DC Special #24
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The King and the Red-Skinned Savage!", Jon finds himself cast adrift after being ambushed by Baron Thorvald, only to wash ashore in Arabia where he’s mistaken for a golden-haired genie bound to grant three wishes. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated with bold precision by Joe Kubert—whose inks lend weight to every panel—this adventure sees Jon on a quest to reclaim three sacred artifacts from Baghdad, using a ship, skis, a magic carpet, and a lamp, all while evading new dangers and earning a passage home. The cover, a striking piece by Luis Dominguez, captures the tale’s exotic flair, all set in a 50-cent comic from 1976.
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Jon is ambushed by Baron Thorvald, conked, sealed in a barrel, and hurled into the sea...The cask comes ashore in Arabia, and the old man and his daughter who open it think Jon is a golden-haired genie who must grant three wishes! He must recover three artifacts sacred to Baghdad. Jon catapults onto a ship to recover a famous shield, skis and "flies" over sand to regain a helmet, and plies a "magic carpet" and "magic lamp" oil to recover a sword. He's given a boat to sail home, where he must battle another tyrant. And the old man's daughter sighs...
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