Military Comics Vol 1 27

"Blackhawk: "This Is My Own, My Native Land"": The Blackhawk Squadron flies from Blackhawk Island, over the Atlantic Ocean, across the deserts of Africa, and into the interior of China, to team up with a famous American group of volunteer aviators. In this region, the Japanese have been using a

Blackhawk: "This Is My Own, My Native Land"
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Military Comics Vol 1 #27
March, 1944
Publisher	Quality Comics
Executive Editor	Everett M. Arnold
Cover Artists	Alex Kotzky
Blackhawk: "This Is My Own, My Native Land"
Pencilers	Alex Kotzky
Inkers	Alex Kotzky
Editors	George E. Brenner
Sniper: "The Time the Sniper Lost"
Pencilers	Vernon Henkel
Inkers	Vernon Henkel
Death Patrol: "Animals For Germany"
Pencilers	Jack Cole
Inkers	Jack Cole
Private Dogtag: "Dogtag's Robot Double"
Writers	Bart Tumey
Pencilers	Bart Tumey
Inkers	Bart Tumey
Pacific Patrol: "Tin Can Alley"
Writers	Fred Guardineer
Pencilers	Fred Guardineer
Inkers	Fred Guardineer
PT Boat: "Faruk Island"
Editors	George E. Brenner
Secret War News: "U.S. Shock Troops Conquer Munda"
Writers	Fred Guardineer
Pencilers	Fred Guardineer
Inkers	Fred Guardineer
Previous Issue	Military Comics # 26
Next Issue	Military Comics # 28

Maybe by using this compass and tickling the whale's ribs, we can steer back to England!

— Del Van Dyne

Military Comics #27 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1944.

Synopsis for Blackhawk: "This Is My Own, My Native Land"

The Blackhawk Squadron flies from Blackhawk Island, over the Atlantic Ocean, across the deserts of Africa, and into the interior of China, to team up with a famous American group of volunteer aviators. In this region, the Japanese have been using a catapult drome to launch fighters. The G-forces from this device was killing off aviators at a grim rate, and these pilots were kept alive with strong dosages of drugs. Meanwhile one American flier, Harvey Wilkins, has completely lost his nerve, deserted his unit, and collaborated with the Japanese.

Blackhawk gets captured and tortured by the Japanese, and rescued by the Blackhawks, who escape from the Japanese compound, while Wilkins redeems his recent acts of cowardice by blowing up the enemy ammo dump, with himself inside it, which cuts off the Japanese pursuit of the escaping Blackhawks.

Appearing in Blackhawk: "This Is My Own, My Native Land"

Featured Characters:

• Blackhawk Squadron
  • Andre
  • Blackhawk
  • Chop Chop
  • Chuck Wilson
  • Hans Hendrickson
  • Olaf
  • Stanislaus

Antagonists:

• Commander Nagishi
  • many Japanese Soldiers and Airmen (some die)

Other Characters:

• Flying Fools
  • Harvey Wilkins, American Volunteer Group (Dies)

Locations:

• China
  • Flying Fools Airdrome

Items:

• Japanese aircraft launching catapult

Vehicles:

• six Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
• AVG Curtiss P-40 Warhawks (one is abandoned and burned)
• AVG 2-engine cargo planes (at least 4 are destroyed)
• Japanese fighter planes (some are destroyed)
  

Appearing in Sniper: "The Time the Sniper Lost"

Featured Characters:

• The Sniper

Supporting Characters:

• his band of Guerrillas: Carlo Sorro (Dies), others

Antagonists:

• Japanese Soldiers (many die, some surrender)

Other Characters:

• Rataku Civilians
  • Esteban Sorro, Carlo's father

Locations:

• Philippines
  • lonely mountain crag, Sniper's Band's camp
  • Rataku Volcano Island
  • Kaui, town

Vehicles:

• Sniper's sailboat
  

Appearing in Death Patrol: "Animals For Germany"

Featured Characters:

• Death Patrol
  • Del Van Dyne
  • Boris
  • Gramps
  • King Hotintot
  • Yogi

Villains:

• Adolf Hitler
  • Hans, flunky
  • evil animal trainer

Animals:

