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| Publication | September 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The cover not only features the splash page to the Blackhawk story (drawn by Cuidera) but the splash page to the Yankee Eagle feature as well (drawn by Smith).
Story title added by Craig Delich January 11, 2012. |
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| Cover | The Coward Dies Twice |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: The Nazis; Senator Noble (inset); Jerry Noble (inset); Kurt von Weissmann (inset) |
| Notes | The cover not only features the splash page to the Blackhawk story (drawn by Cuidera) but the splash page to the Yankee Eagle feature as well (drawn by Smith).
Story title added by Craig Delich January 11, 2012. |
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| Comic Story | The Coward Dies Twice (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | When the Nazis seemingly have the Blackhawks trapped while on their mission to rescue a scientist who has developed an atomic bomb, a young English pilot named Walt, thought by many to be a coward, takes his Spitfire into the air and sacrifices his life to save the Blackhawks. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; War | Characters: English pilot named Walt (introduction, death); unnamed doctor; unnamed French begger; Nazis (villains, some die) |
| Notes | (1) Story title was taken from the cover.
(2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich January 12, 2012.
(3) The character Stanislaus was named by writer Bob Powell, whose actual name was Stanislaus Robert Pulowski.
(4) Blackhawk's "left to right" introduction of the Blackhawks on page 3 panel 8 erroneously swaps Olaf and Hendrick.
(5) Through the process of elimination, the man seen on the bottom of page 9 panel 2 may be Boris. After this issue, Boris is not seen again until Blackhawk (DC, 1976 series) #245-246.
(6) Vladim is mentioned on page 11 panel 4 as the Blackhawk designer, however, there is no indication that he is a member of the Blackhawks. The white-haired man with a crew cut and sweater seen on page 4 panel 1 and page 10 panel 10 may be Vladim (he may also be the same man seen in the center of page 9 panel 2).
(7) In the epilogue, Blackhawk states that Vladim, the Blackhawk designer, has just revamped their Grumman skyrocket and it will appear next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Surprise Attack (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Back to Flight School (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Loops and Banks join the Marines. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
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| Synopsis | After foiling a spy plot, Miss America is kidnapped though her kidnappers are no match for her magical powers. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Hugo Wolsak |
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| Comic Story | The Boobs in the Bomber (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation |
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| Comic Story | The Von Weissman Affair (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Jerry Noble; Sam (an eagle); Senator Noble; Queen (introduction, a puma); Kurt von Weissmann (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Battle of Bordeaux (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Patrol gets snappy new uniforms and a new recruit, Stoney Rock, who is unfortunately killed during the saving of a Red Cross shipment headed for France. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Aviation; War | Characters: The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Butch; Hank; Slick Ward; Gramps; Stoney Rock (introduction, death)] |
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| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Four one-panel gag cartoons. |
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| Cartoon | The Bayonet Drill |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
| Notes | Four-panel strip. |
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| Comic Story | Message in a Mirage (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The military commander of both Dunn and Jones discovers that these two men are still alive after believing that they had perished in their struggle against the M'Bujies. |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Captain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones |
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| Text Article | Award for Youth Bravery: John Thomas Cain (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Story of British teen John Thomas Cain, who was awarded the George Medal for his brave actions in helping save trapped factory workers during the Nazi bombing of London. |
| Credits | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | British Mystery Squad Lands on Invasion Coast in Secret Mission (9 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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