Military Comics #43 is an issue of the series Military Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1945.
Synopsis for Blackhawk: "Raid On Three Islands"
Appearing in Blackhawk: "Raid On Three Islands"
Antagonists:
- Japanese Military (many die)
Other Characters:
- Allied Intelligence Officers
- U.S. P.O.W.s
- Allied Invasion Force
Locations:
- Pacific Ocean
- American Army Intelligence Headquarters
- Three Japanese Fortified Islands
Vehicles:
- Blackhawk Grumman XF5F Skyrockets
- Japanese Aircraft Carrier (hijacked)
- Allied Task Force
Synopsis for Choo Choo and Cherry: "Stunt Girls"
Appearing in Choo Choo and Cherry: "Stunt Girls"
Featured Characters:
- Choo Choo LaMoe
- Cherry Lane
Locations:
Synopsis for Death Patrol: "Prison Break"
Appearing in Death Patrol: "Prison Break"
Featured Characters:
- Death Patrol
- Boris
- Gramps
- Hank
- Jackie
- King Hotintot
Antagonists:
- escaped convict
Locations:
- Prison
- Death Patrol Private Airport
Vehicles:
- Death Patrol's Five Unique Combat Aircraft
Synopsis for Private Dogtag: "In the Chokey Mountains"
Appearing in Private Dogtag: "In the Chokey Mountains"
Featured Characters:
Synopsis for P.T. Boat: "Showdown With Fujara"
Appearing in P.T. Boat: "Showdown With Fujara"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Commander Platt, Squadron Commander
- MTB Squadron Six
Antagonists:
- Minister Fujara (Apparent Death)
- his renegade "Suicide Fleet" (most or all die)
Other Characters:
- Lt. Mason & crew (Dies)
- Lt. Jeffreys & crew (Dies)
Locations:
- South Pacific Ocean
- MTB-6 Base
- Island X, Fujara's base
Vehicles:
- Lt.s Tobias & Havey's PT Boat (damaged)
- Mason's PT Boat (Destroyed)
- Jeffreys' PT Boat (Destroyed)
- at least five other MTB-6 PT Boats
- Fujara's surface warships, at least five (Destroyed)
Synopsis for Ezra: "Rollo's Inventions"
Appearing in Ezra: "Rollo's Inventions"
Featured Characters:
- Ezra Jones
Supporting Characters:
- Rollo
Notes
- Published by Comic Magazines.
- Final issue of Military Comics. Next issue the title changes to Modern Comics, and the numbering continues as before.
- The Blackhawk Squadron lands on a Japanese aircraft carrier, and seizes control of it. The whole team has landed on an Axis aircraft carrier once before this,[1] and Blackhawk personally has already done it twice.[2]
- Death Patrol:
- Yogi is still absent. He was last seen in Military Comics #39.
- Del Van Dyne is still absent. He was last seen in Military Comics #41.
- PT Boat: This is Fujara's fourth appearance.
- Also appearing in this issue of Military Comics were:
- "Old Tamarack" (text story)
- Johnny Doughboy by Bernard Dibble
Trivia
- Janice Valleau signs her ink work on Private Dogtag as "Ginger".
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.
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