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12October 1942
$0.10

Military Comics #12

Quality Comics · October 1942 · on sale 1942-08-05

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Series
Military Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
October 1942
Key date
1942-10-00
On-sale date
1942-08-05
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0They Are the Blackhawks!cover1pencils: Chuck Cuidera; inks: Chuck CuideraBlackhawk; Chop-Chop; Olaf; Andre; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Chuck; The Sniper; Inferior Man
1The Curse of Xanukharacomic story11script: Dick French; pencils: Chuck Cuidera, Reed Crandall, Alex Kotzky; inks: Reed Crandall, Alex Kotzky; letters: Sam RosenBlackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus]; Major Brandon; unnamed colonel; The "Briefcase Bearer" (introduction, unknown bearded narrator, next in #29); Xanukhara (villain, introduction, next in #29); Zara (villain, sentry for Xanukhara); Hammil Zorrex (introduction, origin
2The Trial of Count Grubbercomic story6script: Ted Udall
3Fruitcakes in Francecomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling
4The Mess in Tokyocomic story6script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell
5The Gestapo's Costume Ballcomic story5pencils: Bob Hebberd; inks: Bob HebberdX, Sonya, Bob (Jimmy) Gray, General Rottenbum, Gerta.
6The Mikado's Fishing Tripcomic story8pencils: Fred Kida; inks: Fred KidaHirohito (villain)
7Torpedo Tusslecomic story2script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al JaffeeInferior Man
8Deathtrap for the Death Patrolcomic story5script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave BergThe Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Boris; Goucho; Frere Jacques; Mademoiselle from Armentieres; Prince Totinhot]; Gramps (returns from the "dead"); Hank (returns from the "dead"); King Hotintot (returns from the "dead"); Adolf Hitler (villain)
9Death to the Killer!text story2letters: typeset
10The Thingcomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerCaptain William "Wild Bill" Dunn; Private Boomerang Jones; The Thing (villain, introduction, a robot, death); Emperor Hirohito (villain); the Japanese (villains)
11Saga of the U.S.S. Marbleheadcomic story8script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams
12Navy Blimp K-5comic story1script: Al McWilliams; pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams

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The Blackhawk Archives #1
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