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Fightin' Air Force #15

May 1959 · Charlton · 0.10 USD
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"Might Makes Right" follows a military pilot named Ellis who intercepts an unidentified foreign submarine and must decide whether to take evasive action or continue surveillance. After spotting Japanese gunners and coming under fire, Ellis engages the target area and destroys enemy positions, though he discovers his unnecessary flight maneuver has caused collateral damage to a nearby city. Upon returning to base, Ellis faces criticism from superiors for the civilian casualties, but the story concludes with a lesson about the difficult moral choices required in wartime operations.

Contains 4 stories
Might Is Right
5 pp · War
Adolf Hitler [cameo]

A German pilot savors early aerial victories during the rapid conquests of Poland, France, and the Low Countries, confident that superior numbers and firepower guarantee dominance in the skies. When Operation Sea Lion turns the fight toward Britain and the Messerschmitt 109 meets the swift Spitfire in combat, the certainty of inevitable triumph begins to crack. "Might Is Right" explores how overwhelming force can mask a dangerous assumption—that raw power alone decides the outcome of war.

Picket Plane
5 pp · War

An EC-121D picket plane equipped with cutting-edge radar and infrared technology spots an unidentified submarine in the North Atlantic and moves in for reconnaissance—but when the foreign vessel fires back, the plane's commander faces an impossible choice between gathering intelligence and avoiding an international incident. With Lt. Bender at the controls and twelve trained technicians aboard, the crew must navigate fog, missiles, and the weight of Cold War tensions to complete their mission.

Fly High, Fly Fast
9 pp · War

Don Ellis is the hottest pilot in the South Pacific—too hot for his own good. When his reckless flying finally pushes his commanding officer to the breaking point, Ellis finds himself reassigned from his beloved P-51 Mustang to a slow Piper Cub, tasked with drawing enemy fire as an artillery spotter over enemy lines. As Ellis learns to survive in a plane that leaves him vulnerable, he discovers that staying alive might matter more than racking up the highest score.

The Complainers
5 pp · War

When midnight jet scrambles wake the entire neighborhood, councilman J. J. Coyne decides enough is enough—but Major Maley knows something Coyne doesn't, and he's determined to show the skeptical official exactly why those "unnecessary" night flights might be the only thing standing between the city and disaster. As Coyne tours the radar stations and fighter fields, he witnesses firsthand the constant vigilance and split-second decisions that define air defense in 1959.

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill
artist, inker Sam Glanzman
cover pencils, inks Dick Giordano

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