Captain Midnight #56
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Menace of Mammoth Caves," Captain Midnight takes center stage as the key witness in the trial of Jagga, the Space Raider, whose shocking claim of non-human status throws the courtroom into chaos. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Leonard Frank, this 1947 adventure sees Midnight pursue Jagga into the depths of the Mammoth Caves, where the stakes rise as the Space Raider’s true nature is tested in a confrontation that defies both law and science. Dan Barry’s dynamic cover captures the tension, setting the stage for a story that blends courtroom drama with high-stakes sci-fi action.
In "The Last Rites of Jagga!" from Captain Midnight #56 (1947), Captain Midnight faces off against the enigmatic Space Raider Jagga in a courtroom showdown that takes a shocking turn when Jagga declares himself not human—rendering Earth’s laws meaningless. Though sentenced to death, Jagga survives the electric chair and vanishes, only to be tracked down by Midnight, who confronts him in a hidden lab where the fate of the alien raider is sealed by a radioactive ray.
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Reprinted in Captain Midnight Archives #2 (2014)
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