Military Comics #18 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1943.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "The Thunderer"
Appearing in Blackhawk: "The Thunderer"
Featured Characters:
- Blackhawk Squadron
- Andre
- Blackhawk
- Chop-Chop
- Chuck
- Hendrickson
- Olaf
- Stanislaus
Antagonists:
- Japanese Soldiers (some die)
Other Characters:
- Chen Yu, coolie and scout
- Ashley-Cripp (British agen) (Dies)
- British Intelligence Officer
- The Lama
- Tibetans
Locations:
- China
- Secret Blackhawk Airstrip
- Calcutta, India
- Tibet, in the Himalayas
- Gura Mountain Lamassary (Destroyed)
Items:
- the Thunderer, a kettledrum the size of a house (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
- six Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrocketa
- RAF Hawker Hurricane (crashes)
Synopsis for Private Dogtag: "World's Most Hated Heel"
Appearing in Private Dogtag: "World's Most Hated Heel"
Featured Characters:
- Private Dogtag
Supporting Characters:
- Cecil
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Hawkins
Locations:
- Germany
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Synopsis for The Sniper: "The Ghost of the Maginot Line"
Appearing in The Sniper: "The Ghost of the Maginot Line"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Temket
Antagonists:
- Adolf Hitler
- The Ghost (First appearance) (Dies)
- Nazis
- Major von Steuffin (Single appearance; dies)
- General Brecht
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Synopsis for Shot and Shell: "The Bomb Balls of Dr. Murk"
Appearing in Shot and Shell: "The Bomb Balls of Dr. Murk"
Featured Characters:
- Colonel Sam Shot
- Slim Shell
Supporting Characters:
Antagonistss:
- Dr. Murk (First appearance) (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Abd-Ul-Skram
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Synopsis for Atlantic Patrol: "Battle With a U-Boat
Appearing in Atlantic Patrol: "Battle With a U-Boat
Featured Characters:
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Vehicles:
- U.S. P.T.Boat
- German U-Boat
Synopsis for Secret War News: "U.S. Sub Sinks 7 Jap Warships"
Appearing in Secret War News: "U.S. Sub Sinks 7 Jap Warships"
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Vehicles:
- U.S.S. Seawolf
Synopsis for Sailor Danny: "The Sabotaged Potatoes"
Appearing in Sailor Danny: "The Sabotaged Potatoes"
Featured Characters:
- Sailor Danny
Supporting Characters:
- Davy Jones
- Alice
- Clementine
- Joan Lawford
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Synopsis for PT Boat: "The Trail of the Mako Shark"
Appearing in PT Boat: "The Trail of the Mako Shark"
Featured Characters:
- Paul Harvey
- Perry Tobias
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Notes
- Published by Comic Magazines, Inc.
- In Blackhawk, Olaf crashes his plane again, for the second time in three issues. He deliberately crashed into a German fighter plane, in Military Comics #16, Feb 1943, and now has accidentally crashed into one of the Himalayas.
- Last issue for Al McWilliams story and art on Secret War News, replaced next issue by Fred Guardineer.
- Also featured in this issue of Military Comics were:
- Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
- Blackhawk: "The Giant of the Air" (text story)
See Also
Recommended Reading
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)
Links and References
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