Comic Title: Sea Devils #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May/Jun 1962
On Sale Date: March 13, 1962 Copyright Date March 13, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Robert Kanigher

Title: "Secret of the Plumed Serpent"
Pages: 7

Feature(s):
Sea Devils (of Earth-1)

Writer: Hank P. Chapman
Artist: Russ Heath

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Sea Devils Vol. 1 TPB (2012)

Feature Character(s)

• Sea Devils (last appearance in Sea Devils #5; next appearance in Sea Devils #6)
• Dane Dorrance (last appearance in Sea Devils #5; next appearance in Sea Devils #6)
• Biff Bailey (last appearance in Sea Devils #5; next appearance in Sea Devils #6)
• Judy Walton (last appearance in Sea Devils #5; next appearance in Sea Devils #6)
• Nicky Walton (last appearance in Sea Devils #5; next appearance in Sea Devils #6)

Villain(s)

• Balchun (a Mayan descendent; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Balchun's mechanical serpent (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Sea Devils dive in an ancient Mayan well which contains a hidden idol. The Sea Devils are looking for Dr. John Brett, a missing archaeologist. Instead they find the idol guarded by a plumed serpent and a man claiming to be a Mayan descendent. He directs the team to a room with many traps, and the Sea Devils realize he is trying to kill them as he has done to the doctor already. The idol falls on Balchun, killing him, and destroying his mechanical serpent.