Military Comics, #5

Published: December 1941

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Military Comics #5

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Issue Contents:
Scavengers of Doom
1 page adventure; war
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The Secret War News story referenced on the cover appeared in the previous issue.

Scavengers of Doom
Story 1 11 pages adventure; war
Storyline

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!

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(1) Story title is taken from the cover. (2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich January 12, 2012. (3) Hendrick is first called Hendrickson in this issue (no references to the character's name in issue #3 or #4). (4) Through the process of elimination, the one unidentified member seen on page 6 panel 7 and page 8 panels 1-5 who resembles Andre is likely Zeg. Andre himself is believed to be dead at this time.

Enter the Sniper (1)
Story 2 6 pages adventure; war
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Aided by a local girl in Austria, the Sniper ambushes a group of Gestapo officers, all of whom he outwits and kills.

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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.

Cutting out of the Concentration Camp (1)
Story 4 5 pages superhero

"High above the Atlantic's troubled waters..."

Storyline

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.

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The Prisoners Who Didn't Want to Be Rescued (1)
Story 5 6 pages humor; aviation; war
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King Hotentot, whose African kingdom was invaded by the Axis powers, has joined to assist England. The Patrol members, now flying small, snub-nosed, colorfully painted aircraft, lose member Zazzy, who dies while rescuing undercover agents.

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The Mary Lee II (1)
Story 6 8 pages adventure
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Jerry and his furred and feathered friends expose an enemy submarine prowling the waters off the northeast United States.

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The Ghost Ship (1)
Story 7 6 pages aviation; war
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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.

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Abercrombie McZombie
Story 8 1 page humor; military
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  • Abercrombie McZombie (first appearance)
The Seven Dragons Cafe (1)
Story 9 6 pages aviation
Storyline

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.

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On Silent Wings
Story 10 2 pages
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The story of the heroism of teenager Floyd James Cravath.

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Story Notes

True story.

Floating Death
Story 11 9 pages non-fiction; war
Storyline

The British Navy confronts Nazi torpedo boats on the English shore.

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True story.