Military Comics Vol 1 1
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"The Origin of Blackhawk"
"Flying With the Red Dragon"
"Origin of the Blue Tracer"
"Episode With a Goat"
"Enlisting the Hard Way"
"The Coming of the Yankee Eagle"
"Origin of the Death Patrol"
"The Origin of Miss America"
"Sink the Kaiser Adolf"
Appearing in "The Origin of Blackhawk"
Featured Characters:
- Blackhawk Squadron (First appearance)
- Blackhawk (Bart Hawk) (Also in flashback)
- Baker
Supporting Characters:
- Connie Hawk (First and only known appearance to date) (Only appearance; dies)
- Jack Hawk (First and only known appearance to date) (Only appearance; dies)
Villains:
- Captain Von Tepp (First appearance)
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for "The Origin of Blackhawk"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Flying With the Red Dragon"
Featured Characters:
- Loops McCann (First and only known appearance to date)
Supporting Characters:
- Banks Barrows (First and only known appearance to date)
- General Cheng (First and only known appearance to date)
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Synopsis for "Flying With the Red Dragon"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Origin of the Blue Tracer"
Featured Characters:
- William "Wild Bill" Dunn (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Boomerang Jones (First and only known appearance to date)
Villains:
- M'bujies (First and only known appearance to date)
- Nazi soliders
Other Characters:
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Synopsis for "Origin of the Blue Tracer"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Episode With a Goat"
Featured Characters:
- Archie Atkins (First and only known appearance to date)
Supporting Characters:
- Achmed (First and only known appearance to date)
- Jack Bailey (First and only known appearance to date)
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Billy the goat (First and only known appearance to date)
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Synopsis for "Episode With a Goat"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Enlisting the Hard Way"
Featured Characters:
- Sam Shot (First and only known appearance to date)
- Slim Shell (First and only known appearance to date)
Supporting Characters:
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Synopsis for "Enlisting the Hard Way"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Coming of the Yankee Eagle"
Featured Characters:
- Jerry Noble (First and only known appearance to date)
Supporting Characters:
- Sam the eagle (First and only known appearance to date)
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Senator Noble (First and only known appearance to date)
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Synopsis for "The Coming of the Yankee Eagle"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Origin of the Death Patrol"
Featured Characters:
- Death Patrol (First and only known appearance to date) (First appearance)
- Butch O'Keefe (First and only known appearance to date)
- Del van Dyne (First and only known appearance to date)
- Gramps (First and only known appearance to date)
- Hank (First and only known appearance to date)
- Peewee (First and only known appearance to date)
- Slick Ward (First and only known appearance to date)
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Synopsis for "Origin of the Death Patrol"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "The Origin of Miss America"
Featured Characters:
- Miss America (First appearance)
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Synopsis for "The Origin of Miss America"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Appearing in "Sink the Kaiser Adolf"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Foghorn (First and only known appearance to date)
Supporting Characters:
- Bob Wayne (First and only known appearance to date)
- Dick Martin (First and only known appearance to date)
- Freckles (Marmaduke van Weyden (First and only known appearance to date)
Villains:
Other Characters:
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Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Sink the Kaiser Adolf"
- Synopsis not yet written.
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in its entirety in Millennium Edition: Military Comics #1 and Flashback reprint series #5.
- "The Origin of Blackhawk" is also reprinted in America at War: The Best of DC War Comics and Secret Origins (Volume 1) #6.
- Bob Powell is also credited as Bud Ernest in this issue.
- Includes a one-page feature titled "Sabotage" by Tex Blaisdell and Lake French.
- Includes a two-page text story by Dick Scopes titled "Gone With the Draft", an obvious allusion to the 1936 novel and subsequent film Gone With the Wind.
Trivia
- The character of Blackhawk and his Blackhawk Squadron proves to be one of the most enduring aviator adventure strips of all time. The team goes through several permutations over the years, not all of which were considered favorable by readers.
Related Articles
- 1941
- Blackhawk image gallery
- Blackhawk appearances list
- Blackhawk quotes page
- Miss America image gallery
- Miss America appearances list
- Miss America quotes page
- Will Eisner/Art
- World War II
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Military Comics series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Military Comics series index at the Grand Comics Database
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