Secrets of the Unknown #243

Jan 1988 · Alan Class · 0.55 GBP

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“Top Secret!”

In "Top Secret!", a mysterious runner defies expectation at a track meet, outpacing competitors with impossible speed before vanishing into thin air—leaving only a smiling statue of Mercury as a clue. Bill Molno handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Ogden Whitney delivers the cover art with his distinctive style.

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artist, inker Bill Molno · cover Ogden Whitney

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artist, inker Bill Molno

cover pencils, inks Ogden Whitney

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At a track meet where one contestant is expected to break the two-minute mile, a mysterious runner appears. After allowing the other runners to lap him, the mystery man then runs circles around them to win the race. He disappears, leaving the spectators wondering who he was. The last panel shows a smiling statue of the Roman god Mercury.

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