Brand of the Metal Maiden

Published in the 01/1936 issue of Secret Agent X.
"A music master was the Emperor Zero––master of murder music. For his pupils danced a mad rhythm into the grave. Young people they were; but as they danced they aged - the years blended into seconds. Young faces became furrowed with the mark of time. Their hair became white as frost. Mummies they became - in silks and satins and modern dinner coats...Secret Agent “X” hurled his crime-crushing organization against the Emperor Zero. However, Agent “X” found himself and enmeshed in the hilarious dance to hell."