THE CRIMSON COMET #17 (1956)

The Crimson Comet (created by John Dixon) was actually Secret Service agent Ralph Rivers (later to become Colonel Rivers, and still later [as Rivers] to run the Australian government's super-hero unit, the Southern Squadron).  Although completely human, he has this nifty skin-tight, bullet-proof red suit that does little to hide his powerful, rippling muscles.  He's got a hood (black this time; it used to be red), gauntlets, dark shorts (like any self-respecting hero, the underwear is worn on the outside), mid-calf boots, and a fancy futuristic gun.  And he can fly.  (Did I mention he can fly?  Yep, he's got workable feathered wings as part of his costume.)

In the first story, foreign agents although not named, they're Chinese) are being dropped by submarine  off Singapore to organize Wing Chang and his gang of bandits to build a powerful army.  The Crimson Comet manages to isolate the invaders and the local crooks to a small part of the island, but he is caught in a landslide and buried (gasp!).  Fear not, he's okay, and helps to round up the bad guys, while Australian fighter planes blast the heck out of the submarine.  -- All in time for Rivers to catch his plane back to the drome as his leave ends.

Rivers is fogged in at Panang, after having delivered some equipment to the R.A.A.F. in a spotting plane.  Meanwhile, Sergeant Bronson and he men, who are patrolling the area, have not reported in and it is feared they may have run into terrorists.  Since Rivers is already in the area, he is asked to see if he can spot the patrol from his plane.  He spots a lone wounded man in the depths of the jungle; it's the only survivor of the patrol -- the rest have been captured or killed.  No sooner does Ralph locate the survivor than they are both captured, and Rivers is knocked unconscious.  The terrorist are kind of dumb; they do not realize that Rivers has his costume hidden on him and, instead, think he is a hunchback.  Big mistake!  The Crimson Comet caves the patrol and keeps the baddies busy until. the army can come in and clean up.

And...there's an advertisement for a "Davy Crockett Style Coon Hat" (Made of the finest slink skin with draw-string to fit any head.)  For just 17/6 (post free).

A combination of typical Australian comic book plotting and mid-Fifties anti-Communist xenophobia. 

Enjoy.

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