After taking a night out from superheroing,Donald learns from One that a misterious flying vandal devasted a storeroom full of boxes.The night after,Paperinik meets the thief,who seems to have some tricks up his sleeve.Maybe a journalist will be able to help?
This issue provides examples of:
- Characterization Marches On: The Raider is a very flat crook in this issue,but he will soon become the most tridimensional villain of the series.
- Family-Friendly Firearms: Averted.The guard on the armored truck shoots The Raider with regular bullets.
- Freudian Slip: After bumping into Donald,Lyla absently calls him Paperinik and then try clumsly to correct herself.
- MacGuffin: The Cronosail,a device for changing the future of Earth without risking to activate the Butterfly Effect.
- One Man's Trash Is Another's Treasure: Except for some diamonds,The Raider's list of stolen object include such priceless items like a box,two copper colis and insulated pliers.However he need those to build his macguffin,sooo...
- Save Scumming: The Raider's favourite tactic:something didn't went as he wished?He will just go back in time and try again.In the end he is arrested because he is in a point where he can't do that.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: Lyla for awhile,after dscovering Paperinik's Secret Identity thanks to XXIII century tecnology.She soon spell the beans to Donald,becoming a regular Secret-Keeper.
- The Cavalry Arrives Late: Invoked:Lyla can't contact the Time Police right away,or The Raider would notice their arrive.
- The Reveal: Lyla Lay is a droid from the XIII century working for the Time Police.
- Uno Btainium: The Tetragonium,"The most strong material in the world".The Raider needs it to build his Cronosail.
- Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?: Early in the story The Raider knock-outs Paperinik and simply run away:justified since as a Time traveler he is very careful in not altering history for not trigger the Butterfly Effect.
- Your Aunt: When The Raider and Paperinik are exchanging banters.
- The Raider:"I didn't know there were mutants in this period!"Paperinik:"Your aunt is a mutant,big guy!"
