Smash Comics #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Taneo the Saboteur," journalist Chic is dispatched to Moravia to report on escalating military tensions, only to find himself entangled in a dangerous conspiracy when he tries to rescue a young woman from an attack. Taken prisoner and forced to confront a plot that threatens the throne, Chic’s testimony—centered on a scarred assailant—leads to a shocking accusation against the king’s own cousin, Duke Boris. With art and writing by Vernon Henkel and a striking cover by Gill Fox, this 1939 issue blends wartime intrigue with a classic spy thriller setup.
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Chic is sent to Moravia by his editor to cover clashes between troops. He attempts to stop an attack on a young woman, but she is carried off, and Chic is arrested. The woman was the Princess Maria, and her father is told to abdicate the throne if he wants to see her again. The king is inclined to believe Chic's story when he claims the man who abducted the princess had a scar on his forehead, and identifies the king's cousin, Duke Boris.
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