Weird War Tales #114 is an issue of the series Weird War Tales (Volume 1) with a cover date of August, 1982.
Synopsis for Creature Commandos: "Circus of Madness"
On the balcony of Hitler's chancellory in Berlin, he and his officers laughed before a truck from the Circus of Madness, containing Doctor Medusa, Sgt. Velcro, Taylor, and Griffith, appeared in the street in front of them, accompanied by a disguised Shrieve.
Three weeks earlier, the Creature Commandos trekked through the French Alps until coming upon a farmhouse, where they met Prof. LeClair's daughter Colette, who revealed that the Nazis had rounded up her father and other men and women for slave labor. They hid when an S.S. patrol arrived before attempting to flush them out of the house with a flamethrower. Then, Doctor Medusa revealed herself and approached the Nazis before they removed her turban, revealing snakes that attacked them. The Creature Commandos exited the house and killed the Nazis.
Later, Shrieve reported to his C.O., who, along with an O.S.S. agent, revealed that Prof. LeClair exchanged his findings on the possibility of exploding an atom bomb with Einstein. The O.S.S. assigned the Creature Commandos to go into Germany and rescue him before the Nazis can learn his true identity. Later, the Creature Commandos parachuted into Germany, while shooting planes in the sky. Posing as a circus, they traveled through various German cities and became famous enough for Hitler to notice them. He allowed the "circus performers" to entertain concentration camp guards.
They finally reached a camp in which they found Prof. LeClair. When the camp's commandant ordered the execution of many prisoners, including LeClair, the Creature Commandos burst out of the cage of their circus truck and shot at the guards in the camp. Later, they appeared near a cliff where Nazis were about to execute prisoners, killed the Nazis, and saved the prisoners, including Prof. LeClaire. The prisoners declared that they would join the partisans in fighting the Nazis. Afterwards, Doctor Medusa asked Prof. LeClaire why he was not horrified by them to which he responded by saying that beauty was in the eye of the beholder.
Appearing in Creature Commandos: "Circus of Madness"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Prof. LeClair
- Colette
Antagonists:
- Nazi Party
- Adolf Hitler
- Göring
- Joseph Goebbels
- Waffen S.S.
- Lieutenant
- Sergeant
- Commandant
- Keller
Other Characters:
- O.S.S.
- Control (Unnamed)
- Albert Einstein (In a photograph only)
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See Also
Recommended Reading
- World War II Recommended Reading
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 1)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade (Volume 2)
- All-American Men of War (Volume 1)
- All-Out War (Volume 1)
- Blackhawk (Volume 1)
- Blitzkrieg (Volume 1)
- Capt. Storm (Volume 1)
- Four-Star Battle Tales (Volume 1)
- G.I. Combat (Volume 1)
- Men of War (Volume 1)
- Military Comics (Volume 1)
- Our Army at War (Volume 1)
- Our Fighting Forces (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 1)
- Sgt. Rock (Volume 2)
- Star-Spangled War Stories (Volume 1)
- Unknown Soldier (Volume 1)
- Weird War Tales (Volume 1)
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