Issue No. 53
June 1952The Golden Mummy - Archeologist Hamilton Lassler and daughter Alice, pretend to discover the ancient tomb of the Golden Monarch of the desert. The mummy is supposedly stolen and replaced by a robot who leads the natives in JEHAD, holy war; only to be destroyed by the Hawks and the Lassler's plans of conquest revealed.
Chop Chop - Chop is invited on a fox hunt, and with comedic results captures the fox to win the silver cup.
Disaster Island - A submarine, camoflaged as a small island, rises next to Blackhawk Island. The Hawks soon discover the secret of LORAC and foil his plans to loot Blackhawk Island.
Death's Comet - Dr. Moorhead, traitor scientist, escapes prison, and demands a ransom from the United World Council. Refusing to pay, the world is threatened by the approach of Smalley's Comet, which is controlled by Moorhead's gravitational force beam. Moorhead is captured by the Hawks and returned to prison.
Thanks to Roger Hill for the synopsis for this issue.
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