I was expecting more of a strong one-word title than a cliched Golden Age surname. Nonetheless, the storyline appears to flow well. Jonnie Goodboy Tyler lives on Earth in the year 3000. A thousand years earlier, a race called the Psychlos took over the planet and made slaves of the humans. They need to wear masks, as the air is too harsh for their respiratory systems.
Humans live in isolated pockets throughout the world with no contact among each other.
Jonnie decides to venture out in search of a better existence for his tribe. The elders of the local council think he is foolish and give him no endorsement, so he heads out alone. Later, Jonnie is captured by a Psychlo named Terl. Terl is in charge of Psychlo Security and detests the thought of being stuck on Earth. He tries to think of ideas that will get him off the planet.