From Super Detective Picture Library #167, February 1, 1960.
The year is 1941. Japanese forces are "advancing like a horde of ants" and all of Malaya is soon to fall. John Steel is being sent to the island nation of Kerila in the Straits of Malacca to work with the Sultan in charge there to establish a radio hide-out for three men to report on troop movements. Steel will encounter many problems, including the Sultan's son, Prince Mohammed, who "has some ... er ... strange ideas".