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Military Comics 12

MILITARY COMICS #12

Cover Date: October 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-08-05

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Cover Credits:
Art: Chuck Cuidera


Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDick French
ArtReed Crandall, Alex Kotzky
PencilsChuck Cuidera
LetteringSam Rosen
EditingWill Eisner

Feature Character(s):

Blackhawk
Blackhawks
Hendrickson
Stanislaus (first identified)
Olaf
Chop-Chop (joins the US Marines and quickly given KP duty)
Andre
Chuck (first identified; hair incorrectly colored black)
One unidentified Blackhawk

Supporting Character(s):

Villain(s):

Xanukhara and her agents (first appearance for all; a seeker of a briefcase that has future history in a volume in the case; possibly dies; next in issue #29)
Japanese Army (first appearance for all; all die)

Other Character(s):

Narrator of the story (first appearance; next in issue #29)

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Rocky Mountains
Quake Island (first appearance; located in the Mid-Pacific Ocean)
Tokyo, Japan
Domwalai, Borneo
Mandopore, China

Comment(s):

The volume in the brown briefcase may be Destiny's book.

Story Reprinted in:

Blackhawk Archives #1 (2001)


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Second Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryTed Udall
EditingWill Eisner

Feature Character(s):

Sniper

Villain(s):

Count Grubber and his troops (first appearance for all; works with the SS; dies)

Location(s):

France


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

Creators: saw no args

Feature Character(s):

X of the Underground

Supporting Character(s):

Bob Gray (called Jimmy in this story)

Villain(s):

General Rottenbum and his troops (first appearance for all; Major Fritz Vorst named)

Location(s):

Yugoslavia


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtFred Kida
EditingWill Eisner

Feature Character(s):

Lt. Shark

Supporting Character(s):

Captain Seth Perkins
Crew of the Phantom Clipper (Limey named)
Billy
Jewaldri
Cap'n Perkins

Villain(s):

Japanese Navy
Emporor Hirohito (goes on a fishing trip and is nearly captured by the Phantom Clipper)

Location(s):

Off New Guinea


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Sixth Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

StoryDave Berg
ArtDave Berg
LetteringDave Berg
EditingWill Eisner

Feature Character(s):

Death Patrol
Del Van Dyne (next in issue #20)
Chief Chuck-A-Lug (next in issue #20)
Boris (next in issue #20)
Frere Jacques (next in issue #20)
Mademoiselle from Armentiers (next in issue #20)
Gaucho (next in issue #20)
Prince Totintot (next in issue #20)
Hank, Gramps and King Hotintot (all revealed to have not died and returned to the group; all next in issue #20)

Villain(s):

A German U-Boat (first appearance; destroyed)
Adolph Hitler

Location(s):

London, England


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Seventh Story: "The Thing" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFred Guardineer
ArtFred Guardineer
EditingWill Eisner

Feature Character(s):

Blue Tracer

Supporting Character(s):

Boomerang Jones

Villain(s):

The Thing (first appearance; a gigantic humanoid tank created by the Japanese; destroyed)

Location(s):

Osaka, Japan
United States West Coast


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