Prize Comics #2 (26)
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Case of the Crooked Clown!", the Green Lama teams up with Jean and her uncle, Dr. Sommervell, at the Indian Museum when ancient Iroquois Tablets are suspected of being fakes. With the help of a mysterious journey into the Realm of History, the Lama uncovers a centuries-old deception tied to a 1204 accusation against a long-dead Sachem who bears a striking resemblance to the museum's curator. Written by Ken Crossen and illustrated in the striking style of Jack Binder, whose dynamic cover captures the mystery and intrigue, this 1942 adventure blends historical sleuthing with the supernatural, all in a 10-cent comic that's a true gem of the era.
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Jean calls Jethro and asks him to come over as the Green Lama to the Indian Museum to meet her uncle and curator of the museum. Dr. Sommervell feels that the museum's Iroquois Tablets are phony but can't figure out why, so The Lama enters the Realm of History to discover the truth. There, in 1204, a spitting image of Dr. Sommerville as a Sachem is falsely accused of stealing the tablets and he gives the real tablets back to his own time, and they are presented to Dr. Sommervell and Mr. Dumm, as well as having Slippery Sam and the Red Gang arrested for plotting to steal the tablets.
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