- Yumping Yupiter in a Yeep! Dey MADE it! Dey are holding Shuck's plane up between dem!
- — Olaf
Military Comics #37 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1945.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "Pass of Bloody Peace"
Appearing in Blackhawk: "Pass of Bloody Peace"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Japanese Military, in great numbers (many die)
- Major Ishama, air commander (Dies)
- Honorable Hokayo, infantry commander (Dies)
Other Characters:
- Paa-Xis, a kindly god of peace (Mentioned only)
- Chief Bishang
- Shanda Hill People
Locations:
- Southern Asia
- Shanda Hills
- Shanda Volcano
- Shanda Hills
Items:
- large stone idol of Paa-Xis (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets (one is shot down)
- Imperial Mitsubishi Zeroes (some destroyed)
Synopsis for Choo Choo and Cherry: "Peaceful Isle"
Appearing in Choo Choo and Cherry: "Peaceful Isle"
Featured Characters:
- Choo Choo LaMoe
- Cherry Lane
Synopsis for Death Patrol: "The Hindu Rope Trick"
Appearing in Death Patrol: "The Hindu Rope Trick"
Featured Characters:
- Death Patrol
- Del Van Dyne
- Boris
- Hank
- Jackie
- King Hotintot
- Yogi
Other Characters:
- Mr. Hokus, magic store proprietor
Locations:
- D.P.'s new airport post, near the Big Town
- Big Town
- corner of Olive & Green Streets: Magic Shop
Vehicles:
- Death Patrol's Six Unique Combat Aircraft
Synopsis for Private Dogtag: "The Dinosaur Expedition"
Appearing in Private Dogtag: "The Dinosaur Expedition"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for Ezra: "The Quest For Myrna"
Appearing in Ezra: "The Quest For Myrna"
Featured Characters:
- Ezra
Supporting Characters:
- Myrna
Synopsis for PT Boat: "Assignment In Ninoko Harbor"
Lieutenants Tobias and Harvey disobey orders to raid an enemy harbor and rescue a captured U.S. officer and his crew. They accomplish this, and accordingly are awarded the Navy Cross, AND two weeks in the brig.
Appearing in PT Boat: "Assignment In Ninoko Harbor"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- MTB Squadron Six
- Squadron Commander (still not named)
- PT Boat crewmen
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Cdr Platt
- other survivors
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- MTB-6 Base
- Ninoko Harbor
Vehicles:
- six U.S. PT Boats (five destroyed, one damaged)
- many I.J. surface warships (one cruiser is damaged)
Notes
- Blackhawk
- Chuck gets shot down, for the first time, and gets at least one bullet wound in the process. Being a Blackhawk is dangerous.
- Blackhawk skips a bomb into a volcano crater to detonate the mountain, killing a thousand Japanese infantry.
- Death Patrol
- Jackie appears, for the first time since Military Comics #26, with no explanation or mention of his absence.
- But now Gramps is absent.
- Bart Tumey returns to write and draw Private Dogtag
- Also appearing in this issue of Military Comics were:
- Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
- "The Flying Scourge" (text story)
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.
Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.