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| The Secret War News in this issue is sort of disturbing to me. Those bouys did exist, but they were never armed and only for the rescue of downed fliers. It seems weird to see a wartime comic pushing people to expect traps from bouys clearly marked with a Red Cross |
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| Publication | December 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The Secret War News story referenced on the cover appeared in the previous issue. |
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| Cover | Scavengers of Doom |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Scavengers |
| Notes | The Secret War News story referenced on the cover appeared in the previous issue. |
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| Comic Story | Scavengers of Doom (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the ravages of war, it's inevitable that jackals of war, called the Scavengers, would murder, torture helpless victims, and ghoulishly hunt and rob the dead. Ironically, it's the Nazis who succeed in capturing them, but then vow to spare their lives if they can capture the Blackhawks! |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Scavengers [Garle, and many others] (villains, introduction, some die); Red Laura (villain, introduction); unnamed Nazi General (villain, death); Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Notes | (1) Story title is taken from the cover.
(2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich January 12, 2012.
(3) Through the process of elimination, the 1 unidentified member seen on page 6 panel 7 and page 8 panels 1-5 who resembles Andre is likely Zeg.
(4) Hendrick is first called Hendrickson in this issue (no references to the character's name in issue #3 or #4). |
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| Comic Story | Enter the Sniper (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aided by a local girl in Austria, the Sniper ambushes a group of Gestapo officers, all of whom he outwits and kills. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (see notes) | Inks:? (see notes) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Sniper (guerrilla soldier, introduction); Paula Stone; The Gestapo (villains, all die) |
| Notes | Artist credits revised from Vernon Henkel to ? by Craig Delich January 1, 2014. Jim Amash and Mike Kooiman, in The Quality Companion (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2011 series) (November 2011), state that the art on this story is NOT that of Vernon Henkel nor Bernard Klein. Possibles could be either Frank Harry or Joe Gallagher. |
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| Comic Story | Cutting out of the Concentration Camp (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Sam Shot; Slim Shell; Josef Goebbels (villain) |
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| Synopsis | While on a boat ride, Joan stumbles across a submarine. Then, while investigating a nearby house, she discovers fifth columnists and is ambushed by a brute. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Tim Healy |
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| Comic Story | The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Patrol members, now flying small, snub-nosed, colorfully painted aircraft, lose member Zazzy, who died while rescuing undercover agents. He is quickly replaced by King Hotintot, whose African nation was invaded by the Axis. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Aviation; War | Characters: The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyke; Gramps; Butch; Zazzy (death); Hank; King Hotintot (introduction)]; the Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | The Mary Lee II (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jerry and his furred and feathered friends expose an enemy submarine prowling the waters off the northeast United States. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jerry Noble; Sam (an eagle); Herman Himnet; Lieutenant Gottschalk |
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| Comic Story | The Ghost Ship (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dunn comes across the sunken hull of the S.S. Athenia, and uses the Blue Tracer to push it back to the surface to terrorize the Nazis into releasing their British prisoners. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; Lola Thomas; the Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | Abercrombie McZombie (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Abercrombie McZombie (first appearance) |
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| Comic Story | The Seven Dragons Cafe (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | While on shore leave in Shanghai, Loops is kidnapped by Japanese forces with the help of a nightclub hostess. Banks has to enlist the help of a rival Naval lieutenant to save his pal. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation | Characters: Banks Barrows; Loops McCann; Sum Toy; Lieutenant Williams |
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| Text Article | On Silent Wings (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of the heroism of teenager Floyd James Cravath. |
| Credits | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | true story; Bravery Award |
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| Comic Story | Floating Death (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The British Navy confronts Nazi torpedo boats on the English shore. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | true story |
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