• search dogs (retrievers, as it turns out)
• whale (Apparent Death)

Locations:

• Germany
  • Berlin
  • Airplane Factory
    

Appearing in Private Dogtag: "Dogtag's Robot Double"

Featured Characters:

• Private Dogtag
  

Synopsis for Pacific Patrol: "Tin Can Alley"

(nonfiction account of the "Tokyo Express" part of the Solomon Islands campaign)

Appearing in Pacific Patrol: "Tin Can Alley"

Featured Characters:

• Pacific Patrol
  • Lieutenant Hugh "Robbie" Robinson
    • PT crews: Lt. Green, others

Antagonists:

• Japanese Navy
  • "Tokyo Express" (task force)

Locations:

• South Pacific Ocean
  • Solomon Islands
    • "Tin Can Alley" (between Guadalcanal and Savo Island)

Vehicles:

• squadron of U.S. PT Boats
• six Japanese destroyers, one cruiser, one submarine, and one patrol ship (Destroyed)
  

Appearing in PT Boat: "Faruk Island"

Featured Characters:

• Ensign Perry Tobias
• Lieutenant Paul Harvey

Supporting Characters:

• MTB Squadron Six
• PT Squadron Commander (not yet named)

Antagonists:

• Japanese Military
  • Captain Hiraji (captured)
    • his troops

Other Characters:

• Kohi, turtle fisherman
• Mwala, his wife
• Laku, pearl diver

Locations:

• South Pacific Ocean
  • Faruk Island
  • USN MTB Squadron Base

Vehicles:

• at least four U.S. PT Boats
• Japanese destroyers and troop transports (some destroyed)
  

Synopsis for Secret War News: "U.S. Shock Troops Conquer Munda"

(nonfiction account of the New Georgia campaign)

Appearing in Secret War News: "U.S. Shock Troops Conquer Munda"

Featured Characters:

• Lt. Gene Baxter, 130th Inf.
  • his patrol

Antagonists:

• Japanese Military

Locations:

• South Pacific Ocean
  • Solomon Islands
    • New Georgia, island
      • Munda, largest village

Vehicles:

• Armada of Japanese Zeroes, Mitsubishi bombers, and Aichi dive bombers (101 destroyed)
• many U.S. P40 and F4U fighters (some destroyed)
• U.S. landing craft, jeeps, ducks, and tanks (some destroyed)
• SS McCawley, U.S. transport (Destroyed)

Notes

• Blackhawk
  • The "Flying Fools" are based on the Real World American Volunteer Group, better known as the Flying Tigers.
  • Blackhawk gets his first recorded set of bullet wounds. Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
  • Nagishi is still alive and at large at the end of this story. Also the aircraft launcher itself is not apparently destroyed.
• Death Patrol:
  • Del Van Dyne, who was absent from last issue, is present in this one. Hank and Jackie are both missing.
  • The Death Patrol's unique compact warplanes are not seen in this story, and no flying takes place.
  • The team once again gets swallowed by a whale; this time it's a real whale.
• Pacific Patrol:
  • Lieutenant Hugh Robinson was a real person, but has no Wikipedia page. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in this battle, and lived to the age of 92.
• PT Boat
  • Paul and Perry are back to working at MTB Squadron Six vice Squadron Eight, with no explanation. There still are no hull numbers on their boats. Their Squadron boss still has no name.
  • Their writer and their artist still have no credits.
  • At this story's end, Perry Tobias is still an Ensign, but is likely to receive a medal.
  • Kohi the fisherman lives by hunting sea turtles.
• Secret War News
  • "This is an actual story based upon inside facts gathered from U.S.N. Information Bureaus."
  • Fred Guardineer's art shows some explicit bayonet and knife action, and flamethrower work, in this story.
  • Lt. Gene Baxter seems like a real person, and is presented as one, but he has no entry in Wikipedia.
• The Sniper: Rataku Volcano spews molten rock, but does not explode.
• Also featured in this issue of Military Comics were:
  • Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
  • "The Break" (text story)

Trivia

• Jack Cole signs his Death Patrol art as "Ralph Johns"
• "MTB Squadron Six" is spelled "MBT Squadron Six" in the splash page of the PT Boat story.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Military Comics series

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