Comic Cavalcade #24
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Empress of the Sea-Brigands!", Johnny Peril dives into a tale of cosmic mystery and daring deception, where a rocket scientist’s moonbound dream takes a dangerous turn. Written, drawn, and inked by Howard Purcell, this 1947 adventure blends pulp intrigue with early sci-fi wonder, culminating in a twist that leaves even Johnny questioning what’s real. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Irwin Hasen and Harry Peter, captures the story’s swashbuckling spirit with bold, dramatic flair.
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Johnny Peril Tells Just a Story. Johnny interviews a rocket scientist that has invented a spaceship that can travel to the Moon, He tells Johnny that he has dreamed that an alien forces him to fly to the Moon, and when the scientist and ship do disappear, the world raises money to effect a rescue. Johnny discovers, however, that the kidnapping is a hoax, but then something strange happens!
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