Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1944-09-27
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

Pencils:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks:
L. B. Cole (signed)
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  • Genre:aviation; war
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On sale date taken from arrival date on cover of issue being indexed. Publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1946-1947 Periodicals, page 97, is October 5, 1944.

Bombs Away!
(Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page

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Pencils:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Letters:
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  • Genre:historical; war

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Zombie Doctor
(Table of Contents: 2)

Golden Eagle / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Zooming out of the skies to aid in our battles over the Pacific, comes the Golden Eagle, and his powerful feathered pal, Freedom, as they meet the zombie doctor.
  • Keywords:World War II
Characters:
Golden Eagle [Dennis Quinn]; Major Thompson; Mona Lawrence; Dr. Yammu
Synopsis:
Dennis Quinn, the Golden Eagle, encounters the mad scientist Dr. Yammu.

Conquerors of the Seas
(Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:aviation; history
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Since planes first took to the air, men have given time... and even their lives... to aid in the development of trans-ocean flight.
Characters:
Lt. John Alcock; Whitten Brown; A.C. Read; F.L. Martin; Charles A. Lindbergh; C. Kingford Smith; Amelia Earhart; James A. Mollison; Amy Johnson; Wiley Post
Synopsis:
An historical account that briefly details important trans-oceanic flights and events in the early part of the twentieth century.

Indexer Notes

true war

Shalu
(Table of Contents: 4)

Flamingo / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:military; superhero
Characters:
Capt. Stafford-Smythe; Stacy; Col. Moore Williams
Synopsis:
Flamingo seeks out a murderous cult.

Indexer Notes

last appearance

End of a Fighter
(Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Lieutenant Don Ralston could hardly believe his ears at the crisp orders coming over his earphones.
  • Keywords:World War II
Characters:
Lt. Don Ralston
Synopsis:
Lt. Ralston is ordered to shoot down a Flying Fortress named the "Texas Turnover."

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Black Venus / comic story / 7 pages

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Pencils:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks:
L. B. Cole (signed)
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  • Genre:superhero; aviation; spy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Singled out by the Japanese high command...
Characters:
Black Venus [Mary LeRoche]; Larry; Colonel Yoitoyo (villain, death?); Lieutenant Kohama (villain, death); the Japanese (villains, many die)
Synopsis:
Singled out by the Japanese High Command to be removed from the Pacific Theatre of the war, Black Venus is drawn into a battle with Colonel Yoitoyo, who has decided to commit atrocities upon American POW's in order to get her out in the open.
Reprints (1)

Flying Box Cars
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:historical; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Men of the Air Transport Command are not the "glamour boys" of the U.S. Army air forces...
Characters:
Gen. Harold E. George; Gen. Stillwell; Gen. Douglas MacArthur; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Joseph Stalin
Synopsis:
The function of the Air Transport Command, and its role in World War II, is described.

Indexer Notes

true war story

Silver Wings
(Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What makes a good flyer?
Characters:
Johnny Jones; Frank; Jim
Synopsis:
A history of Johnny Jones and how he is made a combat ready pilot in the U.S. Army air forces.

Indexer Notes

true war story

Keep 'em Flying!
(Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The staggering number of planes that the United States is putting into the sky to shorten this war points to a very significant fact-...
Synopsis:
An account of American war production.

Revenge A La Cherokee
(Table of Contents: 10)

Tommy Tomahawk / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:war; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Like the mighty roaring of a tribe of wild horsemen from out of the past, the zooming Tommyhawk Squadron hurtles into action...
  • Keywords:World War II
Characters:
Tommy Tomahawk; Red Wing
Synopsis:
Tommy Tomahawk rescues his friend Red Wing from the Axis powers.

South Pacific Thunderbolts
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Col. Neel E. Kearby...
  • Keywords:dogfight
Characters:
Col. Neel E. Kearby
Synopsis:
The story of how Col. Kearby shot down six Japanese planes in one day.

Indexer Notes

true war story

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
  2. Bombs Away!
  3. Zombie Doctor
    Golden Eagle
  4. Conquerors of the Seas
  5. Shalu
    Flamingo
  6. End of a Fighter
  7. ["Singled out by the Japanese high command..."]
    Black Venus
  8. Flying Box Cars
  9. Silver Wings
  10. Keep 'em Flying!
  11. Revenge A La Cherokee
    Tommy Tomahawk
  12. South Pacific Thunderbolts
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  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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