The Comic Book Catacombs: Dagar Desert Hawk in "Vortex of Death" (Fox; 1948)

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Dagar Desert Hawk in "Vortex of Death" (Fox; 1948)

Dagar Desert Hawk was a Bedouin robed adventurer that originally appeared in All Great Comics #13 (Dec.1947) published by Fox Feature Syndicate. Dagar took over the title the following month for an eight issue run. The character posted one additional golden age appearance in All Top Comics #18 (July 1949). "Vortex of Death" is from Dagar Desert Hawk #15 (Apr. 1948); originally published by Fox and illustrated by his creator, artist Edmond Good. The Catacombs acknowledges "Comic Book Plus" as the source of this classic comic story. Note: The copyright for this issue, its contents and artwork belongs to the original publishers and/or the creators and is reproduced here solely for entertainment purposes. Enjoy!

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