Airboy Comics #5 [100]
In "The Submarine Saboteur," a mysterious figure rises from the Valley of the Moon—once a deceased commissioner, now a waxen revenant in French North Africa. Tending to strange moonlight plants in his garden, he breathes in their vapors, transforming into a zombie-like force with a hidden agenda. Written by Ernest Schroeder and Ed Cronin and illustrated by Schroeder, this 1952 Hillman classic blends eerie atmosphere and pulp intrigue, with Schroeder handling both the interior art and cover.
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The evil commissioner in French North Africa has passed away, but his body, taken to the Valley of the Moon, has somehow returned to life in a waxen state. He returns home where his niece and nephew are residing. In his garden, he tends to the mysterious moonlight plants -- plants from which he breathes vapors, which turn him into a zombie-like creature.
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