Momm Trump is a towering, bald, three-eyed Martian with a massive head and broad frame, wrapped in a heavy cloak, whose glowing third eye emits a cold, phosphorescent light. Momm Trump acts as an intermediary between Martians and humans, and belongs to the worker class (Martius operarius), disciplined, subordinate. Calm and methodical, he moves with deliberate authority, greeting and directing humans with minimal speech. After the worker class become intoxicated and kill their superiors, they descend into chaos, machinery is left unattended, electrical systems overload, and a catastrophic explosion destroys everything, including Trump.
First Appearance Ciel contre terre (1924) by Henri Allorge
First Publisher Hachette
Appearance List Ciel contre terre (1924) by Henri Allorge — published in Paris by Hachette in the Bibliothèque de la jeunesse, with illustrations by Édouard Zier; Ciel contre terre (1998, reissue/facsimile, Brussels: Éditions Recto-Verso, Centre de Documentation de l’Étrange item 0078); Ciel contre terre (2018) — print-on-demand reissue based on original 1924 edition via Hachette Livre / BnF heritage reprint program.
Sample Read Ciel contre terre / par Henri Allorge ; illustrations de Edouard Zier (1924) [Gallica (BNF)]
Description Momm Trump is a towering, bald, three-eyed Martian with a massive head and broad frame, wrapped in a heavy cloak, whose glowing third eye emits a cold, phosphorescent light. Momm Trump acts as an intermediary between Martians and humans, and belongs to the worker class (Martius operarius), disciplined, subordinate. Calm and methodical, he moves with deliberate authority, greeting and directing humans with minimal speech. After the worker class become intoxicated and kill their superiors, they descend into chaos, machinery is left unattended, electrical systems overload, and a catastrophic explosion destroys everything, including Trump.
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Ciel contre terre (1924) by Henri Allorge | Illustrated by Édouard Zier
