Mandrake the Magician #3
In "The Doomsday Man," Mandrake the Magician is called to London to aid British Intelligence in tracking down the missing Dr. Crane. With his powers of hypnosis, Mandrake uncovers the truth behind Crane’s secret experiments—a weapon designed to destroy life alone—and the dangerous gamble he made to force peace. Written by Dick Wood and illustrated with striking precision by André LeBlanc, this 1967 issue features cover art by LeBlanc, capturing the tension of a world teetering on the edge of a scientific revelation.
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Mandrake performing in London is recruited by British Intelligence to help locate the missing Dr. Crane. Using hypnosis Mandrake is able to pull information from Mr. Larkin concerning Dr. Crane's experiments, he discovers that Dr. Crane had invented a weapon that only destroyed life, not buildings, and that he wanted to prove that knowledge to his nation's enemies to force peace. Underestimating his enemies abilities to force the delivery of knowledge he demonstrates his Proton Bomb, and is taken prisoner. Using hypnosis Mandrake is able to create enough confusion to free Dr. Crane.
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