…in Allen’s Trailverse… in the first panel we see the front of Mark’s face aglow from the burning aviation fuel (or at least what’s left of it) after the explosion… but the back half of Mark’s head is in the darkness of the wall / funnel cloud.  In the Second Panel we see more a study in perspective as Mark seems to be rising from the fires in an attempt to wrest control of “the gun…”  Makes me think that Allen wishes he could render in 3-D!  Makes me also wonder what’s going on with Mark’s “Trailing” hand… (boy this never gets old, does it??) …looks to be wracked in a palsy…

Finally, the Baldy right hook finds its Mark (ha!) on the Northern Trailian Mandible, which will lead to, hopefully, full-on fisticufs in the Trail Tradition.

One thing we know by know is that James Allen loves big, block letters describing big, loud sounds.  Especially explosions.  Where Mark goes, concussions follow.  It would seem that Mark would have to enter a concussion protocol in every story line we have been subjected to since Allen took the reins, but then this is nothing new- Mark has been taking blows to his head for decades now, previously through the inevitable fist-fight…

So with pieces and parts flying everywhere, including a handgun and a bedroll full of bills, Mark and Baldy go into Justice League mode attempting to avoid the fray…  Good that the pilot bailed even if his chances were slim… they would have been none if he had stayed aboard.

But really? Do planes explode on contact?  I guess they can, and do!  Imagine those poor motorists thinking that their biggest challenge was getting around the slow-poke in the left lane!!

Of course he’s going down… in flames.

And apparently he’s really quick about getting it on and getting clear of the plane…  But what are the chances of Pony-Tail guy actually deploying his ‘chute and landing safely??

Slim to none… <click to go to source>

“All I see are props spinning.”  Indeed.

And as if on cue, as if Mark controls the heavens, a funnel cloud is dropping out of the sky!  Now this is exciting!  The plane will no doubt get caught up in the vortex and find itself and its pilot where it didn’t expect to be.  Baldy will be standing slack-jawed, wondering how his foolproof get-away has been once again made impossible.  Remember, he was the “best getaway driver in the business,” right?  Well, methinks he might have overthought this one…

And what about those landing gear?  Hmmmm…..