He did it --! The Golem pulled us thru!
Yes... But how? One moment he's helpless, the next he's a raging fury! Where did that new strength come from?
I can't say Rebecca! I wonder if the Golem could speak, whether he could tell?
I... do not... Know! The land is my... strength! Mystery... Mystery!
Appearing in "Black Crossing"
Featured Characters:
- Golem (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Jason Adamson ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- Wayne Logan (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Rebecca Adamson ⏵ (Main story and recap)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Army deserters
- Colonel Omar (Corpse in main story; recap)
- Hassim (Corpse in main story; recap)
- Abdul (Corpse in main story; recap)
- Five unnamed deserters (Corpse in main story; recap)
- Prof. Abraham Adamson (Only in recap)
- Unidentified Armed Forces
- Unidentified Army
- Several unnamed soldiers
- Unidentified Navy (Mentioned)
- Unidentified Army
- Allah (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Realities:
- Earth-616 (Main story and recap)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Asia (Main story and recap)
- Middle East (Main story and recap)
- Unidentified Desert (Main story and recap)
- Middle East (Main story and recap)
- Prague, Czech Republic, Europe (Mentioned)
- North America
- United States of America
- Florida
- San Pedro University, St. Petersburg (Referenced)
- Miami (Mentioned)
- Unidentified Island
- Florida
- United States of America
- Atlantic Ocean
- Asia (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Heaven (Invoked)
Synopsis for "Black Crossing"
Continued from Strange Tales #174...
Having just been saved by the Golem from a rebel army, Wayne Logan, and Jason and Rebecca Adamson are shocked at the creatures lethal methods. As the statue becomes inert again, they theorize how Rebecca's recently deceased grandfather Abraham Adamson, managed to revive the creature.
Taking it to the nearest port to have it shipped to the United States for closer examination, the Golem becomes a subject of interest for a sorcerer named Kaballa, who wishes to destroy the Golem. Learning that the creature will be traveling by sea, there by removed from it's strength source: the land. Kaballa sends out two of his air demons to attack those aboard the ship in the hopes of destroying the Golem.
When the air-demons attack the ship, the Golem comes back to life to battle them. The statue has trouble at first as his weakness shows true. However, suddenly the Golem's strength is restored to it's full power and it's able to destroy the air-demons by tossing them into the water. However, the battle had seriously damaged the ship and it is sinking.
Everyone abandoning ship, the Golem swims them all to the nearest island. There they ask the creature how it managed to gain it's missing strength, however the statue has no answer as it does not know itself either.
This story is continued next issue...
Appearing in "The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed!"
Featured Characters:
- Henri Berney (First appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Unidentified Tribe
- Ni-Kiyo (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Devil's Island
- Inspector Monte (First appearance)
- Two unnamed guards
Other Characters:
- Louis (First appearance)
- Annette (First appearance; photo)
Races and Species:
Realities:
Locations:
- Earth
- French Guiana
- Devil's Island
- Paris, France, Europe (Mentioned)
- French Guiana