Golden-Age Men of Mystery #2
In "Riddle of the Arctic," Chase Yale answers a desperate plea from Red Hawk, arriving in a frozen village where the fish have vanished and the people face ruin. With Pierre Grisette hoarding the catch and using sickened whales to trap them, Chase must uncover the strange truth behind the missing fish—before starvation claims the community. Dan Barry’s artwork brings the icy isolation and tension to life, while Brad Gorby and Mark Heike’s cover captures the mystery’s stark, frozen edge.
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Chase Yale gets a letter from Red Hawk asking for help. When Chase arrives he finds that the fish have stopped running. Everyone in the village is going to lose their boats to Pierre Grisette, who loaned them money they can't repay, and Red Hawk's people will starve. Pierre has trapped the fish upstream with some whales that are feeding on them. He makes the whales sick by feeding them mustard and making them vomit up precious ambergris. Commando Yank stops him, releases the trapped fish, and Red Hawk keeps the ambergris so that he can sell it and keep his people from starving.
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