Issue: #8
Published: March 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Will Eisner
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 2.
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Text Article (1 page) |
The Song of the Blackhawks |
Synopsis: |
Illustrated, as a piece of sheet music, is the official "Song of the Blackhawks", featuring the lyrics and music. |
Credits: |
Script: Dick French [as Richard French] (signed) |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
Maria and the Spies |
Featuring: |
Loops and Banks |
Credits: |
Script: Bob Powell | Pencils: Bob Powell (Bud Ernest) | Inks: Bob Powell |
Genre: |
Aviation |
Comic Story (5 pages) |
Introducing X |
Featuring: |
X of the Underground |
Synopsis: |
Female agent X (most likely French), most often posing as a man, infiltrates many Axis camps, her efforts being complicated by reporter Bob Gray, who has uncovered her secret. |
Credits: |
Script: Vernon Henkel | Pencils: Vernon Henkel | Inks: Vernon Henkel |
Genre: |
Spy |
Characters: |
X (a Female Spy, Introduction) Bob Gray (reporter) |
Comic Story (4 pages) |
Two Nuts In Norway |
Featuring: |
Shot and Shell |
Credits: |
Script: Klaus Nordling | Pencils: Klaus Nordling | Inks: Klaus Nordling |
Genre: |
Aviation |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
Yankee Eagle and the Blonde Torch Singer!!! |
Featuring: |
Yankee Eagle |
Credits: |
Pencils: Bill Smith [as John Stewart] (signed) | Inks: Bill Smith [as John Stewart] (signed) |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Jerry Noble [the Yankee Eagle] Maisie Tenant |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Story of Pierre Raval |
Featuring: |
The Sniper |
Credits: |
Script: Ted Udall | Pencils: Bernard Klein | Inks: Bernard Klein |
Genre: |
Adventure War |
Characters: |
The Sniper |
Comic Story (2 pages) |
The Stolen Tractor Cannon |
Featuring: |
Inferior Man |
Credits: |
Script: Al Jaffee | Pencils: Al Jaffee | Inks: Al Jaffee |
Text Story (2 pages) |
Cleansed By Fire |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Comic Story (8 pages) |
Nazi Terror |
Featuring: |
Secret War News |
Credits: |
Script: Al McWilliams | Pencils: Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed) | Inks: Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed) |
Genre: |
Non-fiction War |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Pilot's Sacrifice |
Featuring: |
Atlantic Patrol |
Credits: |
Script: Al McWilliams | Pencils: Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed) | Inks: Al McWilliams [as A. McWilliams] (signed) |
Genre: |
War |
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