Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) comic books 1946
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Issue #33
$29.00
View scanStories and art by Victor Pazmino, Tom McNamara and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old enemy The Scorpion returns, with plans to take over a Pacific military base, and then the world. Don tracks the fugitive war profiteer known as the Renegade to the Alaska territory, but the Renegade is waiting for him. Don recalls his actions on D-Day for a Navy newspaper. Plus facts about the military and WWII, and an illustration of the Seahawk warplane. And a vintage ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). The Skywaymen; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Thin Ice; Japanese Shipping Losses Inflicted by the United States Navy; His Toughest Opponent; Warriors of the Sea: Still Life; Do You Know Your Navy?; Naval and Hydrography; Don Tells a Tale!; Don Winslow's Service Ribbons. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #38
$33.00
View scans$15.00
Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmino. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don takes part in an expedition to climb Mount Everest. In a three-part story from WWII, Don's old enemy the American returns. As the cover advises, these issues feature "official war stories from Don Winslow's Log Book," as he, like other wartime heroes, had to explain the continued reliance on WWII stories after the war was over. When Don is placed in charge of the Navy's newest, biggest battleship, the American plots to capture both Don and the ship. Plus facts about the military and semaphore. Don Winslow Climbs Mount Everest; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; The American Returns, Part I: Toguchi's Revenge; Curious Facts About the Sea; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Part II: Jungle Trap; Military Shorthand; Warriors of the Sea: The President Strikes Back; Semaphore Alphabet, Part 2; Bell Bottom Bill; Part III: Bomby Day! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
