Death
In Silver
Originally published October 1934 |
Author |
Pulp Artist |
PB Artist |
HB Artist |
| Lester Dent |
Walter Baumhofer |
James Bama |
Ben Otero |
The
story begins: "There was was a frozen, stony expression on the tall
man's face, and his dark eyes rolled and jerked with unease. His hands
were drawn pale and hard at his sides."
Shipbuilder Paine L.
Winthrop is blown to pieces when his 40th floor office explodes. The Silver
Death's-Heads, a mysterious band of New York marauders have struck
again. Lorna Zane, Winthrop's secretary and shipyard superintendent is
in imminent danger. The Death's-Heads believe she holds the blueprints
for a submarine clandestinely built by Winthrop for the crooks. Doc enlists
Pat's aid in looking after Lorna until the mystery is solved.
Pat
and Lorna Zane are kidnapped from her establishment by the Silver Deaths-Heads.
Their leader, Ull uses the girls as live bait in a trap for Doc. The adventure
leads to a frightful underwater battle off the Atlantic coast. Doc, Monk
and Ham in the Helldiver against Ull and his men in their submarine.
Doc almost drowns and the Helldiver is lost.
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