Kent Blake of the Secret Service #13

Aug 23

Aug 23 Kent Blake of the Secret Service #13

Kent Blake

Kent Blake has smuggled himself into Czechoslovakia in order to locate Dr. Gerhart for the American government after he was kidnapped by the Russians in order to utilize his research in germ warfare. Chased by Russian soldiers, Kent manages to slip away to safety in the back of a hay cart of a helpful farmer who had been sent to bring him to the rendezvous point to meet his informant to learn Gerhart's location. Along the way Kent and the farmer discuss what the Russians want Gerhart to create: A new strain of Encephalitis that is 80% lethal, and that 10% of those infected could become obedient slaves, while the remaining 10% prove to be immune.

Entering the farm house where his informant is holed up Kent is surprised when the informant attacks him. Kent knocks him out and finds that he had been injected with the new strain of Encephalitis. As he is discovering this, a group of Russian soldiers storm in and knock him out, then inject him with the Encephalitis. When Kent comes around, he is fine and realizes he must be part of the 10% of people who are immune to infection. He pretends to be an obedient slave until the plane lands at a base where slaves are being forced to work.

Kent is brought by the commanding officer to Dr. Gerhart's lab. There Kent breaks his cover and quickly grabs a gun and holds the Russian soldiers at bay while he and Gerhart escape. They climb aboard the plane that brought Kent there and escape. Learning that the plane has been loaded with bombs to destroy the base should it be discovered, Kent uses the bombs to blow up the base and destroys the entire supply of the deadly Encephalitis strain and sets a course back to America.

Recurring Characters

Kent Blake

Kent Blake

The last remaining troops of K Company are passing through Kaewun and stop for the night in the forest near a dam. When a recon plane flies over the area and reports that enemy troops are advancing on the location.

When reports get back to base, Colonel Kruger sent Kent Blake to deal with the problem. Kent gets the drop on enemy artillery troops and gets their commander at gun point. He then tricks the Chinese soldiers to fire their artillery a nearby dam sending a torrent of water to drown the enemy troops. Kent then uses a machine gun to mow down the men using the artillery cannon.

In the aftermath of the battle, Kent leads the remainder of K Company back to base.

Recurring Characters

Kent Blake
Colonel Kruger

Coils of the Snake

Kent Blake meets with Colonel Kruger who informs Kent that he is no longer needed in Korea and is being sent to Istanbul to capture a Communist spy named the Snake who leads a gang of spies, adventurers, and former Nazi operatives. He is soon air dropped into Turkey.

In Istanbul Kent Blake goes to a local a cafe to meet his informant and is completely taken by a singer named Myra Tangier who is entertaining the patrons. He runs into his informant who tells them another contact is to meet with them. However the man is killed the information they needed to find the Snake and the spy network is lost.

However, Myra approaches the two secret service agents that the strong man who works at the cafe is connected to the spy network. Kent and his informant wait until the strong man is done and try to follow him. However they are captured by the spies and taken prisoner. To their shock and surprise they find that the Snake is really Myra Tangier. However, Kent manages to fight his way free and knock out the strong man and take Myra prisoner, tying her up until he can contact the authorities.

However, when the police arrive to take the captured spies away, Kent Blake finds that the Snake has escaped. With his mission complete, Kent returns home wondering if he will cross paths with the Snake again.