One Million Mammoth Snails

Film mogul Elia Belial had suddenly become one of the wealthiest men on Earth. Yet, he hadn’t-made a picture in years. What was the source of his sudden wealth? And why did a mysterious artificial sun - a super heating device that melted banks and vaults - always seem to disappear in the vicinity of Belial's own tropical island? To solve the problem, Astro Boy traveled to the South Pacific, hid upon the island, and observed. Imagine his shock to learn that the genius who created the artifiCial sun was none other than his guardian, Doctor Elefun! Elefun had built the device years before to be used as a prop in a Belial South-Seas extravaganza! Natives of the island, beholding the-splendid creation began worshipping it as their ”sun god.” Soon, Belial realized that he could exploit the artificial sun as far more than a movie prop! He used it to melt anything that stood in his way to money and power. At night, he hid it in an island volcano. Astro Boy’s battle with the artificial sun is a strange and oddly humorous adventure!