Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #48

When Johnny Mann, the Son of Vulcan, accepts an assignment to investigate the disappearance of three Navy meteorologists near Captain Tusk's Antarctic whaling fleet, he has no idea he's walking into a trap orchestrated by Mars himself—the banished War God, jealous of Vulcan's adopted son and determined to prove his superiority. As Johnny closes in on the truth, he'll face not only mortal enemies but the wrath of an Olympian deity bent on vengeance.

When an imposter takes over Captain Tusk's identity and fleet, the real captain and his daughter Sally find themselves trapped on an icy wasteland—but their only hope for rescue lies with the Son of Vulcan, who must uncover the truth before the impostor uses Captain Tusk's own weapons to strike him down. As the hero searches for missing meteorologists, he discovers a sinister trap designed by an enemy far more dangerous than any pirate of the frozen seas.

Mars, the banished god of war, chains the Son of Vulcan and uses him as an unwitting pawn to destroy ships and aircraft in the Antarctic, framing the hero for destruction while the Olympian gods debate his guilt. When Captain Tusk and Sally are thrown into perilous waters, Mars must choose between his vendetta and an unexpected moment of mercy. The Son of Vulcan races to stop his divine arch-enemy before Mars vanishes from mortal sight for good.

Mount Vesuvius, Krakatau, and Mount Pelée stand as some of history's most devastating volcanic disasters, each leaving behind a trail of ash, destruction, and thousands of lives lost—yet the mystery remains why people continue to settle on the slopes of active volcanoes, only to learn the hard way when the earth beneath them explodes. This 1965 account explores the science and catastrophic power of volcanic eruptions across the globe, from the superheated clouds that buried Saint-Pierre to the slow, unstoppable creep of cooling lava, and reminds us that even the most peaceful volcanic landscape can turn violent in an instant.