The Sensei sends Willie Smith to that land to destroy it, with Boston going along to save it. Leaving the lair of the League of Assassins, Vashnu appears to Boston, with a scroll that mentions the land of Nanda Parbat (a mythical hidden kingdom in the mountains of Tibet). Boston leaves Gotham to continue his pursuit of his killer.īaxter paper Deadman #5 (September, 1985) reprints these two stories, with no extras, as the stories are now large enough to fill an issue without extras, other than some of the best of the letter pages from Strange Adventures during Deadman's run.ĭeadman's last strange adventure is in Strange Adventures #216 (January-February, 1969) with Boston confused and questioning his existence in 'But I Still Exist' by Neal Adams. Deadman leaves Batman a recorded message about his own plight, and Batman commits to trying to find the Hook, finding instead Max Chill, brother of Joe Chill (who killed Batman's parents), using a false hook to throw suspicion off himself, and finds the leader of a crime syndicate in Gotham as well, taking him down with Deadman's help.

Boston takes possession of Batman's body, ending up being taken to the Batcave by Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth, learning Batman's identity and secret hideout. In the city, Boston finds Batman pursuing Whitey Marsh, also killed by a man with a hook.

Deadman follows 'The Track Of The Hook' into Brave and the Bold #79 (August-September, 1968, written by Bob Haney and drawn by Neal Adams), hoping that the Gotham Guardian can help him find the Hook.

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