Issue Details

Issue	#40
Published	June 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

Genre	adventure; war
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

15 page Blackhawk story "Death To Ratru"

Characters	Ratru (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	adventure; war
Pencils	Al Bryant?
Inks	Al Bryant?
Notes	title from cover

8 page Choo Choo and Cherry story "Runaround With Russ Ross"

Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

4 page Death Patrol story "Hank Resigns"

Characters	Hank
Synopsis	Hank resigns and returns.
Genre	war; aviation; humor
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl

1 page Johnny Doughboy story

Genre	Gags
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

9 page Private Dogtag story "The Human Cannon Ball"

Genre	humor
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl

2 page text story "Alaska"

Letters	typeset
Notes	appeal for Alaskan statehood (it worked)

9 page P.T. Boat story "Fujara's Suicide Fleet"

Genre

war; navy

8 page Ezra story "The Gossip Game"

Characters	Mr. Jones (first appearance; Ezra's father)
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Harry Sahle
Pencils	Harry Sahle
Inks	Harry Sahle