That flag was once flown by the bravest and most tragic of armies. 
Military Comics #33 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1944.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "Let the Band Play Dixie"
Blackhawk, Olaf, and Andre find a lost colony of descendants of Confederate American refugees, in China, and team up with them against the occupying Japanese Army.
Appearing in Blackhawk: "Let the Band Play Dixie"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Yatsuma's Commanding General (Dies)
- Colonel Yatsuma (Dies)
- his troops (many die)
- Colonel Yatsuma (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Capt. Powhatan Bushrod, C.S.A.
- his troops: Lt. Culpepper, others
Locations:
- Occupied China
- isolated colony of Confederate American refugees
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets (one destroyed)
- many Japanese warplanes
Synopsis for Death Patrol: "The V-Gully Problem"
Appearing in Death Patrol: "The V-Gully Problem"
Featured Characters:
- Death Patrol
- Del Van Dyne
- Boris
- Gramps
- Hank
- King Hotintot
- Yogi
Antagonists:
- Japanese Military
- Toya, miniature submariner
- many soldiers
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- Japanese fortified island base
Vehicles:
- nine of Death Patrol's Unique Combat Planes
- Japanese miniature submarine
- Hotintot's invented raft-helicopter
Synopsis for Sniper: "The Opium Gambit"
Appearing in Sniper: "The Opium Gambit"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Sniper's Guerrillas
Antagonists:
- Japanese Infantry
- Commandant (Dies)
- many troops (some die)
- Commandant (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Chinese Civilians (some die)
Locations:
Synopsis for Private Dogtag: "If Wishes Were Horses"
The G.I. Fairy Godmother grants Dogtag a series of wishes, then makes him forget the resulting misadventures.
Appearing in Private Dogtag: "If Wishes Were Horses"
Featured Characters:
- Private Dogtag
Supporting Characters:
- his unit
Other Characters:
- G.I. Fairy Godmother
Locations:
- Camp Simon Legree
- Itchiku, Japanese Base
Synopsis for P.T. Boat: "The Lord of Lougley"
Appearing in P.T. Boat: "The Lord of Lougley"
Featured Characters:
- Lieutenant Perry Tobias
- Lieutenant Paul Harvey
- their PT Boat crew
Supporting Characters:
- MTB Squadron Six
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- His Grace, the Lord of Lougley
- Jarvis, his valet (later as Ensign Jarvis)
- Lord Mountbatten
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- MTB Squadron Six base
- Harbor of Hanwing, 1944
- Hotel Imperial
- Port of Hong Kong, 1941
- Burma
- Lord Mountbatten's Headquarters
Vehicles:
- U.S. PT Boats
- Japanese dive bombers
Synopsis for Pacific Patrol: "The Black Cat Squadron"
Appearing in Pacific Patrol: "The Black Cat Squadron"
Featured Characters:
- Pacific Patrol
- Black Cat Squadron
Antagonists:
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- Guadalcanal
- Japanese Submarine Base
Vehicles:
- U.S.Navy dive bombers
Synopsis for Secret War News: "Flying Commandos Smash Jap Armies"
American, British, and Indian troops are air-lifted from India into Burma, where they link up with British and Burmese troops, opening a new front against the occupying Japanese Armies.
Appearing in Secret War News: "Flying Commandos Smash Jap Armies"
Featured Characters:
- Colonel Philip Cochrane
- his Air Commandos
Other Characters:
- General Wingate
- Wingate's Raiders (mixed British/Indian unit)
- Flight Officer Jackie Coogan
- Lieutenant Bruce Evans
- Lieutenant Liston
- Burmese Soldiers, British Army
- Tex Kilrain
- Chand Gupta
- Monty Cannon
Antagonists:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- U.S.A.A.F. 4-engine Cargo Planes
- Towed Transport Gliders
Notes
- Published by Comic Magazines.
- Blackhawk
- One Grumman Skyrocket, piloted by Blackhawk, ridden by Andre and Olaf, is shot down, and crashes. This is Blackhawk's sixth time being shot down,[1] and his tenth plane crash. Over the course of his long combat career, Blackhawk survived at least twenty-two aircraft crashes.[2] This is also Olaf's third crash,[3] and Andre's first. Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
- The crashed plane is fitted with the new heavy cannons.
- Death Patrol'
- Splash panel shows nine uniquely personalized warplanes (including Yogi's flying carpet), but Death Patrol only has seven members, only six of whom are seen on-panel in this story.
- Jackie is still absent.
- First issue for M.W. Wellman and Milt Stein on Private Dogtag, replacing Bart Tumey.
- PT Boat
- Last issue, Paul Harvey and Perry Tobias were both Ensigns. This issue, they're both back to being Lieutenants. No explanation is made.
- Secret War News
- "This is an actual story based upon inside facts gathered from U.S.N. Information Bureaus."
- First issue for Manly Wade Wellman and Bill Quackenbush.
- Also featured in this issue of Military Comics were:
- "The Cow of China" (text story)
- Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
Trivia
- Former child movie star and future Uncle Fester, Jackie Coogan, appears in this issue's installment of Secret War News. In real life, Jackie Coogan served as a glider pilot in World War II.
- "Colonel Philip G. Cochrane" is better known as "Philip Cochran."
See Also
Links and References
- ↑ Military Comics #6, Military Comics #13, Military Comics #19, Military Comics #28, Military Comics #30, Military Comics #33, Blackhawk #9, Military Comics #39, Military Comics #42, Modern Comics #44, Blackhawk #10, Blackhawk #12, Blackhawk #13, Modern Comics #69, Blackhawk #18, Blackhawk #21, Blackhawk #36, Blackhawk #64, Blackhawk #80, Blackhawk #81, Blackhawk #85, Blackhawk #88 May 1955.
- ↑ Military Comics #1 (3 in one story), Military Comics #4 (2 in one story), Military Comics #6, Military Comics #13, Military Comics #14, Military Comics #19, Military Comics #33, Blackhawk #9, Military Comics #39, Modern Comics #61, Modern Comics #83, Modern Comics #91, Blackhawk #64 (2, in two stories), Blackhawk #70, Blackhawk #80, Blackhawk #81, Blackhawk #83, & Blackhawk #88
- ↑ Military Comics #16, Military Comics #18, and Military Comics #33