Abdul the Arab. Abdul the Arab is a young Arab warrior who is the son of chieftain Ali Bey. Abdul gets involved in fighting for freedom and against other, evil tribes, thus proving himself a help to British Intelligence. Abdul solves crimes, frees captured Englishmen and captured Chinese princesses (Princess Mulan), and fights villains like the Yellow Peril Sunyan Tse, the English criminal The Masked One, and the bloodthirsty island native worshipers of the Sun God. Abdul appears in stories with titles like “The Arabec Oil Mystery,” “Nurse and Spy,” and “The Capture of Princess Bardia.”

 

First Appearance: Smash Comics #1 (Quality), Aug. 1939. 24 appearances, 1939-1941. Created by Vernon Henkel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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