All-American Men of War #106
"Death Song for a Battle Hawk!" is a gripping wartime tale from All-American Men of War #106, where Lt. Johnny Cloud faces a desperate mission after his plane goes down with a dangerous cargo of magnetic torpedoes. Written by Robert Kanigher and brought to life with powerful art by Irv Novick—both on interior pages and cover—this story weaves a haunting bond between a pilot and a hawk, as a young bird’s legacy echoes through the skies. The cover by Irv Novick captures the intensity of the moment, while the tale unfolds with quiet emotion and wartime grit.
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Lt. Johnny Cloud's plane sinks with a load of special magnetic torpedoes, but he failed against a Nazi killer ship, and lost Swift Hawk... Cloud recalls how, as a boy, a hawk saved him from a wolf. Now another "Swift Hawk is his "co-pilot". The hawk leads C flight through cloud cover to a killer ship targeting Merchant Marine vessels. Swift Hawk suicide-bombs a plane as Johnny's sinks to the bottom. Yet the explosion jars loose the torpedoes and frees him - to find a new-hatched "Little Swift Hawk" waits back at base.
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