What are Dr. Redd's crimes? Well, our first clue comes in yet another bookkeeping error in Eternity!
Ahh, but this case might be different!
If this weren't 1949, I would suspect that the writer was just avoiding the use of the word "zombie" to stay clear of the Comics Code.
It becomes even more interesting when a quick and dirty Google search seems to indicate that this story is the only place that the phrase "obeah-brutes" has ever appeared!!
So why not use "zombie?" Or "zuvembie" (a term Marvel borrowed from a Robert E. Howard story when they wanted to do zombies in the 1970s)? Only writer Bill Woolfolk could tell you...
Anyway, Dr. Redd reaches another country...
We soon learn that Redd's crimes go beyond reviving the recently dead, when he decides to rob the first casino he sees:
However, as god a fighter as Sohrab is, he's helpless against foes who can't feel pain and never tire!
In a very important bit of foreshadowing...
Kid hasn't met Redd yet, so he wonders why obeah-brutes need money...
Kid still hasn't learned that you can't go hand-to-hand with obeah-brutes.
Kid gets captured along with the girl, and Redd silences him:
Fortunately, Kid wakes up just in time!
But how can Kid finally put an end to this?
Which means--obeah-brute rebellion!!
This was the 81st Kid Eternity story, and our standing are...
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NEXT--A day at the races!! And the 250th character summoned by Kid!!
From Kid Eternity #13 (1949)
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