You're discredited in the eyes of your own gangster people -- a failure -- a murderer of fellow Japanese! I think I'll leave you to a DEATH OF DISGRACE! 
- — The Sniper, to Suratai
Military Comics #29 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1944.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "The Deadly Secret of Xanukhara"
Appearing in Blackhawk: "The Deadly Secret of Xanukhara"
Narrator:
- The "Briefcase Bearer" (unknown bearded narrator) (Final appearance)
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Xanukhara (Dies)
- Abdullah, her manservant (Dies)
- her henchmen
Other Characters:
- Ganga, briefcase buyer (Dies)
- Kari, Abdullah's false-hearted sweetheart
- Theolinda, Secret Service Operative #66 (Dies)
Locations:
- Central Asia
Items:
- brown leather briefcase containing the pre-determined plan of human existence
Vehicles:
- six Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
Synopsis for Death Patrol: "The Death Patrol Propaganda Movie"
Japanese propaganda film footage, framing the Death Patrol for some staged war crimes, gets into the hands of U.S. military authorities, who believe what they view, and order the Death Patrol to be outlawed, to be shot on sight.
Appearing in Death Patrol: "The Death Patrol Propaganda Movie"
Featured Characters:
- Death Patrol
- Del Van Dyne
- Boris
- Gramps
- Hank
- King Hotintot
- Yogi
Villains:
- Japanese Movie Director
- his Fake Death Patrol:
- fake Boris
- fake Del
- fake Gramps
- fake Hank
- fake King Hotintot
- fake Yogi
- his Fake Death Patrol:
Other Characters:
- Japanese Civilians (some apparently die)
- U.S. Admiral
- Carson, subordinate
Locations:
Items:
- canned propaganda film reels
Vehicles:
- Death Patrol's compact warplanes
- Fake Death Patrol's compact warplanes
- U.S. Battleship
Synopsis for The Sniper: "Showdown with Suratai"
Suratai is not dead after all, and he now starts hunting the Sniper's guerrillas. The Sniper returns the disfavor, they fight once again, Suratai loses again, and this time he is disgraced and arrested by the Japanese Army, who prevent him from committing Hara Kiri and drag him away.
Appearing in The Sniper: "Showdown with Suratai"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- his band of Guerrillas (one dies)
Antagonists:
- Black Dragon Society (Behind the scenes)
- Suratai, Chief Assassin
- Japanese Army troops
Locations:
- Philippines
- Sniper's Retreat, remote crag
- village of Ku-Fai
- Suratai's Base
- Suratai's Base
Synopsis for Private Dogtag: "The Dancing Dawns"
Appearing in Private Dogtag: "The Dancing Dawns"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for PT Boat: "King Hotlip"
Appearing in PT Boat: "King Hotlip"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- MTB Squadron Six
- PT Squadron Commander (not yet named)
Antagonists:
- Japanese Army (some die)
Other Characters:
- King Hotlip
- Pygmy Native Islanders
- U.S. Marines
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- MTB-6 base
- Morning Island, and
- the Morning Islands
Vehicles:
- U.S. PT Boats (one destroyed)
- U.S. supply ship
- Japanese submarine
Synopsis for Atlantic Patrol: "On a Wing and a Prayer"
Appearing in Atlantic Patrol: "On a Wing and a Prayer"
Featured Characters:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- B-26 bomber
Animals:
- cow
Synopsis for Secret War News: "U.S. Destroyer Walke Sunk in Fierce Fight"
(nonfiction account of the sinking of a U.S. destroyer during the Battle of Guadalcanal)
Appearing in Secret War News: "U.S. Destroyer Walke Sunk in Fierce Fight"
Featured Characters:
- LTJG Jack Walsh
Villains:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- USS Walke (Destroyed)
- many other U.S. warships (some destroyed)
- many Japanese warships (some destroyed)
Notes
- Blackhawk:
- The Briefcase Bearer, Xanukhara, and their future-revealing brown leather briefcase, were all introduced in Military Comics #12. This is their last appearance.
- Death Patrol
- Jackie is still absent.
- This episode is shorter than usual, and is a cliff-hanger, breaking off right where the D.P.'s new status is announced.
- PT Boat
- Paul Harvey once again gets wounded and half drowned, and rescued by Perry Tobias.
- Perry Tobias gets head-konked unconscious with a rock from a sling.
- Page 1 panel 3: The "shoulderboards" on Tobias's dress uniform displays the rank of "Ensign," while those on Harvey's uniform show "Lieutenant." In earlier stories both of them were Lieutenants. Next issue, with no explanation, they will both be Ensigns.
- Secret War News
- "This is an actual story based upon inside facts gathered from U.S.N. Information Bureaus."
- The Sniper :
- Suratai makes his fourth appearance.
- After this story his next appearance, chronologically, is in Military Comics #32, but his next appearance by publishing date is in Military Comics #30.
- Also appearing in this issue of Military Comics were:
- Johnny Doughboy, by Bernard Dibble
- "The Mammoth Glacier" (text story)
Trivia
- In PT Boat, Paul Harvey smokes cigarettes.
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