The Secret of the Swordfish, Part 2: Mortimer's Escape

by Edgar Pierre Jacobs

Blake and Mortimer (2)

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Fleeing the devastation of World War III, Blake, Mortimer and Nasir have been trying to reach a secret base with the blueprints for a new weapon, the Swordfish. But the forces of the Yellow Empire are hot on their trail, and soon Mortimer is captured. While Blake works tirelessly at coordinating the various resistance movements on the planet, the professor is forced to endure captivity, threats and torture from their eternal enemy, Olrik.

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Canonical title
The Secret of the Swordfish, Part 2: Mortimer's Escape
Original title
Le Secret de l'Espadon, Tome 2: L’Évasion de Mortimer
Original publication date
1950; 1953
People/Characters
Professor Philip Angus Mortimer; Captain Francis Percy Blake; Colonel Olrik; Ahmed Nasir; Zahan Khan; Razul the Bezendjas (show all 18); Emperor Basam Damdu; Sir William Gray; José Lopez; Errol Hall; Sen Tsie; Léon Didier; Jean Pirelle; Ivan Mikulin; Professor Alvéar; Axel Haakon; Captain Li; Dr. Sun Fo
Important places
Turbat, Pakistan; Lhasa, Tibet; Karachi, Pakistan; Ras Musandam, Oman; Makran, Iran; Larkana, Pakistan
First words
The Imperials are stunned to discover that the room is empty!

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Fiction and Literature, Graphic Novels & Comics
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848Literature & rhetoricFrench LiteratureFrench miscellaneous writings
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PN6747 .J27 .S402Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Collections of general literatureComic books, strips, etc.
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