Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1945-03-21
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Golden Eagle / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Inks:
L. B. Cole (signed)
Colors:
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  • Genre:aviation; war
Characters:
Golden Eagle [Dennis Quinn]
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Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Sequence order and titles provided by Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 9 August 2006.
On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1945 Periodicals, page 161.

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Golden Eagle / comic story / 8 pages

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  • Genre:aviation; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In the silence of a secret hangar...
Characters:
The Golden Eagle [Dennis Quinn]; Liberty (the Eagle's pet eagle); Moki [also as Stashu] (a native guide); Captain Anderson; The Japanese [Stashu; Tonga; Katoya; others un-named] (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Dennis is listening in to secret Japanese radio messages, all of which are meant to hinder the Allied invasion of the Japanese homeland. So he sends his friend Moki to locate the radio station, which he does, and together with the Golden Eagle, put an end to the station and its crew.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 2006-8-9.

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Black Venus / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:aviation; war; spy
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Black Venus--a modern Joan of Arc...
  • Keywords:Corregidor; P-38
Characters:
Black Venus [Mary LeRoche]; Ken Casey (Flight Officer); Lt. Bill Evans (Mary's boyfriend, pilot); Captain Burn; Major Billings; The Japanese (villains)
Synopsis:
Discovering that Bill has been captured and being tortured for information by the Japanese in a concentration camp, Black Venus vows to locate and save him from further atrocities.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 2006-8-9.

Rehearsal for War
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comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Siebel (signed)
Inks:
Siebel (signed)
Colors:
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  • Genre:non-fiction; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:AAFSAT... The Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics is a revolutionary 8000 square mile Florida war theatre!
Synopsis:
The role that the Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics has in preparing military personnel for combat readiness is depicted.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 9 August 2006.

P-38 Lightning
(Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page

Script:
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Pencils:
Paul Parker (signed)
Inks:
Paul Parker (signed)
Colors:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Lockheed P-38 Lightning...
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 2006-8-9.

Illustrated feature of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and all of its capabilities.

A Step Nearer to Tokio
(Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages

Script:
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typeset
  • Genre:historical; war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A series of naval engagements which may turn out to be the greatest factor in the battle of the Pacific were decisively won by our forces...
  • Keywords:Leyte; Luzon; Third Fleet; World War II
Characters:
Gen. MacArthur; Adm. Halsey; Adm. Nimitz
Synopsis:
An article about the victory of the U.S. over Japanese forces at the Battle of the Philippines.

Trucks with Wings
(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages

Script:
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Pencils:
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks:
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors:
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  • Genre:non-fiction; aviation
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Despite sub-zero weather, burning desert winds, tropical hurricanes and unbearable heat...
  • Keywords:World War II
Characters:
Gen. MacArthur; Winston Churchill; Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt; Joe
Synopsis:
The role of the Air Transport Command in the war effort is highlighted.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 9 August 2006.

Hero at Home
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comic story / 2 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The Jacksonville, Fla. air station...
  • Keywords:Grumman Avenger
Characters:
Cmd. McKnight
Synopsis:
Cmd. McKnight deals with a loose bomb in his airplane.

Parson Paratrooper
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comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:biography; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:His men call him the Parachute Parson...
Characters:
Rev. Raymond Hall; Mrs. Hall
Synopsis:
A biography of Rev. Raymond Hall as he joins the military and goes through training.

Triggers
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comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:war
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A cowboy from the plains of Texas...
Characters:
Al; Trig; Lt. Lug; Hans; Frieda; agent J-3
Synopsis:
Trig is sent to France to retrieve valuable information from a secret agent.

Indexer Notes

only appearance

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Tommy Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:aviation; war
Characters:
Tommy Tomahawk; Tommy's Squadron [Red Wing; others un-named]; un-named Japanese Intelligence Officer (villain); The Japanese (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
The Japanese decide on a daring plan to attack Tommy and his squadron, and capture Tommy in order to prevent their attacks on the Japanese forces trying to keep their shipping lanes open in the Pacific.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Gary Watson via the GCD Error List, 2006-8-9.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [none]
    Golden Eagle
  2. ["In the silence of a secret hangar..."]
    Golden Eagle
  3. ["Black Venus--a modern Joan of Arc..."]
    Black Venus
  4. Rehearsal for War
  5. P-38 Lightning
  6. A Step Nearer to Tokio
  7. Trucks with Wings
  8. Hero at Home
  9. Parson Paratrooper
  10. Triggers
  11. ["The modern American Indian..."]
    Tommy Tomahawk
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