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