Military Comics Vol 1 40

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Blackhawk: "Death To Ratru"
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Military Comics Vol 1 #40
June, 1945
Publisher	Quality Comics
Executive Editor	Everett M. Arnold
Cover Artists	Al Bryant
Blackhawk: "Death To Ratru"
Editors	George E. Brenner
Choo Choo and Cherry: "Runaround With Russ Ross"
Writers	Gill Fox
Pencilers	Gill Fox
Inkers	Gill Fox
Death Patrol: "Hank Resigns"
Writers	Al Stahl
Pencilers	Al Stahl
Inkers	Al Stahl
Private Dogtag: "The Human Cannon Ball"
Writers	Al Stahl
Pencilers	Al Stahl
Inkers	Al Stahl
PT Boat: "Fujara's Suicide Fleet"
Editors	George E. Brenner
Ezra: "The Gossip Game"
Writers	Harry Sahle
Pencilers	Harry Sahle
Inkers	Harry Sahle
Previous Issue	Military Comics # 39
Next Issue	Military Comics # 41

I could kill you like a fly! But another tyrant would replace you! Therefore I let you LIVE -- in hopes you will show sense and mercy!

— Blackhawk

Military Comics #40 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1945.

Appearing in Blackhawk: "Death To Ratru"

Featured Characters:

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

Antagonists:

• Imperial Japan
  • General Ratru (Dies)
    • Honorable Sugosu (Dies) and other officers (some die)
      • their troops (some die)

Other Characters:

• Tai-Yanese civilians

Locations:

• Southeast Asia
  • Tai-Yan, occupied, former center of an ancient empire
• Blackhawk Island

Vehicles:

• Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
• Ratru's Staff Car
• Tai-Yan Police Car
  

Appearing in Choo Choo and Cherry: "Runaround With Russ Ross"

Featured Characters:

• Choo Choo LaMoe
• Cherry Lane

Other Characters:

• Russ Ross, Producer
• Mrs. Betts, Wardrobe Mistress
• Trimper, Director

Locations:

• Hollywood
  

Appearing in Death Patrol: "Hank Resigns"

Featured Characters:

• Death Patrol
  • Del Van Dyne
  • Boris
  • Gramps
  • Hank
  • Jackie
  • King Hotintot

Antagonists:

• hoss thief

Animals

• Ole Faithful, Hank's hoss
• Hank's other hosses

Locations:

• D.P.'s Airport Hangar
• Arizona
  • Hank's Ranch

Vehicles:

• Death Patrol's Six Unique Combat Aircraft
  

Appearing in Private Dogtag: "The Human Cannon Ball"

Featured Characters:

• Private Dogtag
  

Appearing in PT Boat: "Fujara's Suicide Fleet"

Featured Characters:

• Lieutenant Perry Tobias
• Lieutenant Paul Harvey

Supporting Characters:

• Commander Platt, Squadron Commander
  • MTB Squadron Six
    • PT Crewmen (some die)

Antagonists:

• Fujara, ex-Minister of War (escapes)
  • his Suicide Fleet, manned by renegades fanatics (some die, most escape)

Other Characters:

• King Banyu

Locations:

• South Pacific Ocean
  • MTB-6 Base
    • Piers
    • Officers' Club
  • Fujara's Secret Base (compromised)
  • Shinlo Atoll (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• U.S. PT Boats, at least three (one or more destroyed)
• Fujara's surface warships, at least six (one destroyed)
  

Appearing in Ezra: "The Gossip Game"

Featured Characters:

• Ezra Jones

Supporting Characters:

• Mr. Jones, Ezra's father (First appearance)

Notes

• Death Patrol
  • Boris reappears, after last issue's absence, with no explanation or mention of it.
  • But now Yogi is again absent.
• Also featured in this issue of Military Comics were:
  • Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
  • "Alaska" (text editorial, arguing for Alaska statehood)

Trivia

• Paul Harvey smokes cigarettes, so does Commander Platt, and all their pals at the Officers' Club.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Military Comics series
• Images from Military Comics Vol 1 40

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