fencing master
hos parried his student's lunge perfectly and
will now thrust or lunge as the student re-

THE SWORD OF ZORRO. No. M7. PubH-iW by D,-II Publiihino Co., Ini

.. 261 Fifth Ave., Neu, York 16.

N. Y.|

George T.

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WE MUST THINK OF OTHER THINGS AS WELL,
PIESO, AND YOUR SECRET IDENTITY 15 NOT
KNOWN TO THE ONES WHO ARE LAUGHING
AT MY BEING KEPT
INS BY PON PIESO.'

SENORA MONTOYA'S
REPUTATION WA5 MADE
BY HERSELF, VINCENTE,
NOT BY ME. THEY SAY
SHE IS A PANSEROUS
APVENTURESS-AS
PEAPLY AS SHE IS
BEAUTIFUL? BE
WARNEP, VINCENTE:

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MONEY AND / I TOWN TOMORROW NIGHT.'

POWER/„_/ \ 5HE ARRIVES FROM

MEXICO PT7AT

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/ WHAT I TELUVOU--I WAS SENT
/ TO SPY ON CON FERRELO. CO NOT
I RUIN MY WORK NOW, FOR I HAVE
\ SAINED HIS CONFIDENCE AHD
\ SHALL 300N KNOW EVER7THINS.

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ZORRO WILL SETBAPPEcA ESTIMATED

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COLONEL

MAHIANOS:

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NOW YOU SEE WHY I V.. WHILE

EXCHANGED CL0THIN6 \ YOU WILL
WITH DON VINCENTE/ I SHOOT
HE WILL RUN THROUGH / ZORRO

THE CANNON PASS "^ FROM A
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AMD WILL DRAWZORRO'slcONCEAL-

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DON VINCENTE, WILL \THIS'
VOU CARRY A MESSAGE JTHROUSH
TOZORRO? TELLHIM I THE CAM-
WE WILL SURRENDER /YON PA55.
IFSUARANTEEPA y DO NOT

REMOVE THE
TRiAL! JnES, I WILLWinPFOLP.'

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