When the police track down the bomber, an assassin ends his life before he can talk.
The Green Hornet, who followed the police to the bomber, trails the murderer back to Sherman, and discovers the politician is actually a Commie spy!
In addition, he learns Professor Baldwin is a former Communist now working for the US, and the Commies want him brought back behind the Iron Curtain!
When The Green Hornet enters the meeting, the assassin tries to shoot him, but is KOed by the Hornet's gas gun.
The Hornet then makes a deal to grab the professor and turn him over to Sherman for $5,000. (It was 1953, remember?)
As a free bonus to Sherman, he'll "get rid" of the unconscious murderer (whom he turns over to the police along with the murder weapon.)
Art
on both stories is presumed to be by Frank Thorne, but there are
influences of several other artists, including Don Heck and Frank
Giacoia, so it's possible they performed uncredited penciling and/or
inking assists to meet the deadline.
Note: The second-to-last page of the tale is black-and-white rather than four-color because it appeared on the inside front cover (Both the front and back inside covers were monochrome to save money).
The final page of the story was the comic's back cover!
The radio episode of the same name the comic story is derived from aired 10/17/52 during the final season of the show.
It's available on the Radio Spirits cd compiliation Green Hornet: Endpoint (which curiously uses the cover of the Hornet's first comic book as it's cover), which you can order below.
Note: The second-to-last page of the tale is black-and-white rather than four-color because it appeared on the inside front cover (Both the front and back inside covers were monochrome to save money).
The final page of the story was the comic's back cover!
The radio episode of the same name the comic story is derived from aired 10/17/52 during the final season of the show.
It's available on the Radio Spirits cd compiliation Green Hornet: Endpoint (which curiously uses the cover of the Hornet's first comic book as it's cover), which you can order below.
The Hornet and Kato didn't appear again in comics until early 1967, when the first issue of their Gold Key series, based on the tv show starring Van Williams and Bruce Lee, was published.
Next Week:
The TV series returns with a bang (or a ZAP!) as The Hornet and Kato face laser-armed criminals!
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