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| Date | | Number: 5 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | War Stories 5 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 |
| Notes | Copyright, 1942, by Dell Publishing Company, Inc. Though #5 is on the cover, this is actually listed as #25 in the indicia. Possibly originally intended as Four Color #25? Indicia numbering noted by and possible source of error suggested by Jon Ingersoll, December 2008, via GCD Errors list. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | War |
| Illustration | Sky Silhouettes of Axis Warplanes (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black and white. |
| Comic Story | Night Devils over Germany / Night Devils (10 pages) |
| Genre | Spy; War |
| Characters | Night Devils [Lt. Dan Cork (first appearance); Lt. Tom Harrow (first appearance); Agent 4-73 (first appearance)]; Nazis (villains) |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (June 2011). The Night Devils appeared in War Comics (Dell, 1940 series) #4 as the Black Wings. |
| Text Article | Uncle Sam Clothes the Army (1 page) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| Genre | War |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (June 2011). |
| Text Article | Our Modern Streamlined United States Army (2 pages) |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Genre | War |
| Story | Scoop Mason (8 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Scoop Mason; Sleepy Samson; Judy Jackson; Captain Gruber [as Commander Marshal] (villain) |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| First Line | Say boss--there's one thing I don't like about these foreign ports! |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Text Article | U.S. Navy Convoys (2 pages) |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey [as Hickey] (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey [as Hickey] (signed) |
| Genre | War |
| Text Article | Army Officers' Uniforms (1 page) |
| Genre | War |
| Story | The Sky Hawk (8 pages) |
| Genre | Aviation; War |
| Characters | The Sky Hawk [Storm Allen]; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Japanese (villains) |
| Script | Robert Turner |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| First Line | A reconnaissance flight is especially dangerous in these enemy waters, men. |
| Notes | Last appearance of The Sky Hawks. |
| Comic Story | The Whistler Strikes (12 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | The Whistler (Introduction; Origin; Only appearance); Louie; Dr. Duval (death); Eric (villain); Karl Hettinger (villain); Inspector Ernest G. Marks (death, villain); Lt. Moltke (death, villain); Nazis (villains) |
| Pencils | Jack Keller (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Keller (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Jinxes (6 pages) |
| Feature | The Jinxes |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | The Jinxes [Chop (first appearance); Suey (first appearance); Chow (first appearance); Mein (first appearance)] |
| Script | Dave Berg |
| Pencils | Dave Berg |
| Inks | Dave Berg |
| Notes | Only appearance of "The Jinxes" feature |
| Text Story | Undersea Raider (3 pages) |
| Pencils | Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed) |
| Inks | Hal Bittner [as HB] (signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Jeff Worth; Stanley Worth; Nazis (villains) |
| Text Article | Behind the Man behind the Gun! (2 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (illustrations) (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (illustrations) (signed) |
| Text Article | The Aerial Torpedo (1 page) |
| Genre | War |
| Comic Story | Taps for the Japs (8 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Larry Palmer; Sogo Lee; Colonel Taylor; Sako (villain); Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers |
| Inks | Jim Chambers |
| Illustration | Fighting Planes of U.S. Army and Navy (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | On inside back cover in black, white and red. |
| Illustration | No Title (1 page) |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Inks | Tom Hickey (signed) |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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