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Issue: Military Comics #23 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1943
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Issues: #23 of 43 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George Brenner
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Blackhawk; Jivaro headhunter
First Line: Extra! Does King Kono add Blackhawk's head to the necklace of shrunken heads?
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King Kono

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Andre; Chuck; Hendrickson; Olaf; Stanislaus; Chop-Chop]; Colonel Cloud; Davison; King Kono [Mike Kono] (villain, introduction, death); Derk (villain, death); Unga the witch doctor (villain, death); Jivaro headhunters (villains, some die); Togo (villain, Japanese solider); Hiro (villain, Japanese solider); Japanese soliders (villains, some die)
Synopsis: In 1932, two escapees from the French Penal Colony of Devil's Island make their way to the banks of the Orinoco, in the Venezuelan jungles, where they encounter Jivaro headhunters. One of the escapees, Mike Kono, offers the head of the other to the witch doctor. Over the next decade, Kono becomes the king of the tribe. In 1942, two Japanese soldiers crash in the area and are captured. They make an alliance with King Kono. Months later, the Blackhawks are sent to Venezuela to investigate rumors of a Japanese airbase hidden in the jungle.
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Pages: 15
Disclose Notes: Stanislaus erroneously says "Stanislaus!" to Hendrickson.
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Rescue on Kaifu Island

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Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): The Sniper; Paul Hammond; the Japanese (villains)
Synopsis: The Sniper turns to battling the Japanese. His first encounter with them is in the Philippines, where he offers his services to American forces under Paul Hammond.
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Pages: 10
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Jackie's Mine Detector

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Genres: aviation, humorous, war
Character(s): The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyne; Boris; King Hotintot; Jackie; Hank; Yogi; Gramps]
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Genres: humorous, military, war
Character(s): Johnny Doughboy; Sergeant
First Line: Lost on this blasted desert...
Synopsis: Johnny gets lost in the desert and dreams of home.
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Garlimburger Gas

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Adolf Hitler (villain); Benito Mussolini (villain)
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The Desertion of Lieutenant-Commander Harvey

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Genres: naval, war
Character(s): Lt.-Cmdr. James Harvey (first appearance; Paul's father)
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Art credits suggested by Jerry Bails’ Who’s Who.
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The Dry Martini

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Genres: naval, war
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Sparkling Death

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Letterer(s): typeset
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The Parrot and the Spies

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Genres: humorous
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Yank Ace Downs 26 Jap Planes

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Genres: drama, non-fiction, war
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