Mandrake the Magician #3

In "The Doomsday Man," Mandrake the Magician, performing in London, is pulled into a high-stakes mission by British Intelligence to find the missing Dr. Crane. Through his hypnotic talents, Mandrake uncovers that Crane’s secret weapon—capable of destroying life but not structures—was meant to force peace through fear, not war. When Crane is captured after demonstrating the Proton Bomb, Mandrake uses his mind powers to unravel the trap and free him.

In "The Magic Ivory Cage," the Phantom finds himself ensnared in a trap set by the cunning Sambani, who seeks to seize control of the jungle using the sacred SOS Drum. Forced to desecrate the drum to capture him, Sambani’s own actions unwittingly ensure the Phantom’s escape, turning the ritual against him.

In "The Terror of the Haunted Desert," Mandrake the Magician faces a new menace in the dusty frontier town of Tacko, where a ghostly outlaw known as Pancho Valdez is said to have returned from the dead. With the sheriff dead and the town gripped by fear, Mandrake’s usual tricks fail against the man behind the legend—until his poor eyesight and thick glasses betray him.