Captain Aero Comics #3 [17]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Killers in Kunai," Joan finds herself drawn into a deadly mystery after a frantic stranger warns her of an imminent assassination—just as she’s visiting a museum. When she dons her Miss Victory identity to investigate, she’s quickly subdued, only to awaken with a cryptic clue: a chemical formula that’s now her only lead in a race against a dangerous Dr. Hoshema. Penciled and inked by Nina Albright, this 1944 thriller blends espionage and science with a pulse-pounding mystery, while the cover by L. B. Cole captures the tension in a striking, period-accurate style.
In "The Killers in Kunai," Captain Aero faces a terrifying mystery when his night guards swear they’ve seen monstrous, hairy creatures prowling the airfield—monsters that vanish into the tall Kunai grass. When Captain Aero confronts the threat himself, he realizes the horrifying truth: the beasts are not beasts at all, but Japanese soldiers hidden within the woven grass, using the terrain to strike unseen.
In "Death from the Past," Jo finds herself caught in a mystery when a panicked stranger flees into a museum, warning her of a deadly threat from Dr. Hoshema. As Miss Victory, she pursues the danger only to be knocked unconscious—waking to find a dying man who hands her a cryptic chemical formula, a secret the villain will stop at nothing to claim.
In the shadow of war, the Red Cross takes on a desperate mission to reclaim Yeng-tu and its stolen medical supplies, infiltrating enemy territory under a broken flag of truce. This gripping 1944 tale from *Captain Aero Comics #3* blends wartime urgency with the quiet courage of those who risk everything to save lives.
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Reprinted in Miss Victory Golden Anniversary Special #[nn] (1991), Men of Mystery Comics #64 (2007), Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #6 (2011), Men of Mystery Comics #94 (2014), Black Light: The World of L. B. Cole #[nn] (2015)
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