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| Publication | October 1942 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
| Notes | We previously credited Reed Crandall for art, but those credits denied by Keif A. Fromm, Paul Robinson, and Crandall expert Roger Hill. |
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| Cover | They Are the Blackhawks! |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Blackhawk; Chop-Chop; Olaf; Andre; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Chuck; The Sniper; Inferior Man |
| Notes | We previously credited Reed Crandall for art, but those credits denied by Keif A. Fromm, Paul Robinson, and Crandall expert Roger Hill. |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of Xanukhara (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Blackhawks are in pursuit of a leather briefcase containing a priceless, pre-determined plan of human existence which will be disrupted upon its disclosure, and which affects the outcome of World War II. In fact, two billion years of evolution are but a chapter in the gigantic plan. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus]; Major Brandon; unnamed colonel; The "Briefcase Bearer" (introduction, unknown bearded narrator, next in #29); Xanukhara (villain, introduction, next in #29); Zara (villain, sentry for Xanukhara); Hammil Zorrex (introduction, original briefcase bearer, death); Korz (villain, death) |
| Notes | Story title taken from a panel on the cover.
Art credits from Crandall expert Roger Hill, who says Cuidera had partially penciled this story before leaving for military duty. Crandall and Kotzky were then brought in to finish the story. Hill says Crandall's work is evident in the splash page and in the face/head of the female character. (Information from John Fallon via the GCD Error Tracker.) Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. previously suggested Reed Crandall and/or Rudy Palais on the art.
Xanukhara's and the "Briefcase Bearer's" next appearances are in Military Comics #29.
Chop-Chop appears on the cover only. |
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| Comic Story | The Trial of Count Grubber (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War |
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| Comic Story | Fruitcakes in France (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
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| Comic Story | The Mess in Tokyo (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
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| Comic Story | The Gestapo's Costume Ball (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | In Yugoslavia, X and her female underground agents infiltrate a costume ball to foil a Nazi plan. |
| Content | Genre: Spy | Characters: X, Sonya, Bob (Jimmy) Gray, General Rottenbum, Gerta. |
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| Comic Story | The Mikado's Fishing Trip (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Hirohito (villain) |
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| Comic Story | Torpedo Tussle (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Inferior Man joins the Navy. |
| Content | Characters: Inferior Man |
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| Comic Story | Deathtrap for the Death Patrol (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | When Del flies through a strange gas, he hallucinates about his fallen comrades: King Hotintot, Gramps and Hank, and their voices guided him home safely. When he regains his senses, he discovers that the three believed dead partners are still alive after having been nursed back to health. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Aviation; War | Characters: The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Boris; Goucho; Frere Jacques; Mademoiselle from Armentieres; Prince Totinhot]; Gramps (returns from the "dead"); Hank (returns from the "dead"); King Hotintot (returns from the "dead"); Adolf Hitler (villain) |
| Notes | The Death Patrol's next appearance is in Military Comics #20. |
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| Text Story | Death to the Killer! (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Comic Story | The Thing (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Tracer must fend off its Japanese military robot counterpart, The Thing, which is equally impervious to harm.......that is, until Dunn discovers its Achilles Heel: the human operator! |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; The Thing (villain, introduction, a robot, death); Emperor Hirohito (villain); the Japanese (villains) |
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| Comic Story | Saga of the U.S.S. Marblehead (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | true story |
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| Comic Story | Navy Blimp K-5 (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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