Sabre Thriller Picture Library #38
"Prisoner of Death" sees an airline captain, hailed for his calm during a mid-flight electrical failure that forced a water landing, drawn into a secret mission when an inquiry into his crash reveals suspicious patterns. Recruited by a shadowy group dedicated to global justice, he now investigates a string of similar disasters where sabotage may be at play. The story, lettered in typeset, unfolds in the 1973 Sabre Thriller Picture Library #38, a 60-pence comic from a time when suspense was served straight and sharp.
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When an electrical failure causes the instrument panel to go dead, an airline captain manages to ditch his plane in the water and save the passengers. As the inquiry proceeds, he is recruited by an organization dedicated to world justice to help uncover the cause of similar crashes where sabotage is suspected.
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