Adventures into the Unknown #7
In "The Swami's Secret," Dr. Vance, along with Jean and Link, ventures into the jungles of Bengal to hunt the legendary Hanuman Ape, defying local warnings that the beast is a divine guardian of Siva. As they uncover eerie stone statues mirroring the ape, their expedition takes a supernatural turn when the creature awakens—only for Jean to use a sacred talisman to restore balance. Art by Ed Moritz, this 1949 tale blends jungle adventure with ancient mysticism, all rendered in bold, expressive lines on a cover also by Moritz.
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Dr. Vance, assisted by a woman named Jean and a man named Link, sets out in the jungles of Bengal to track down the legendary Hanuman Ape. This is in spite of native warnings to stay away from the supernatural creature, as it is said to be kept in the jungle by the god, Siva. Dr. Vance persists in the hunt and captures the. Jean and Link discover a bevy of statues in the jungle looking exactly like the ape. Taking the ape on board a ship, Dr. Vance is soon mastered by the creature. That is until Jean uses a talisman representing Siva to release his soul and return the ape to a stone statue.
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