Marvel Mystery Comics #44
In "The Phantom Strikes," Torch and Toro chase a killer across the globe, following a trail that leads from a murdered agent to the streets of Istanbul. With the help of a mysterious figure draped in a Yashmak, they uncover a Nazi plot to manipulate the masses by posing as a prophetess—using the veil as both disguise and weapon. Art by Harry Sahle brings the wartime intrigue to life, while Alex Schomburg’s cover captures the danger and mystery of the mission.
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An Arab murders a government agent for a Yashmak (the veil that women wear across their faces) and Torch and Toro track him back to Istanbul where they uncover a Nazi agent planning to pose as a prophetess with the Yashmak covering her face and convince the people to join with the Nazis.
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