As the battle continues, Doctor Fate is taken prisoner!
Wotan orders the Shining Knight to slay Doctor Fate. To ensure no aid is forthcoming, Wotan completely destroys the Blackhawk's downed plane. Realizing that the Shining Knight believes Wotan to be King Arthur, Doctor Fate tries reason, before resorting to violence. The Shining Knight fells Doctor Fate. Doctor Fate awakens, in captivity, alongside the Firebrand, and Robotman. The Shining Knight stands guard over them. Wotan reveals how he survived his last encounter with Doctor Fate.
Under cover of an illusion, Wotan rebuilt Camelot. Doctor Occult reveals that he, too, is Wotan's prisoner. Wotan reports to the Reichsfuhrer, Adolph Hitler. Wotan assures Hitler that Great Britain will fall. Unbeknownst to Hitler, Wotan intends to take the British Isles for himself. British military forces mass outside Camelot. For a brief moment, the visage of King Arthur fills the sky. Then, Wotan's "medieval" army, of robots, attacks. The British military forces are butchered by Wotan's mechanical knights.
Great Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, weighs the decision to send in the Royal Air Force, knowing it would leave London open to attack from the German Luftwaffe. Before another British solder can be put to the sword, the Hourman intervenes. Thought slain when the Blackhawk's plane went down, the Hourman survived by popping a Miraclo pill, which super-charged his physical prowess. Not only did the Hourman survive, but he was also able to rescue the Blackhawk, though both men were struck unconscious by Wotan's second attack.
The Blackhawk, and the Hourman, attack Wotan's forces. To rally the troops, the Hourman hoists the Union Jack. The British standard awakens memories in the Shining Knight, as he slowly comes out of Wotan's spell. Wotan attacks the Shining Knight, who deflects Wotan's mystic bolt with his enchanted sword. With Wotan defeated, the Shining Knight releases Doctor Fate, Doctor Occult, the Firebrand, and Robotman from their captivity.
In combat with a robot knight, the Hourman's hour of power expires. Against his better judgement, the Hourman swallows another capsule of Miraclo. The Hourman destroys the robot, then immediately collapses from a heart attack. Doctor Fate soars into the sky, carrying the Hourman, desperate to get the Hourman medical aid.
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