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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published October 1943
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing George Brenner

Cover Details

Genre adventure; war
Pencils Alex Kotzky
Inks Alex Kotzky

15 page Blackhawk story "King Kono"

Characters Mike Kono (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre adventure; war
Script Bill Woolfolk?
Pencils John Cassone
Inks John Cassone

10 page Sniper story "Rescue On Kaifu Island"

Genre war; adventure
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel

4 page Death Patrol story "Jackie's Mine Detector"

Genre war; aviation; humor
Script Al Stahl
Pencils Al Stahl
Inks Al Stahl

1 page Johnny Doughboy story

Genre Gags
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble

9 page Private Dogtag story "Garlimburger Gas"

Characters Adolf Hitler (villain); Benito Mussolini (villain)
Genre humor
Script Bart Tumey
Pencils Bart Tumey
Inks Bart Tumey

8 page P.T. Boat story "The Desertion of Lieutenant-Commander Harvey"

Characters Lt.-Cmdr. James Harvey (first appearance; Paul's father)
Genre war; navy

1 page Atlantic Patrol story "The Dry Martini"

Genre war; navy
Script Fred Guardineer
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer

2 page text story "Sparkling Death"

Letters typeset

6 page Sailor Danny story "The Parrot and the Spies"

Genre humor
Pencils Sid Lazarus
Inks Robin King
Notes last appearance

7 page Secret War News story "Yank Ace Downs 26 Jap Planes"

Genre war; true
Script Fred Guardineer
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer
Notes true story