At his hidden base, Popov tells the man in the iron lung that his little one is safe but his pet will soon deliver her and the Apis Bull to him. He then orders the destruction of Doc’s aides. Anya meanwhile has released the catch on her chute and drops away from the monster’s clutches. As Doc catches her, an ape-man on the ground fires a missile that destroys the bronze hero’s plane. Doc deduces that the pterodactyl is controlled by the same sort of brain implants as the crocodiles (last issue) but not why an extinct creature still exists. Safe on the ground, Doc discovers the Apis Bull hidden under Anya’s shirt (by ripping it off—oh, Doc). He demands to know what is going on, he refuses to tell him—and they are captured by a tribe of ape-men. Popov tells General Guyuk it is only a matter of time before they have the talisman that will raise the Khan for the Mongols, and they can fulfill their promises to the Russian….
As Doc and Anya are bound to tree branches across their shoulders and marched to a meeting with the ape-men’s leader, he explains he allowed himself to be captured for that purpose. He knows she was at the museum when the Russian ambassador was murdered (issue #13) and lured him to investigate. When she asks about his aides, he assures her knows they can take care of themselves….
Renny and Long Tom have landed together by parachute and head off to rendezvous with the others by the pallet of gear they dumped overboard. Elsewhere, Ham is delighting in Monk’s discomfiture as he is lodged in a tree. The feuding pair pick up Johnny and head toward their target. On the way, they notice flattened trees and a malfunctioning GPS. Johnny suspects they are near the site of the 1908 Tunguska event—the explosion of a meteor in the sky over Siberia, just like the one over Egypt that created the Apis Bull….
General Guyuk tells his men that the prophecies are about to be fulfilled, Temujin the Khan will rise and conquer the world, and then he will decide on the fate of Popov….
As they march along, under Doc’s questioning, Anya reveals that she is connected to the leader of the Red Star, a top secret organization and subject of rumors during the war. Her master has need of her, so she takes advantage of Doc’s distraction to trip, flip Doc into a position sever the rope connecting them and escape, leaving the Man of Bronze to deal with the angry savages….