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Military Comics #9
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | April 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Editing: Will Eisner |
| Cover | The Man in the Iron Mask! |
| Featuring | Blackhawk |
| Credits | Pencils: Chuck Cuidera | Inks: Chuck Cuidera |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Blackhawk; Chop-Chop; Iron Face [Andre] |
| Comic Story | The Man In the Iron Mask (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Blackhawks return to the place where their beloved comrade, Andre, seemingly met his fate some time ago. However, Blackhawk discovers a man called Iron Face held prisoner and he later discovers that it is indeed Andre, whose face has been horribly disfigured. |
| Featuring | Blackhawk |
| Credits | Script: Dick French | Pencils: Chuck Cuidera | Inks: Chuck Cuidera | Letters: Sam Rosen |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Blackhawk; Chop-Chop; Olaf; Boris; Hendrick; Zeg; Iron Face [Andre]; Dr. Fritz von Rath (introduction); General Herman von Ezel (villain, death); Fritz (villain); the Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Notes | Story title taken from the cover. Letterer credit per Cuidera and added by Craig Delich 2012-1-15. |
| Comic Story | The Story of Lord Henry Perkins (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Sniper |
| Credits | Script: Ted Udall | Pencils: Bernard Klein | Inks: Bernard Klein |
| Content | Genre: War; Adventure |
| Comic Story | The Russians' Mascot (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Loops and Banks |
| Credits | Script: Bob Powell | Pencils: Bob Powell (Bud Ernest) | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
| Comic Story | The Berlin Express (5 pages) |
| Featuring | X of the Underground |
| Credits | Script: Vernon Henkel? | Pencils: Vernon Henkel? | Inks: Vernon Henkel? |
| Content | Genre: Spy |
| Comic Story | Bunglers In Baghdad (4 pages) |
| Featuring | Shot and Shell |
| Credits | Script: Klaus Nordling | Pencils: Klaus Nordling | Inks: Klaus Nordling |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
| Comic Story | Introducing the Phantom Clipper (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Phantom Clipper |
| Credits | Pencils: Fred Kida | Inks: Fred Kida |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Captain Seth Perkins (introduction); Lt. Cmdr. "Tiger" Shark (introduction); Phantom Clipper (introduction, a ship) |
| Comic Story | The Rescue of Del Van Dyne (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Goucho joins the Patrol as they head back to Nazi Germany to rescue Del, which they did, but at the apparent cost of the life of Hank. |
| Featuring | Death Patrol |
| Credits | Script: Dave Berg | Pencils: Dave Berg | Inks: Dave Berg |
| Content | Genre: War; Aviation; Humor | Characters: The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyke; Butch; Boris; Hank (apparently dies, but returns in #12); King Hotintot (introduction); Mademoiselle from Armentieres; Frere Jacques [formerly the Patchwork Kid]; Goucho (introduction)]; the Nazis (villains) |
| Notes | This story reveals the true name of the Patchwork Kid, who, with issue #20, suddenly becomes Jackie. |
| Comic Story | The Yellow Butcher of Koko Nor (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While in China, Dunn and Jones, aided by the Blue Tracer, fight the eveil General Muki Zu, often termed "The Yellow Butcher of Koko Nor". |
| Featuring | The Blue Tracer |
| Credits | Script: Fred Guardineer | Pencils: Fred Guardineer | Inks: Fred Guardineer |
| Content | Genre: War; Aviation | Characters: Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; Gen. Muki Zu (villain, introduction) |
| Text Story | 7:55, Dec. 7 (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Period | Characters: Johnny Bates |
| Notes | Pearl Harbor story featuring Johnny Bates (not Kid Miracleman!). |
| Comic Story | Jap Spies Everywhere--Beware! (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Inferior Man |
| Credits | Script: Al Jaffee | Pencils: Al Jaffee | Inks: Al Jaffee |
| Comic Story | Secret Passage To China Front (8 pages) |
| Featuring | Secret War News |
| Credits | Script: Al McWilliams | Pencils: Al McWilliams | Inks: Al McWilliams |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Comic Story | U.S.S. Kearney (1 page) |
| Featuring | Atlantic Patrol |
| Credits | Script: Al McWilliams | Pencils: Al McWilliams | Inks: Al McWilliams |
| Content | Genre: War |
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