Having escaped from a glass cage in a foreign freighter's stateroom, Hydroman overpowers one of the guards, contains two others, and forcibly takes Margery from the ship. Arriving on land, Hydroman orders a taxi driver to take them to Bob Blake's apartment, but the cabbie smells a rat and dumps them out at the local Police Precinct.; origin story; To prevent Kim Hale from flying into the death ray..........; There-that will keep you from getting any ore foolish ideas.; Dr. Villon abducts Edyth and Chick follows, falling into a tiger pit. Kalla Khan arrives with a new slave to sell, Indira.