Posted on October 21, 2022October 21, 2022The Curse of King Yutta (continued . . .) The piece of cloth was taken to Peric’s laboratory. I have subjected it to all the usual tests. The material is unbelievably ancient. As old as King Yutta’s tomb. Then, by all the demons in Daveli, how did it get into my bedchamber ? The great scientist’s answer chilled the blood in their veins. That I cannot answer for certain, Imperial Majesty. But it is the kind of material used in the preparation of royal mummies. It could be that your assailant was—The Mummy of King Yutta ! The “King’s Curse” was the sensation of Elekton. The views of prominent citizens were eagerly canvassed. Councillor Rothi, it was you who proposed the motion to place the mummy and its treasures on public display. Do you feel that you may have brought down the curse upon your head ? Don’t talk rubbish, fellow ! The bluff, no-nonsense councillor Rothi took off in his private air craft—and disappeared from the sight of men ! The wreckage of his craft was washed up on the shore of the Great Ocean, a lunar month later. This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 562 on 21 October 1972.
Posted on October 14, 2022October 11, 2022The Curse of King Yutta (continued . . .) This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 561 on 14 October 1972.
Posted on October 7, 2022December 22, 2023The Curse of King Yutta (continued . . .) And then . . . Eeeeaaaagghhhh ! They found him next morning . . . Who could have done this ? And why ? And that was not all. Aaaaaah ! King Yutta has gone ! That same day, Ricci, one of the two wealthy Trigan businessmen who had been the first to enter the forbidden tomb, was being driven home to his villa. Suddenly, the driver saw . . . something ! Eeeaaaaagggghh ! They brought the news of the disaster to the Emperor. . . . Is the curse of Yutta coming true already ? “They who defile the resting place of the King shall swiftly perish !” . . . This installment was originally published in Look and Learn issue no. 560 on 7 October 1972.
