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| Date | | Number: 8 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | War Stories 8 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: quarterly |
| Notes | Copyright, 1942, by Dell Publishing Co., Inc. The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 1. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Pencils | ? (painted) |
| Inks | ? (painted) |
| Colors | ? (painted) |
| Genre | War |
| Notes | Detailed drawing of a PT boat attacking a Japanese Destroyer. Possibly a gray wash cover? |
| Text Article | Future War Birds (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Designs for future airplanes. |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney (credited) |
| Inks | Bob Jenney (credited) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black & white with red inks. |
| Comic Story | A Sulo Solo / Sergeant Manuel American (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sergeant Manuel fights the Japanese in the jungles of Corregidor. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Sgt. Manuel Luis Avillo; Diego; Segu Mitsioki (villain, death); Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Bill Ely |
| Inks | Bill Ely |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (June 2011). |
| Comic Story | The Ghost Pays a Debt / The Ghost (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Ghost ship returns to Wautekka where the florescent pigment is produced and run afoul of a Japanese destroyer. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Captain Joel Barnaby; Ensign Bill Ware; Professor Elmer Tobias; Chief Kalapeti (villain); Captain Arndthoff (villain); Nazis (villains); Yoshi (villain); Japanese (villains) |
| Pencils | Jim Chambers (signed) |
| Inks | Jim Chambers (signed) |
| Comic Story | Night Devils Arrive in the Nick of Time / Night Devils (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Night Devils liberate the city of Blois and return it to the French. |
| Genre | Spy; War |
| Characters | Night Devils [Lt. Dan Cork; Lt. Tom Harrow]; Francois Arbet; Nazis (villains); Colonel Von Etzmuller (villain); Captain Hans Schwerner (villain); Karl (villain) |
| Pencils | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Inks | E. C. Stoner (signed) |
| Notes | Previous indexer had Lou Ferstadt as the artist, but Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., thinks it is E. C. Stoner (June 2011). I think it looks like E. C. Stoner and it's very similar in style to the story in the prior two issues, which were signed by E. C. Stoner. |
| Comic Story | Yankee Dillon Sees Action / Yankee Dillon (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | With the American Expeditionary Force in Australia, John Dillon and his southern pal "Rebel Dixon" and their pet Kangaroo "Hoppy" tangle with German spies. |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Yankee Dillon [John Dillon]; Rebel Dixon [Andy Dixon]; Hoppy (a kangaroo); Sgt. Crabb; Turkey Welsh (villain); Karl Oberhoffer (villain, death) |
| Pencils | Tom Gill |
| Inks | Tom Gill |
| Notes | Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (June 2011). |
| Text Story | The Strike Out (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | A baseball player drafted into the American Army fights Japanese. |
| Pencils | Lou Ferstadt (illustrations) |
| Inks | Lou Ferstadt (illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Comic Story | The Dragon Hunters / Tiger with Wings (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Flying Tigers engage in air warfare with the Japanese. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Burt Kelton; Duke McShayne; Hi Kuan; Li Yung; Gurta (villain, death); Yamoto (villain); Japanese (villains); The Red Dragon (villain, death) |
| Pencils | Bob Jenney |
| Inks | Bob Jenney |
| Comic Story | Raja Bill Returns / Raja Bill (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill Wexon returns to Pundar to aid Princess Ranee. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Raja Bill [Fightin' Bill Wexon]; Monk Williams; Princess Myrsa; Beshi; Pundit Maru-Lal |
| Script | Worth Carnahan |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| First Line | The United States Army Corps of Engineers does a fast bridge-building job |
| Notes | On inside back cover; drawing of the US Army Corps of Engineers building a bridge. In black & white with red inks. |
| Text Article | No Title (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| First Line | United States soldiers ram home a shell |
| Notes | On back cover; drawing showing an anti-aircraft gun. |
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