MEXICAN DEATH DEALER

CREATED BY: SNAKEBITE CORTEZ & JOSHUA ORTEGA

MASTER MASK BY: DIGGER T. MESCH

MASK BY: AXEL ORTIZ

STORY BY: JOSHUA ORTEGA

PICS BY: RJ LAMENDOLA

Mongolian Hulk

The mysteries surrounding the life of Ghengis Khan are numerous, but his death, ironically, proves the most mysterious. Though the date of his death is believed to be known–1227 AD–the actual date to this day remains a historical and scientific enigma.

After uniting numerous Mongol tribes throughout northeast Asia, Khan went on to conquer much of Eurasia. His methods were often considered brutal, he was known to slaughter innocents and soldiers alike, and it seemed there was no force on Earth that could stop his reign of power.

No force on Earth, that is.

It is widely believed by many historians (though, arguably, controversial historians), that Genghis Khan's true date of death was1200 AD.

His cause of death?

A meteorite. But there's more to the story.

Based on ancient texts, it is said that he was struck down by a "force" and "light" that had never been seen before. Astronomers have now verified that there was a brilliant meteorite impact in 1200, and traces of the crater have been found and definitively identified in northeast Asia.

Other ancient texts speak of some type of hulking beast that emerged in "light" and took over the mantle of Genghis Khan. Of course, this points to the fact that somehow, this otherwordly creature continued to rule the empire untill 1227 AD.

Impossible? It would seem so, yet there is one other interesting fact that was gleaned from the ancient texts:

The hulkish beast was said to have died in 1227.