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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published June 1945
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 60
Editing George Brenner

Cover Details

Genre adventure; war
Pencils Al Bryant
Inks Al Bryant

15 page Blackhawk story "Death To Ratru"

Characters Ratru (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre adventure; war
Pencils Al Bryant?
Inks Al Bryant?
Notes title from cover

8 page Choo Choo and Cherry story "Runaround With Russ Ross"

Genre humor
Script Gill Fox
Pencils Gill Fox
Inks Gill Fox

4 page Death Patrol story "Hank Resigns"

Characters Hank
Synopsis Hank resigns and returns.
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 "The Human Cannon Ball"

Genre humor
Script Al Stahl
Pencils Al Stahl
Inks Al Stahl

2 page text story "Alaska"

Letters typeset
Notes appeal for Alaskan statehood (it worked)

9 page P.T. Boat story "Fujara's Suicide Fleet"

Genre war; navy

8 page Ezra story "The Gossip Game"

Characters Mr. Jones (first appearance; Ezra's father)
Genre teen; humor
Script Harry Sahle
Pencils Harry Sahle
Inks Harry Sahle