Issue Contents:
Trapped in the Devil's Oven
Characters
- Blackhawk
- Andre
Credits
- Pencils: Will Eisner
- Inks: Will Eisner
Story Notes
The Archives edition credits the Will Eisner Shop for the art on this cover.
Trapped in the Devil's Oven (1)
Storyline
Andre is brought back to Blackhawk Island, to be operated on by the renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Fritz von Rath, who was recently rescued from a concentration camp. Unfortunately for Andre, the doctor, whose mind is still adversely affected from his captivity and because the Germans hold his daughter captive, gives Andre the face of the doctor's former concentration camp commander, Baron von Ziefh! In the end, the doctor fixes Andre's face, and Andre becomes engaged to his daughter, Barbara.
Characters
- Blackhawks [Blackhawk
- Andre
- Chuck (introduction, unnamed)
- Hendrickson
- Olaf
- Chop-Chop
- 1 other unidentifiable member (see Note #3 for possible candidates)]
- Dr. Fritz von Rath
- Barbara von Rath (introduction)
- Abul el Hadoun (villain, Arab leader)
- Baron von Ziefh (Nazi villain)
- unnamed Nazi-influenced Arabs (villains, some die)
- Nazis (villains, some die)
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Chuck Cuidera
- Inks: Chuck Cuidera
- Letters: Sam Rosen
Story Notes
(1) Story title taken from the cover. (2) Letterer credit per Cuidera and added by Craig Delich 2012-1-15. (3) The 1 unidentified member could be Stanislaus or Zeg (or possibly Boris). (4) Introduction of Chuck in a single panel (page 2 panel 4). Name not given until the next issue. (5) Olaf is erroneously shown with black hair on page 1. (6) Andre becomes engaged to Barbara von Rath at the end of this issue.
The Story of Signor Barezzi (1)
Credits
- Script: Ted Udall
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Artist identified here: http://imprint.printmag.com/steven-brower/the-lost-comics-of-artist-jacob-landau/
Mission for Stalin (1)
Characters
- Josef Stalin
- Adolf Hitler (villain)
Credits
- Script: Bob Powell
- Pencils: Bob Powell
- Inks: Bob Powell
Story Notes
Signed in the last panel.
Dummies and Mummies (1)
Credits
- Script: Klaus Nordling
- Pencils: Klaus Nordling
- Inks: Klaus Nordling
King Hottentot's Return (1)
Storyline
While on a mission, the Patrol apparently loses another member, King Hotintot, who is quickly replaced by his son.
Characters
- The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne
- Boris
- Frere Jacques
- Goucho
- Mademoiselle from Armentieres
- Prince Totintot (introduction, son of King Hotintot)
- King Hotintot (apparently dies, but returns in #12)
Borrowing the Brooklyn Bridge (1)
Storyline
Courtney "buys" the Brooklyn Bridge and asks Kitch the Witch to move it with her magic to his hometown of Screamin' Ridge, New Jersey.
Characters
- Inferior Man [Courtney Fudd]
- Mr. Fudd (Inferior Man's father, introduction)
- Kitch the Witch
The Lady of the Island (1)
Storyline
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Captain Bill Dunn and his partner Jones help out the beleaguered forces of freedom in the Pacific Theater by using the capabilities of the Blue Tracer against Japanese bombers in the South Sea islands, sinking a Japanese destroyer. Dunn shows films of the Japanese brutality to a half-Japanese woman, who later joins the Allied cause.
Characters
- Captain "Wild Bill" Dunn
- Private Boomerang Jones
- She-Wolf of the Java Sea (reformed villain)
- the Japanese (villains, some die)
Credits
- Script: Fred Guardineer
- Pencils: Fred Guardineer
- Inks: Fred Guardineer
Fire Afloat
Featuring The Normandie
Storyline
The true story is related of the burning of "The Normandie".
U.S.S. Panama (1)
Credits
- Script: Al McWilliams
- Pencils: Al McWilliams
- Inks: Al McWilliams
A Brother's Betrayal, A Daughter's Rescue Mission (1)
"Along the rockbound coast of Norway..."
Storyline
In Norway, X helps Elsa Larson liberate her father from a concentration camp.
Credits
- Pencils: Chuck Cuidera (uncertain)
17 Plane Jap Armada Vs. Tiny Tender
Credits
- Script: Al McWilliams
- Pencils: Al McWilliams
- Inks: Al McWilliams
Story Notes
true story