Tara on the Dark Continent #2
In "The Thing from the Egg!", Kara Kyle—secretly the Black Mistress—races to save a woman thrown from a luxury liner, only to find her alive and communicating underwater. As the mystery unfolds aboard the ship, the victim’s cryptic drawing and a shocking confession lead to a tense confrontation, revealing a killer who underestimates the vigilante’s resolve. Written by T. Casey Brennan and illustrated by Bill Black, with a striking cover by Marc Hempel and Bill Black, this 1979 issue delivers a gripping, atmospheric thriller with a pulse-pounding climax.
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Kara Kyle is on the deck of a luxury liner when she sees someone thrown overboard. She changes into Black Mistress and dives over to save her. She thinks that she sees the woman alive and talking underwater. The lady draws a picture of the one who threw her overboard. Black Mistress then takes her back to the ship where she is declared dead. She asks to see everyone on board and identifies the killer. She couldn’t have testified against him because she didn’t see the face of the killer but he draws a gun and foolishly admits to the killing. Black Mistress kicks the gun away and he is arrested.
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