![]() The 13th floor originally appeared to be a virtual reality, similar to the Holodeck concept in Star Trek which it preceded – for example, when a burglar shot a zombie with his gun, the lift's walls became riddled with bullet holes. In this sense The Thirteenth Floor seemed to be inspired by the Eagle strip The House of Daemon. Whilst he could produce any range of idyllic, surreal or mundane environments, Max seemed to have a personal taste for the horrific. Maxwell Tower had been built without a thirteenth floor (going straight from 12 to 14) for reasons of superstition however due to a faulty Integrated Functions (I.F.) module, Max had the inexplicable ability to 'create' a 13th floor of his own, containing anything he desired, accessible from the building's lifts. In effect Max was a psychopath with no empathy towards anyone who was not a tenant. ![]() However, he was also portrayed as having a programming flaw reminiscent of the HAL 9000 programmed to love and protect his tenants, he could remorselessly kill anyone who threatened or even just annoyed them. ![]() Max himself narrated the strip, and as befitting a computerised custodian of hundreds of people, was quite chatty and light-hearted. ![]() The limited edition covers used for the Rebellion Reprints Plot ![]()
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