The Green Mask #2 [13]
In "The Pigeons of Death," Johnny, Suzie, and Ronnie face a deadly twist when thieves slaughter Ronnie’s beloved pigeons and turn the surviving birds into flying bombs aimed at an FBI plane. With the Green Mask emerging to fight back, the trio is captured and sent skyward, but Ronnie’s clever use of his lead pigeon may just turn the tide. Written by Jack Fiske and illustrated with sharp, dynamic flair by E. C. Stoner—whose cover pencils and inks capture the story’s high-stakes tension—this 1945 Fox comic blends wartime intrigue with a surprisingly inventive use of avian allies.
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Johnny, Suzie and Ronnie take a walk, then return to Ronnie's rooftop pigeon coop and find criminals have stolen some of his birds and killed the rest. They plan to make the pigeons flying bombs to down an FBI airplane. Johnny becomes the Green Mask and fights the crooks but Ronnie, the Green Mask and Suzie are captured. The crooks use rockets to send their 3 prisoners skyward as well, with bombs tied to them. Ronnie uses his lead pigeon to cause the rest of his flock to avoid the FBI plane. The bombs are dropped on the crooks' cave hideout and the "robber sub" waiting to pick them up.
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