Blackhawk #33

Jan 1960 · Thorpe & Porter · 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

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“The Marauders from Mercury”

In "The Marauders from Mercury," Jack Kirby crafts a gripping sci-fi mystery as a scientific expedition stumbles upon a remote island dotted with eerie, Easter Island–like statues. When one of the statues suddenly comes to life, the team must race against time to decode an ancient tablet that reveals the island’s true nature—a hidden alien base protected by living sentries. Kirby’s dynamic art and storytelling, paired with Dick Dillin’s striking cover, deliver a classic adventure from 1960 that’s both thrilling and eerily timeless.

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writer, artist, inker Jack Kirby · letterer Milt Snapinn · cover Dick Dillin, Chuck Cuidera

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writer, artist, inker Jack Kirby

letterer Milt Snapinn

cover pencils Dick Dillin

cover inks Chuck Cuidera

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A scientific expedition comes across an unknown island with stone statues resembling those on Easter Island. After one of the statues comes to life, Professor Spears deciphers an tablet and discovers that the statues are sentries for an ancient alien base under the island. Luckily, the tablet also tells the scientists how to deactivate the sentries, and they are able to escape before the island submerges.

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