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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published April 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Will Eisner

Cover Details

Genre adventure; war
Pencils Chuck Cuidera
Inks Chuck Cuidera

11 page Blackhawk story "The Man In the Iron Mask"

Characters Dr. Von Rath (virst appearance); Andre [as Iron Face]
Synopsis Andre returns, appears as Iron Face in this story.
Genre adventure; war
Script Dick French
Pencils Chuck Cuidera
Inks Chuck Cuidera
Notes title from cover

6 page Sniper story "The Story of Lord Henry Perkins"

Genre war; adventure
Script Ted Udall
Pencils Bernard Klein
Inks Bernard Klein

6 page Loops and Banks story "The Russians' Mascot"

Genre aviation
Script Bob Powell
Pencils Bob Powell (Bud Ernest)
Inks Bob Powell

5 page X of the Underground story "The Berlin Express"

Genre spy
Script Vernon Henkel?
Pencils Vernon Henkel?
Inks Vernon Henkel?

4 page Shot and Shell story "Bunglers In Baghdad"

Genre aviation
Script Klaus Nordling
Pencils Klaus Nordling
Inks Klaus Nordling

8 page Phantom Clipper story "Introducing the Phantom Clipper"

Genre war; navy
Pencils Fred Kida
Inks Fred Kida
Notes "I: Captain Seth Perkins, Lt. Cmdr. ""Tiger"" Shark, and the Phantom Clipper (a ship)"

5 page Death Patrol story "The Rescue of Del Van Dyne"

Characters Goucho (first appearance; joins the Death Patrol); Hank (apparently dies, but returns in #12)
Genre war; aviation; humor
Script Dave Berg
Pencils Dave Berg
Inks Dave Berg

6 page Blue Tracer story "The Yellow Butcher of Koko Nor"

Characters Gen. Muki Zu (first appearance; villain)
Genre war; aviation
Script Fred Guardineer
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer

2 page text story "7:55, Dec. 7"

Letters typeset
Notes Pearl Harbor story featuring Johnny Bates (not Kid Miracleman!)

2 page Inferior Man story "Jap Spies Everywhere--Beware!"

Script Al Jaffee
Pencils Al Jaffee
Inks Al Jaffee

8 page Secret War News story "Secret Passage To China Front"

Genre war; true
Script Al McWilliams
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams

1 page Atlantic Patrol story "U.S.S. Kearney"

Genre war; navy
Script Al McWilliams
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams