Airboy Comics #5 [76]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Return of Zzed, Part 2," the Heap—once thought lost—rises from the swamp where he perished, drawn by the wreckage of his old plane and a cryptic clue from Baron von Emmelman’s forgotten papers. With the secret of the Secret Essence of Life buried beneath the Sphinx’s paws now within reach, the Heap sets out across Africa, first saving a fisherman whose boat becomes his passage. Written by Ernie Schroeder and illustrated by Ernest Schroeder, this 1950 adventure blends wartime echoes with ancient mystery, all rendered in bold, dynamic art. The cover by Ernest Schroeder captures the Heap’s return in dramatic silhouette.
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While relaxing from war activities, Baron von Emmelman, while studying Egyptian papers, discovers that the Secret Essence of Life did exist, and could be found in two containers buried under each paw of the Sphinx. But the Baron is shot down before he can make it to Egypt. Years later, the Heap returns to the swamp in which he died and discovers the wreckage of his plane, but also the paper revealing the Secret Essence. He begins the journey, stopping to save a fisherman's life, who then gets a boat for the Heap to cross over to Africa.
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