The first entry in the story is off by almost 400 years, Ptolemy wasn’t born until 100 A.D.
The Washington Times Washington D.C., April 17, 1904
The Hydra Monster
What is the meaning of HYDRA – a mysterious evil that spans oceans and continents? Who are the black clad men– with V’s tattooed on shaven skulls – who appear in the wake of wars, earthquakes, fires, and other catastrophes?
The final mumbled words of a dying man draw the PHANTOM into an amazing web of violence, crime, and murder – the web of THE HYDRA MONSTER.
Pullman Railplane
That’s not a Hookah…
Flapper doing… something… with a gas pump… 1926
Weird Tales, Feb, 1936
Old Cinema in Episodes
In this 1943 book published by Rialto of Spain, Don Carlos focuses on the silent years of episodic cinema.
Journey Beneath the Desert
A helicopter crashes in the desert, and the crew winds up in the underground city of Atlantis and get mixed up in a slave revolt. (IMDb)
Captain Science, Aug, 1951
Captain Science #5, Youthful Magazines, August 1951
Having a Bad Day?
“In the middle of the Indian forest, a man waiting for the train near the railway line. Suddenly, a boa constrictor attacking the victim, holding in its powerful coils. But here is a tiger hurling itself against the huge reptile which which then also wraps the beast in its death grip. On the monstrous tangle comes the train. The tangled web is bloodily broken by the wheels of the train.” possibly from an issue of Domenica Del Corriere
Danger Trail, Nov, 1950
Danger Trail #3 DC comics, Nov-Dec 1950